
Mashed Sweet Potatoes with ginger, coconut milk, and bacon
This recipe is easy and oh-so-yummy! I tried to re-create one of the dishes that a family I nanny for had around Thanksgiving and added...

Mom's Apple Pie
With Thanksgiving around the corner, I thought it fitting to share my mom's not-so-secret-anymore apple pie recipe. Mom doesn't make many...

Twenty-five Rainy Day Activities To Do With Kids
Never stay bored again on a rainy day with these boredom-busting rainy day activities! !. Make a tye-dye tee shirt! 2. Play...

Plane Travel Treasure Bag- What to take on the plane so that the kids stay happy and mom keeps her s
Here are essentials for plane travel with children. For little ones, planes and air travel is completely new. Before you go, be sure to...

Top Children's Book Picks
As a nanny, I've discovered that reading is an essential way for both children and adults to bond and learn. Books can take you away to...

Simple Three Course Dinner
Here are three simple and flavorful courses that are sure to impress! Crostini with fig, brown butter, walnut, and blue cheese spread...

Nourishing Body Butter
After returning from a road trip to Oregon last summer with a huge brick of beeswax from a farmers market, I was determined to put it to...

Easy Exercises For Busy Moms
Quick exercises for busy moms. Perfect for doing while the kids nap!

Five Reasons To Visit Peru
One of my friends from Jackson and I were lucky enough to get to visit a dear friend and Peruvian native there in Peru last month. What...

Kona Style Macadamia Crusted MahiMahi with Passion Fruit Butter Sauce and Coconut Rice
Recipes courtesy of Joanne Hennes and Grace Kolkow. As an enthusiastic traveler and self-proclaimed foodie, traveling in Hawaii was...