Simple Healthy Recipes for Busy Families
Jump to recipe I made this salad on a Tuesday night when I had absolutely nothing planned for dinner. Jake had just walked in from work, Lily was doing her homework at the kitchen table, and Noah was very loudly requesting macaroni and cheese. I opened the fridge, spotted some […]
Jump to recipe I made these sticky beef noodles on a Tuesday night when I had zero energy left and two hungry kids circling the kitchen like little sharks. Jake had just walked in from a long day, Noah was already pulling at my apron strings, and I needed something […]
Jump to recipe I still remember the first time I made these for Lily and Noah. It was a rainy Saturday afternoon and we were all going a little stir-crazy inside. I had a package of Oreos sitting in the pantry, a batch of cookie dough ready to go, and […]
Jump to recipe I made this steak with creamy garlic sauce on a Tuesday night when Jake came home looking completely exhausted, and I wanted something that felt like a real occasion without spending three hours in the kitchen. The moment that sauce hit the pan, the whole house smelled […]
Jump to recipe I made these Pepperoni Cream Cheese Crescent Rolls for the first time on a Friday night when I had absolutely nothing planned for dinner and two very hungry kids circling the kitchen like little sharks. I had a tube of crescent roll dough, a block of cream […]
Jump to recipe I started making these oatmeal blueberry muffins on a Thursday morning when Lily decided she was done with toast forever and Noah had already thrown his banana across the kitchen. I needed something I could bake in advance, pack in their lunchboxes, and feel good about. Something […]
Jump to recipe I made these Crack Chicken Pinwheels for the first time on a Tuesday afternoon when Lily begged me for something fun for her school lunch box, and Noah was tugging at my leg wanting a snack at the exact same moment. I had rotisserie chicken sitting in […]
Jump to recipe The first time I tried to make profiteroles, I pulled what looked like sad little deflated frisbees out of the oven. Noah was napping, Lily was watching cartoons, and I stood at the kitchen counter genuinely confused about where I had gone wrong. I had followed a […]
Jump to recipe The first time I made an Opera Cake, Noah was napping and Lily was at school, and I had exactly two hours to myself. I put on some French music, laid out all my ingredients on the counter, and felt like an absolute pastry chef. And then […]
Noah knocked over the salt shaker at dinner last week and as I was cleaning up the mess, Lily asked me why we have “so many different salts” in the kitchen. She had a point. I counted four: fine table salt for baking, coarse sea salt for finishing, a big […]
Hi, I'm Lora! A mom of two in Austin, Texas, on a mission to prove that healthy food can taste incredible. Here you'll find simple, wholesome recipes that busy families and fitness lovers actually enjoy eating. Grab an apron and let's cook together!
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