Inspired By Familia

Contributing Writer: Leslie Cates from The Cozy Little Kitchen       I’m a Kentucky girl.  Here in the Bluegrass State we love our green beans!  They are especially good fresh from the garden in the summer time.  Although these aren’t garden fresh, they were still so deliciously dressed up in neat bundles tied with bacon and slathered in a […]

Do you get the munchies?  Are you looking for healthy after school snacks? This healthy snack, apple chips, is the perfect way to serve up fruit. Everyone in my house gets the munchies. Is it the same at your house? I get the munchies a lot especially if I skip a meal. Have I told […]

Thank you to The Green Giant™ for being a sponsor. Show the Giant your surprise talent here! One of the things I enjoy about being a parent is discovering my kids hidden talents.  Some kids talents are on display for the world to see. You know the 4 year old who bust out playing Beethoven’s […]

Italian Zucchini Boats smell good while baking and they taste delish! I am so thankful that my husband is not a picky eater because it gives me the freedom to try new recipes and cook whatever I want to experiment with for that day! I am one of those “in the mood cooks” I don’t necessarily […]

I like pita bread but I love pita chips!  They are such a great healthy alternative to chips and right now I am on a health kick so I have with much restraint passed the chips aisle for two weeks now. I mentioned before when I shared my Roasted Red Pepper & Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus how hummus is […]

York Mint No Bake Cookies was a creation of sugar desperation. I wanted something sweet and crunchy and I was not in the mood to bake. It’s my all time favorite quick sugar craving. I won’t say it’s healthy but it’s less fattening than your average chocolate chip cookie. Since it’s so easy it’s the perfect […]

I love snacking on hummus!  This Roasted Red Bell Pepper Hummus recipe will knock your socks off. This is the recipe I whipped up and love!  And the best part is there is no need for tahini! I eat it with veggies, pretzels, pita bread, bread, chips and on sandwiches instead of mayo.  My kids will […]

Yes, Mexican can be healthy! I will show you how you can take this traditional yumminess and make it healthy. I love when my boys walk in the kitchen and ask “Mommy what are you making for dinner?” And I tell them and they do a little dance and lick their lips and rub their […]

The ABC’s of Merrymaking, Holiday baking and booty shaking fun! This is a creative resource for all of us who are looking for ways to be creative in our small and big celebrations. To be honest I love both the big and the small celebrations but in all of it I like to keep it simple.  I […]

Now you can enjoy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough straight out of the tub without worrying that you might get sick from eat raw eggs.  I constantly find myself telling the kids when we are baking together “don’t eat that it has raw eggs” and my husband even gets it. When you whip this up you […]

This month I wanted to take your taste buds to Italy and share our easy Chicken Parmesan Bites recipe. All year we have been sharing our Kid Friendly Around the World recipes, we  have made stops in Mexico with Tortilla Bowls and Mango Chicken, Thailand with Thai Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce, China with our Easy Orange Chicken  , […]

It’s here our FREE Christmas Issue: The Spirit of Christmas Issue! Creamy Pumpkin Pie. Family time. Friends. Christmas Morning. Giggling children. Snowball fights. Hope in God’s gift. Fancy parties. Santa. Caroling. The Spirit of giving. These are a few of my favorite things. Enjoy our FREE The Spirit of Christmas Issue it’s packed with: Party Ideas […]

Thank you to Good to Know & Unilever Spreads for sponsoring this post. Find delicious recipes and learn more about Unilever spreads by visiting http://www.itisgoodtoknow.com. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective. November is here Thanksgiving planning is upon us! There is so much that November holds for our family: […]

It’s that time of the year again, for some Winter comfort soups that takes the chill out of your bones on a cold evening. I lived in Iowa where it snowed 7 months out of the year and I know all about that chill that reaches your bones.  We no longer live in snowy weather but […]

This year our e-zine was blessed to have Heather Kinnaird, our amazing food contributor, join our team! She is going to share with us her yummy but healthy snacks for people of all ages. Heather blogs over at French Press, stop by and drool over her yummy recipes and while you are there make one […]

I didn’t realize how much I loved Libby that is Libby’s Pumpkin Puree, until I moved to a place where they don’t sell it.  They also don’t sell pumpkin spice here so I have faithfully packed them into my suitcase along with corn tortillas, reeces pieces, Sun chips….. for years. I come from a family […]

‘Tis the season for popcorn balls. I am not sure what it is about Fall and popcorn balls but people love eating them.  We are on a semi-health kick in our house or maybe I guess I should say I am on a semi-health kick. Which means my family has no other choice then to […]

Contributing Writer: Heather Kinnaird at the French Press With the school year under way, we are busy. Really busy. Work, kids, homework, sports… The week is a blur. My goal lately has been to find a meal that will also make a great lunch for the kids. These mac and cheese muffins are easy to make, […]

We had a back to school party with lots of yummy desserts but nothing on the table was close to healthy.  I ran inside the house quickly chopped up some apples and made up this concoction that is not entirely healthy but it is low in fat compared to all of the caramel fruit dip […]

Contributing Writer: Leslie Cates This delicious side makes an appearance at our table on a regular basis in the fall, when my attention is drawn to vegetables with a beautiful orange hue.  Sweet potatoes are one of those favorites!  They are very rich in nutrients like vitamin C, potassium, and one of the highest foods in beta-carotene.  Beta-carotene converts […]