Inspired By Familia

We love to eat pancakes, we have them for dinner, for lunch, as a snack and of course for breakfast. I finally got smart and put together a healthy bulk pancake recipe to keep in our cupboards. Below I will show you how to make the bulk pancake recipe and a batch of it. My […]

Yopa! Greek yogurt is a delicious, new addition to my healthy lifestyle. Thanks to Yopa! for sponsoring this post! I have always been a yogurt lover but since I started my “healthy” eating kick back in January I have embraced Greek yogurt.  It’s thick and creamy and packed with nutrition. I had no idea that […]

Easter is being celebrated this week all around the world!  Some observe it with contemplative faith activities, culinary traditions and/or colorful eggs. When we decided to move abroad I didn’t realize how strange some of our U.S. traditions might come across to others until I was explaining the Easter bunny to some of the nationals […]

Our celebrate Spring Issue is here! We are so excited to share with you lovely ways to celebrate Spring, Mother’s day, Father’s day and Cinco de Mayo through recipes, kid activities, recipes, home decor and inspirational encouragement. Stop by and enjoy frolicking through our pages! Free for your viewing pleasure, here! And to celebrate you can win […]

Are you looking for a kid-friendly Easter breakfast? This is the easiest and cutest little food you will ever make.  These little chicks are absolutely adorable and easy to make. Before I had three kids I had more time to make cute food but now my mornings are rushed so there is no cutsie lunches leaving our […]

This Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie is the ultimate chocolate indulgence for healthy or wannabe healthy people! Can you believe the words, chocolate, peanut butter and healthy, can be in the same sentence?  This smoothie is my healthy version of the rich Chocolate Peanut Butter shake that my tall and thin husband indulges in whenever he wants. […]

Homemade Granola Bars are so easy to make and they are much more cost-effective than the store-bought ones. In our family of 5 a package of store-bought granola bars are gone in a day if we all have one.  I usually opt to not have one since I have a love hate relationship with granola bars. I like them […]

Who knew beets could be so good?  This Berry Beet Smoothie proved it to me! I knew they were good for you but I seriously was dumbfounded when I took a sip of this smoothie and discovered how yummy this combo tasted.  I have been experimenting with different smoothie flavors and a few months ago I […]

We call this the Green Monster smoothie in my house and with March approaching it’s also called the Shamrock Smoothie. The Green Monster name get’s my kids excited and they think it’s funny to sip a Shamrock smoothie and the great thing of it all is they are drinking the same smoothie, he, he, he (I know […]

Contributing Writer: Leslie Cates from The Cozy Little Kitchen      These lovely little pastries are the perfect confection to quickly whip up as a special dessert for your family.  While they look like something from a French patisserie (bakery), they are not at all time consuming or difficult to make!  This dessert is actually made with refrigerated pie […]

I am always looking for easy to go healthy breakfast meals for our family. Our mornings are usually pretty rushed and sometimes downright chaotic. My goal is to maintain some sanity in the morning so our boys leave our home ready to face the world not starting off their day upset or frustrated. Though the reality […]

For all of you Orange Julius lovers here’s a healthy version of this drink.  It’s really good but don’t expect the sugar packed Orange Julius you get at your smoothie joint. I have been experimenting with smoothies this year because it’s a good way to sneak in veggies in your kids breakfast.  I think I […]

Contributing Writer: Leslie Cates from The Cozy Little Kitchen There is something about the cold winter weather that brings some of the best baking out of me!  If you’re stuck inside where it’s warm and cozy, why not have some bread baking in the oven to waft it’s comforting aroma around the house.  This delicious banana bread with orange glaze […]

Need some sunshine in your day? This Piña Colada Smoothie will do the trick.  It’s healthy too, well, minus the whip cream you see in the picture. I only used the whip cream for the styled photo, I promise I took it all off when I was done, ahem, guilty look on my face. I like […]

Thank you to Dunkin’ Donuts® coffee, available wherever you buy groceries, for sponsoring this post. Visit Dunkin’ Donuts®  to find a store selling Dunkin’ Donuts® seasonal packaged coffee near you. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective. The new seasonal varieties even have a cute gift tag on them so […]

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 […]

Contributing Writer: Heather Kinnaird at French Press Back to school reminds me of fall – even if it is 100 degrees. Fall reminds me of apples, and apples are best eaten with caramel. For more fabulous Fall recipes, breakfast on the go recipes, crafts, home decor…. stop by here! In an effort to get off on […]

In the Celebrating Fall Issue we shared “Breakfast on the Go Recipes” and this was one of them that I have truly enjoyed.  And since it’s pretty healthy I don’t feel guilty. In our house we are always having to eat breakfast on the go, mostly because we have slow eaters and my husband likes to be at […]

I was introduced to this wonderfully easy breakfast when a friend brought it over to us, after I had given birth.  The lovely thing about this breakfast is that you can make it in so many ways or just plain. In our Fall Issue coming out this Wednesday I will share with you our Pear […]