As the winter days start to settle in and the wind is blowing snow around outside it's nice to have something to bring warmth and comfort to your taste buds. This is the final day of our carrot week and I decided we should go out with something delectable. This is actually the first time I have ever made a carrot cake. It's a dense, moist, dessert with a frosted cream cheese icing. Perfect for kids and adults alike. I started by running all of my dry ingredients through a str

In our family we eat a lot of vegetables. When the twins were first brought home from the hospital we loved using our steamer and Vitamix to make nutritious baby food. It seemed like a lot of work at the time but eventually we got into the groove and froze a lot of ice cube size portions of broccoli and carrots. On Sundays we make a grocery list for the week, pack the kids up and head off to the Superstore bright and early. I love the 'AnyList' app (parenting hack alert!). I

Photo by Robert Gontier. iPhone 6. Good morning! Well here we are, the start of a new year. Welcome to 2018. So many resolutions, goals and hopes are set at the beginning of each year with dreams of fulfillment. I stop to wonder this morning what are the main goals I want to achieve and how best to accomplish them. Also, this year has the added bonus of starting on a Monday. When most of us set goals, we wait for the start of a new week, a new month, or a new year and at the

At the end of every year I try to give the upcoming year some sort of one word theme. This year, as we approach 2018 in just a few hours, I think about all that came before this moment and all that the new year will bring. But maybe, most importantly, I sit here in the present moment writing to you about my thoughts and experiences about parenting and baking because no matter what 2018 brings I know my year will be filled with both. This is my year of 'rejuvenation' and as fo