A foodie mom blog chronicling life in, and out of the bento box
Breakfast is undoubtedly the most important meal of the day, and yet it's one that I often skip with the excuse of "I'm too busy" or, "There's not enough time". It's nothing against breakfast itself though, in fact, I have an undying love for allllll of the breakfast foods, it's just that I'm not really a morning person. I'm more of a hit snooze until you're five minutes late … [Read more...]
I have a confession to make... I am 30 years old, and I JUST discovered that I like Nutella... I know... CRAZY right?! Have you ever gone your whole life (or at least a considerable portion of it) thinking that you hated something that you actually really like?! Well, I have. For some crazy reason I had always thought I hated Nutella until I received a little sample … [Read more...]
As a vegetarian, I'm constantly striving to increase the amount of protein and iron in my diet. As a busy mom, I'm always looking for healthy, quick and easy breakfast ideas for not only myself, but my kids too. This Quinoa Oatmeal is the perfect solution. I'm a Quinoa lover and am constantly amazed at the various quinoa recipes that keep popping up in my Pinterest feed. … [Read more...]
I love breakfast. We're talking, serious, unconditional, I'll drop anything to be with you, love. This is a slight issue in our house as Mr.MoreThanYourAverageMom doesn't share the same breakfast love as I do. Luckily for me however, as the primary cook in this house, I make the rules!So when Momma wants breakfast, Momma gets breakfast! This recipe is essentially the … [Read more...]
The finished, plated product! Delish!!Do you ever scratch your head at the amount of "waste" that comes from all the bento sammies that are made? Well, I have a fantastic secret to share with you!! In my beginning days of bento making I hated the fact that there were all these pieces of bread that were getting essentially going to waste, so I started toasting them and making … [Read more...]