Tara
Tara is mom to two energetic daughters Bianca and Iyla. Passionate about inspiring others to cook healthy, delicious and allergy-friendly food, she owns Yummy Sprout, which provides healthy culinary adventures through classes and more. Check out yummysprout.com. Tara has been featured in the Wisconsin State Journal and on Channel 3 WISC-TV on topics including “making your own baby food”, “cooking with kids” and “packing healthy school lunches”. She adores living in Madison and all it has to offer family life. Her favorite ways to spend time include messing up her kitchen while recipe testing, running, yoga, writing, painting, traveling and reading books with her girls.
Healthy Valentine Snacks
Here are some healthy and fun treats to celebrate Valentine's Day with the ones you love. They make great treats to take to classrooms too, substitute sunflower butter for peanut butter in the crispy...
Exponential
I wrote this essay shortly after having my second daughter. I am so thankful I put those raw emotions into words because it’s easy to forget the challenges motherhood brings us once we are...
Cooking with Kids 101
Cooking with kids can be wonderful and fun. It can also be daunting. It's definitely more work (and mess) to have kids help us in the kitchen then if we simply do it ourselves....
Snowman Fruit Pizza
Here is fun recipe that makes a great snack or treat (shhh...my girls polished one off for breakfast). Kid's love helping with this recipe and it's a fun way to build a snowman inside!
Snowman...
Hummus Recipe Round-up
I have said it before and I'll say it again...kids love to dip! It's amazing how they will gobble up even the scariest vegetables {like broccoli and celery} if they have something to dip...
Toasted Coconut Cocoa
While the subzero temperatures here in Wisconsin are beginning to thaw it isn't quite bikini and flip flop weather yet. Until then not much is better on cold day than a cup of hot...
3 Healthy Soups to Warm You This Winter
We have officially made it! We made it through 2013. Maybe a little scuffed and tired but we did it and now we have a brand new year to fill with love, laughter, memories...
Traditions
Growing up we celebrated Christmas and no matter what was going on in my parent's world they always managed to make it special for us. They didn't make it special by giving us everything...
Homemade Mac and Cheese
Here in Madison the weather is down right chilly. Snow is on the ground and and winter is in the air. Sometimes the only remedy for winter is a hot and comforting meal. Homemade...
A Thankful Heart
Let's face it, we are all busy. There are so many things to get done. Every day. Every week. Every year. Sometimes all we can do it put one foot in front of the...
Cinnamon Raisin Pudding
This is a super easy recipe, only five ingredients! Kids will love helping prepare this and gobble it up at record speed. Sometimes simple recipes really are the best. I usually set a cup...
Easy-Cheesy Breakfast Burritos
This recipe is perfect for a weekday breakfast when I want to give my family a great start to the day but don't have a lot of time {pretty much describes every morning}. Packed...