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.
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
I am sharing with you today a treasure of a recipe. Who doesn't love a good butternut squash soup? Especially in October. My fabulous friend Kristi gave me this recipe years ago and I...
Fun-tastic Fall Treats
Last year I shared some fun and healthy Halloween snack recipes and this year I have even more autumn and halloween fun to share with you. Healthy, kid approved, kid created and yummy recipes...
Five Foods to Make for a Friend
Life is full of ups and downs, tough moments and blissful moments. Sometimes we soar above the clouds on our own, other times we need help. Help from others. Help from friends. We can't...
Cranberry Crunch Muffins
I love the soft airy texture combined with the crunchy topping of these muffins. Cranberries always make me think of autumn and the holidays ahead... but did you know that they are also considered...
Creative Cocktails
Autumn is here, officially. In Wisconsin the weather has been warm and mild in the day and cool and crisp in the evening...pretty much perfect September weather. Today I am sharing three creative cocktail...
Egg-cellent Egg-stravaganza
Eggs are one of the most amazing foods! They are a complete source of protein (containing all eight amino acids- the ones we must get from our food). They are also rich in selenium, vitamin...
Peach Apple Butter
If summer and autumn met and fell in love it would be this recipe! Such a perfect combination for the merging of the seasons. As the long summer days are traded for cool, crisp...
Back to School Breakfasts
It's almost time to send our children back to school, preschool, playgroups or other activities. The days have begun to get shorter and soon the early morning wake-up times will be before the sunrise....
Summer Can Stay…
I am likely one of the few people making a bonfire with the 1000's of back to school catalogs I have received and begging summer to stay. I am going to come right out and...
Kitchen “Mad” Scientist
Bringing science and learning to your children can be as close as your kitchen. No goggles, test tubes or crazy hair needed..okay can you do the crazy hair if you like.
For children science is a way...
Sweet Frozen Treats
Put down those number two pencils...summer isn't over yet! We still have a bit of warmth and sunshine to squeeze out of Wisconsin and some hot temps on the horizon. Here are five sweet...
Children’s Literature Snacks
Reading to and with our children is one of the most profound ways, as parents, we can help positively shape their worlds and development, even at a very young age. It's a gift of unlimited value that will...