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.
Traveling with Kids 101
I have always had a bit of wanderlust. A strong desire to travel and experience new places. From a 30 minute drive to a...
Five Fabulous Freezer Meals
No matter how detailed you meal plan or stock your kitchen, inevitably there will be days where it's 5:21pm and you're staring at the...
Springtime Snacks
Here in Wisconsin we are all doing little happy dances (okay maybe some of us are doing BIG happy dances) that spring is finally...
Earth Day Snacks
Earth day is coming up on Monday, April 22nd. It's a wonderful time to talk to your kids about the planet we live on...
Breakfast Tacos
Even as an adult there are many things to love about Saturdays. Sure we don't get to sleep till noon like we did in...
Edible Art
Something fun that my daughters (and the kids in my classes) love is making food art! It's something easy and fun that allows little...
PB and J Smoothie
This a fun, easy and DELICIOUS recipe! It's like a sandwich in smoothie form. Kid's love to help making it almost as much as...
Homemade Pistachio Pudding and Vanilla Wafers
I have fond childhood memories of digging into a bowl of pistachio pudding accompanied by vanilla wafers. To me they make a perfect team....
Salad Pops
Sometimes a simple change in presentation can mean the difference between a child trying a food or not. And really that is our goal,...
Dr. Seuss Snacks
Dr. Seuss's Birthday {March 2nd} is a fun day to celebrate with your children. I loved reading the classic books as a child, a...
Very Vanilla Milkshakes
Ahh, the "milkshake" one of America's wonderful culinary creations. Did you know the blender was actually invented to make milkshakes, which were originally shaken...
Natural Tummy Trouble Cures
"OOOh Mom, I don't feel so well"... We have all heard these dreaded words before or been given "the look" that lets us know...