Aside from being one of my nicknames for Wylie, "peaches and cream" was always one of my favorite instant oatmeal choices growing up. With peaches in season now it seemed the perfect time to make our own version for breakfast using almond milk.
The secret to making the perfect bowl of microwave oatmeal is to cook it with milk instead of water, it puffs and softens the oats. Here's how we did it...
Read MoreIt's no secret that the woman who inspired many of the bloggers in my niche to start writing and sharing their recipes and DIY's is of course Martha Stewart. She's the high priestess of domesticity. I have had a subscription to Living since forever and I usually make something from each issue. This past month she featured a recipe for one pan pasta that we immediately tested out, and I can already tell it'll be a mainstay in our house, with some variations. It only takes about 20 minutes to prepare from start to finish, so it's a winner for parents. I'm sharing this today, because I'm going to be testing some other Martha recipes and DIY's this week, making them my own by switching up ingredients and materials. For this first one, I thought I'd give a few suggestions to make this dish more hearty, and how to change up the flavors.
Read MoreToday's post comes from Jasper my almost 2nd grader. Yesterday we made this treat together and he shot all the pictures (I snapped a couple of him). We used the iPhone with various VSCO filters. We talked about the different kids of pictures he'd need to get to tell a story. This is a fun summertime collaboration, because he gets to see how to do a post project from start to finish, he practices his writing skills, and we get to do it together. He picks the projects and writes about them, and here's what he has to say today:
Read MoreI warned you that I'd being doing this soon! Let me know what you think of our first video post. I really could not have gotten this project off the ground were it not for my friend Pete who helped me brainstorm, let me micro-manage each shot, and waited while I learned how to use iMovie. I also need to say thank you to Zach for letting me use his beautiful music from Release The Sunbird. His latest Rogue Wave album called Nightingale Floors is just now available on iTunes.
Read MoreI'm a little late getting today's post up, but I had this first grade play about the rainforest to attend, and might I say the jaguar had an excellent performance. Earlier today I had a breakfast meeting with my friend Pete who is helping me finish my first video post (up next Monday!). I went to the market and picked up some of the season's first stone fruit and berries. I get so excited when I start to see peaches and cherries make an appearance, but this early in the season is hit or miss in terms of flavor. It's a good time to use stone fruit and blueberries in a salad, because right now they are more crisp and slightly tart. I always toss the fruit with a simple lemon-honey dressing to keep the fruit from browning, plus it brightens up the flavor. We ate our way through this bowl with vanilla scones and my favorite Cole Coffee from Oakland.
Read MoreMake + Haus is the new name and online home for the blog Poppy Haus. Established in 2011, the blog archive now contains hundreds of original design projects and whole food recipes, many featured on the likes of Apartment Therapy, Martha Stewart, Design*Sponge, Curbly, and Epicurious.
