Shauna Lott created a yummy spiced apple hand pie for our Fall Hello, Dearest. We loved them so much we wanted to share them on the blog as well, dearest, just because we could all use a little pie in …
Frozen Yogurt Dots
Your little ones will love these frozen yogurt dots from Ella’s Kitchen, especially when everyone needs a cool treat on these hot summer days. Frozen yogurt dots 1/4 cup fruit puree (see recipe below) 1/4 cup thick plain yogurt What …
Sweet & Savory Pureed Baby Food Recipes
Ella’s Kitchen has put together yummy pureed recipes for baby, 6+ months. Check out the sweet and savory recipes below! Peaches + blueberries 3 ripe peaches, halved, pitted and diced 2/3 cup blueberries Puree the peach and blueberries with 3 …
Baked & Bursting Butternut Squash
Toddlers and preschoolers are notoriously picky eaters. The First Foods Book is chock full of recipes for baby on up. This baked butternut squash is a dish the whole family will love. It’s bursting with yumminess, as well as the goodness …
DIY Projects That Won’t Break Your Back or the Bank
A typical Saturday in our Canadian hamlet finds my husband chopping wood or canning salsa or making homemade beerandwine. And it finds me in the kitchen canning jam or making homemade yogurt, and always, homemade bread. We are the ones …
Lessons on … Everything
Hello, Darling, Have you ever noticed how your friends do some awesome things? Last summer a group of ladies in my life all took turns hosting classes on things they knew how to do well – arrange a bouquet of …
DIY Fancy Lemonade
In the Fall 2014 issue of Hello, Darling we introduced this simple beverage because sometimes hospitality only calls for a glass of lemonade. There’s no drink quite like lemonade to perfect any gathering. (Especially when you are joined by the …
Gingerbread Biscotti
Here in Washington State, nothing holds us together like good, strong coffee. It’s the love language most of my mom friends speak the loudest. You’re having a hard day? Here, let me drop off a white mocha for you! Let’s …
Pumpkin Pie French Toast
Try this scrumptious seasonal treat for a little something special. Or, go ahead and break all the rules and have this breakfast for dinner! Ingredients 14 slices whole wheat sandwich bread 3 eggs 1/2 cup milk 3/4 cup canned pumpkin …
5 Tips For Cooking with Children
5 Tips for Cooking with Children Cooking with small children. It used to give me a shudder up my spine. The mess. The arguments. The chaos. But I remember wearing matching gingham aprons with my grandma as we made homemade …