Fantastic Fall Flavors to Spice Up Your Oatmeal

I love the sights, smells, and flavors of fall.  With the changing of the weather enters an opportunity to take some of my favorite fall flavors and create some fun mix-ins for fall oatmeal.  Whether you’re hosting family for the holidays, or you just want something fresh for breakfast, try these twists on a classic…

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Top 5 Sweet Healthy Snacks

Top 5 Sweet Healthy Snacks

I am a sucker for sweet snacks.  I love cookies, cakes, ice cream…pretty much anything that you shouldn’t eat in mass quantities, I am drawn to.  Therefore, if I want to make better choices in my diet, I’d better have some sweet health snacks that are easy to whip up and tasty too! Here’s my…

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Sunday Reflections: A Week Without Dad

Sunday Reflections

This post may include affiliate links.  See my full disclosure policy for more details. Life at the Strauss House… So this week Jason went to his first Circe Apprenticeship retreat.  I enjoyed receiving texts throughout the week of quotes that inspired him as he learned more about teaching classically.  My favorite insight was: “Try and…

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Top 5 Savory Snacks

Snacks are usually the difference for me between eating well and failing miserably when I attempt to make better choices with my food.  If I have some good snacks planed out, I make it between meals without caving in to my less-than-healthy lazy foods.  So here’s my list of the top five savory snacks: 1.…

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Spinach and Roasted Red Pepper Breakfast Casserole

Every year growing up, we would have Breakfast Casserole for Christmas morning.  It’s a perfect holiday breakfast because you can prepare it the night before, and then cook it the next morning.  This allows you to spend time with your family and not in the kitchen. I know it’s not Christmas, but it is nice to…

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