Recipes

Raise your hand if you love cookies! OK good, that’s all of us. There are so many topics that divide us as parents…breastfeeding, epidurals, vaccinations, screen time, politics…the list goes on and on. I absolutely love that this blog...

We've all heard it: "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." It's also the meal most of us skip the most, and I'm no different. I’ve always struggled with eating breakfast. I don’t like milk, I don’t like...

The delicious summer bounty is beginning to arrive. Whether you grow it in your garden or gather it at the Farmer’s Market, summer produce is rolling in and I hope it is rolling in your door! I love how meal...

Dinnertime has always been a challenge for my husband and I. Between our three jobs, my grad school, grown-up activities, and kids’ activities, dinner would always get lost in the shuffle. Many nights we would run frantically to the...

I began making bread about eight years ago in a bread machine, and I thought I was a pretty awesome baker. Still, there was one recipe that always intimidated me: sourdough bread. My husband was the one who researched how...

Summer and birthdays just go together like cake & ice cream. My husband’s birthday is coming up, which led me to Pinterest to search for cake ideas.  …And then I started thinking about ice cream cakes. By this point I was...

{Today Iowa City Moms Blog is starting a new series entitled Foodie Friday. We're starting off the series with a recipe prepared by Gabe Claussen, the husband of our lovely contributor, Tara. Why? Because there is simply nothing better...

We're getting excited to celebrate the 4th of July! It's a great time to spend time with family and friends and celebrate our nation's independence! In honor of Independence Day, our team has put together a few of our...

The MAGIC of the holidays... what does that even mean?  Maybe you're one of those people who loves to go above and beyond when it comes to making Christmas magical. Maybe you're just trying to find easy, cheap ways to keep...

*This is one of my go-to recipes for many reasons.  One, it only has 6 ingredients.  Yup, just 6.  And sometimes I don't have quite enough of one ingredient, but honestly it still works out just fine.  Also, it is...