Tips and Tricks

College football season is in full swing, with four Hawkeye home games scheduled for September! (Wowza!) If you find yourself stuck in a menu rut, or craving an easy fix, here are five healthy options for your next tailgate...

Updated March 10, 2021 My kids were lucky to only have a diaper rash a handful of times and the standard Desitin worked just fine. However, one time my daughter got a nasty rash with some sores and redness that...

When my husband and I bought our first house many years ago, I looked forward to having visitors. We finally had enough space for overnight guests, and we would clean the entire house, top to bottom, in anticipation of...

We all know Iowa sweet corn is the BEST sweet corn! Since you can only get it for a couple of weeks each year, knowing how to freeze it is the best way to make sure you can get...

SALSA!!! It's that time of year when the tomatoes and peppers are in abundance! Here are some of my favorite salsa recipes. Some of these recipes are canning recipes. You can can them as indicated, or just make a...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This is one of the most common questions we ask our children. When they’re young the answers our kids give us can range from the pragmatic to the fantastical. “A...

I'm having a "Magical Unicorn" kind of summer with my kids and I am not ashamed to admit it.  During those cool spring months, I began to envision what our summer would look like. And to be honest, I was...

Teaching your kids about money is so important. As a parent, it’s one of our biggest jobs to adequately prepare our kids for their adult lives, and managing money is a huge requirement of adulthood. But it can be...

I recently had surgery on my ankle.  The weeks following were definitely an adjustment for my family of four that includes a toddler and a baby. Here are my tips to help manage the time while mom is laid...

Out of everything that I worried about as I became a new mom, sleep truly wasn’t something I worried about. That was one thing I thought I knew how to do. Though I am a first-time mom, I am not...