family meals

Like the rest of America, we've been cooking 90% of our meals at home (supplementing with a bit of local take out here and there when we can. I'm constantly on Pinterest to find inspiration for our menus. Lately, I've been sweetening things up with Bee K’onscious and I'm sharing ...read more

I have been a short-order cook this week. I have also been the head of school and the head of the janitorial team. For now, life revolves around the home. Don't get me wrong, I'm feeling fortunate to be healthy and have my family with me, but that doesn't mean I can't feel weary ...read more

Raise your hand if you’re excited for the new Beauty & the Beast live action movie, coming to theaters in just 14 days (not that I’m counting down or anything!). We love family-friendly flicks almost as much as we love good family meals... And that's why we were so excited to ...read more

Getting the dinner on the table every night at a reasonable hour isn't always easy. In an ideal world, every night I would pour myself a glass of wine, turn on some music, and leisurely enjoy chopping, simmering, and sauteing up something delicious dinner while my children play ...read more

If there is anything that we appreciate here at Momtrends, it's when a restaurant is thoughtful enough to offer healthy options on their menu. We eat out a fair amount and we certainly don't want to indulge in rich, calorie laden meals every single time we go to a restaurant, so ...read more

About a year ago our family made pact to eat meat-free one day a week. It's been a small, purposeful act that has brought some new life to our kitchen. Why skip meat? Well there is the health issue and then the environment. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of ...read more