farmers market sheet pan fajitas at home

Easy, one pan meal the whole family will love.

Earlier this week I shared I super simple recipe on my Instagram Stories for farmers market sheet pan fajitas. Not only is this a great recipe because it comes together so quickly, but it’s a great way to use a lot of vegetables. Whether you are enjoying the harvest from your own garden, the farmers […]

grilling recipes roundup for national eat outside day

Side dishes to enjoy outside with grilling recipes.

Hey y’all, did you know that today is National Eat Outside Day? Since I am both a fan of eating and being outside this is definitely a day I can get behind. Unfortunately, fire season is in full force here in northern California so we’ll have to see which way the wind is blowing later […]

visiting apple hill with your family this fall

We love the cherry harvest at Boa Vista Orchards in the summer.

If you live in the greater Sacramento area then visiting Apple Hill is probably one of your traditions every fall. You might even have fond memories of going as a child yourself. A visit down to El Dorado county is definitely something that my kids look forward to every year! Plus, I love stocking up […]

exploring saguaro national park with kids

Saguaro National Park--Rincon Mountain District

You know me–always planning our next National Park adventure. When I saw that our epic summer road trip would be taking us right through Saguaro National Park I knew we had to make a stop. In Arizona. In July. Yikes! Truthfully, I nearly changed my mind about this trip a hundred times. In the end […]

end of summer bucket list for your family

Eat outside as a family.

When I was a kid I remember that summer seemed to stretch on forever. We’d start our summer break the second week of June or so, and we wouldn’t walk back into our classrooms until after Labor day in September. In fact, summer would seem so long that by the time school rolled around I’d […]