Cooking + Food

You may have noticed a proliferation of nutrition clubs opening in the Auburn/Opelika area in the last year. I’ve counted no less than twelve different businesses called “ Nutrition” that have opened in our area since November of 2019....

*This series is intended to help bring ideas to support food education, and wellness in families; it is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure diseases.  Please always consult your practitioners if you have questions or concerns.  Article 1...

It's summertime and school is out! For moms, that means the kids are home and they're HUNGRY. As if meal planning, grocery shopping/ordering, food prep and cleanup weren't enough on a daily basis, now you also have to contend...

Krista and her family lived down the street from us when she was in about first grade. At the time, our kids ranged in age from 5-10 years old. She'd often come down to play in "the kingdom," an...

I’m jumping the gun a bit as my son is only two, but we’re already thinking ahead to school and what that may look like for him with his food allergies. Having been a teacher before Sully was born,...

I’ve said it before, but one of my main goals of motherhood is to create a childhood that feels magical and special and to curate an environment that yields openness and creativity. Holidays have a good bit of all...

For the past two years, I've hosted a Christmas cookie swap in our home: Everyone arrives with a few dozen homemade cookies, spreads them out on the table, and gathers around talking and sampling. There are kid crafts, a...

As we pray and wait for my son’s food allergies to be healed, it is an honor to share more information about the Teal Pumpkin Project. God has provided our family opportunities to use our son’s situation for good,...

Crying in the grocery store is frowned upon, but I’ve done my fair share. Once we knew the scope of our son's food allergies, most of our pantry staples had to go, and we were back to square one...

The other day I was looking around my kitchen trying to figure out how in the world it had gotten this messy. I literally didn’t have any counter space. I needed to cook, yet I couldn’t find a clean...