
Helping Hands Occupational Therapy
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Hi all and welcome to my page! I'm Ashley. I am a mother to two little ones and a pediatric occupational therapist by trade. I have always loved being able to use my experience as an OT to encourage moms and caregivers in relating with their children. My goal is to help others in the pursuit of fostering healthy, confident and independent children.
Helping Hands Occupational Therapy
1y ago
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This savory homemade gluten-free green bean casserole is going to be your new favorite side dish to bring to Thanksgiving!
Why? You may be wondering? Let me tell you why, friend.
Its super easy to make this classic Thanksgiving dish from scratch with zero canned cream of mushroom soup!
The from scratch gluten free version tastes 1,0 ..read more
Helping Hands Occupational Therapy
1y ago
It has been a MINUTE since I made anything new in the kitchen that I was SUPER excited to share with you all and this One-Pot Creamy Italian Chicken Skillet is the recipe that has made me run to jot the recipe down for both myself and for you all! It is so silly simple and nourishing and did I mention it’s all made in one pot so there’s very minimal mess and clean up?
It is the most savory creamy Italian-inspired dish and it is so so quick to throw together that it would be a great addition to the weekly meal rotation on a busy week night. I just know you guys are going to love it!
I made i ..read more
Helping Hands Occupational Therapy
1y ago
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OH my goodness I can’t BELIEVE I’ve waited this long to share one of my absolute favorite veggie loaded comfort foods of all time with you all. This Veggie Loaded Sheperd’s Pie is almost everyones favorite meal in my house, and I’ve got a lot of different opinions to deal with these days.
It’s soooo savory and delicious and loaded with ..read more
Helping Hands Occupational Therapy
1y ago
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I am still processing and mourning the fact that my sweet baby boy is 1. Like so much so that I can’t even start talking about it too much or I’ll get all teary eyed. It is truly incredible how insanely fast the first year flies by. With this baby, I can honestly say without a shadow of a doubt that I have tried to e n j o y him as muc ..read more
Helping Hands Occupational Therapy
1y ago
FYI: Some of these links are Amazon affiliate links. What this means is that by buying through these links, Amazon gives me a small commission, paid by third parties, not by you. I only recommend products that I genuinely love. Thank you for supporting my page!
I know I’ve probably said this a million times before but I am dead serious this time -this might actually be my favorite recipe I’ve ever made, or atleast my favorite I’ve made in a REALLY really really long time. The kids adore my Veggie Loaded Meat Sauce so much and my daughter asks me to make it almost every week but it wasn’t unti ..read more
Helping Hands Occupational Therapy
1y ago
If you’ve ever been to Hillstone’s (aka Houstons) and ordered their kale salad, you know what I mean when I say its amaaaazing! I started making my own copy-cat version of their salad at home just a few years ago and I’ve recently updated it and added a few of my favorite things to it and it turned out wonderful!
It’s not your typical kale salad, you guys! Its loaded with allll the goods - crispy purple cabbage, mint, sliced apples, parmesan pumpkin seeds and more! Its got a tangy asian inspired taste. The asian inspired peanut dressing ALONE is incredible but when you add all these goodies t ..read more
Helping Hands Occupational Therapy
1y ago
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Strawberries and Beets - sounds like quite a cominiation, I know! But I promise these breakfast muffins are ridiculously delicious and not just kid friendly, but PICKY EATER approved too!!!
I’ll admit that I orginally decided to conjure up this recipe with BEETS in MUFFINS because I thought they would have turned out PINK for Valentine ..read more
Helping Hands Occupational Therapy
1y ago
FYI: Some of these links are Amazon affiliate links. What this means is that by buying through these links, Amazon gives me a small commission, paid by third parties, not by you. I only recommend products that I genuinely love. Thank you for supporting my page!
A fun little fact about me - I am obssessed with Thailand, all things thai food and I served tables at a sushi + thai resturaunt all thoughout college! Truthfully, I wasn’t very good at waiting tables but I did soak up all the thai cooking lessons I could while I was there. One of the very first thai dishes I ever had before eventually ..read more
Helping Hands Occupational Therapy
1y ago
I know I promised this recipe so long ago! I finally had time to sit down and write out the instructions.
Despite the fact that many might turn their nose up to the the idea of eating liver, organ meats are one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planter and also contain very high levels of heme iron, which is critical for brain development. If your little struggles with iron levels, this is a great way to add in an iron boost!
If you want to read more about the nutritional benefits of liver, check out this article by Chris Kresser right here.
Once I lea ..read more
Helping Hands Occupational Therapy
1y ago
FYI: Some of these links are Amazon affiliate links. What this means is that by buying through these links, Amazon gives me a small commission, paid by third parties, not by you. I only recommend products that I genuinely love. Thank you for supporting my page!
Something you might not know about me is that I grew up eating the most authentic and delicious Mexican food known to man. That is why you see a hint of Mexico in many dishes I make. I grew up in Phoenix Arizona, which closely borders New Mexico. Growing up in my household, my dad would cook some pretty delicious Mexican food every now ..read more