As we speak, we are travelling to the airport to fly home to see our family. We live abroad and try to visit our friends and family at least once a year. Just to get to the airport it takes us 2.5 hours. Total flight time, I think, is around 14 hours plus a bunch of hours hanging at the airport. This calls for some serious snack planning! What travel food and snacks to bring? Let me share my tips and tricks with you! Between airport food not being my favorite (processed, sugary, overly salty), it being expensive most of the time and the fact that my kids ask for something to eat at the most i ..read more

Juicy and tender pork tenderloin. This roasted pork tenderloin has so much flavor! It’s rubbed with dried spices, quickly seared in a pan to brown, glazed before roasting in the oven to keep it juicy and tender. There is even a creamy Dijon mustard sauce to serve it with. This festive, yet easy pork tenderloin looks so fancy, yet it couldn’t be simpler to make. It turns out juicy and tender every time! Just follow the simple steps below. What are you waiting for? Let’s get started! How to make this festive, yet easy pork tenderloin? Season the tenderloins I start by preheating the oven to 375 ..read more

These raspberry linzer cookies are so stunning and yet so easy to make. It is a great recipe to make with your kids. I love to huddle in the kitchen with mine and whip these up together. Every year around the holidays we bake cookies to fill our holiday cookie box and these rasberry linzer cookies are such a great addition to it. What are linzer cookies? Linzer Cookies are an Austrian cookie really similar to short bread cookies, but then flavored with almonds. Two cookies are usually sandwiched together with a layer of jam in the middle, but a chocolate or caramel spread is used sometimes as ..read more

Thanksgiving cookies to snack on before the big feast begins! Perfectly sweet chai spice sugar cookies to munch on. A lot of times my kids are too full after Thanksgiving dinner. So no pie for them, but these spiced sugar cookies! Not only are they great for Thanksgiving. These fall inspired cookies are made plenty of times leading up to and over the holidays here in this household! How I make chai spiced fall sugar cookies? These sugar cookies are easy to make and therefore perfect to make together with your kids. Mine are old enough to actually make them theirselves. Will you believe it ..read more

I love to make banana bread. It’s easy and quick. I always keep mine vegan ever since I found out that using apple cider vinegar makes for a super moist and fluffy bread without the use of eggs! My newest obsession is this vegan marbled banana bread. It is delicious, and so pretty! Two batters are scooped into a loaf tin and swirled with a fork to give this banana bread a marbled effect. Ready to try it out!? How I make this marbled banana bread? Make 2 batters I make two batters. One has vanilla extract in it and the other contains cocoa powder. The rest of the batter ingredients are the sa ..read more

Another chocolate chip cookies recipe? Yes! If you are looking for something a little different, this is your cookie! Cakey and soft chocolate chip cookies are tender, light, and pillowy-soft. And the good thing is they are healthier than regular chocolate chip cookies! SWOON! These cakey chocolate chip cookies are made with a bit more flour, less butter. That plus the addition of 2 eggs make these cookies softer and fluffier. They almost remind me of a muffin top! Shall we make a batch? Let’s get going! How I make these cakey chocolate chip cookies? First things first, I preheat the oven to ..read more

A stack of all purpose, 50/50 and 75/25 whole wheat/all purpose flour tortillas Living in Nicaragua, we eat a lot of tortillas. So much, I got fed up with the store bought ones; the ingredient list just goes on and on. Lots of unnecessary stuff. I always thought it would be pretty easy to make homemade whole wheat tortillas myself. Not sure why I didn’t dive into this until now? This is so easy. Ok, you need a bit of rolling pin skills, but try this recipe a few times and you will get the hang of it. Let’s make some whole wheat tortillas from scratch! We ‘heart’ homemade whole wheat tortillas ..read more

Summer holiday is over, the kids are back in school. It’s hard getting back into a routine again, but now that I am meal planning and prepping again, I’m back on track! #iloveroutine #ilovemealplanning #ilovemealprepping. Ready for my favorite easy and make-ahead-of-time breakfast recipes? And I am here to spread the meal planning/prep-love with my 10 favorite family weekday meals and my 6 favorite back to school breakfast recipes that are so easy to prep ahead of time: All of these breakfast recipes are: nutritious made with wholesome ingredients quick and easy to make. Some even within 10 ..read more

A healthier take on the most popular item on the kid’s menu. This family friendly baked chicken finger salad might convince your child to actually try to eat salad. Mine tried and took a few bites. I am happy for now. I won’t give up though! Breaded chicken, bacon and avocado make this such a flavorful salad. And the dressing is SO good (and easy to make). Move over kids! This chicken finger salad is mine! How I make this family friendly baked chicken finger salad? Bake the chicken fingers I dip the strips of chicken breast in an egg mixture (egg, salt and pepper) and then in a mixture of pan ..read more

The best and easiest Taco Tuesday starter! My kids love making this and they are old enough now to make it on their own. SWOON! This quick and easy chicken enchilada dip is so so good! Don’t eat meat? Don’t worry! I make this Mexican inspired dip often without meat. In stead I add cubed bell pepper (carrot, butternut squash and/or zucchini are a good option as well). Serve this quick and easy chicken enchilada dip with tortilla chips or in a tortilla cone (don’t they look cute?). Check my latest Instagram reel to see how I make them! How I make this quick and easy chicken enchilada dip? I hea ..read more