Banana Split Overnight Oats

Banana Split Overnight Oats

We eat a lot of oatmeal in our house. All winter long it is only McCann’s Irish Steel Cut Oats, cooked slow overnight in my cute Crockette. But in summer, I need a different approach to getting my oats—something cool and creamy and fast. So, from June to September, I...
The Strawberry Sweetheart Smoothie

The Strawberry Sweetheart Smoothie

My new favorite New Hope Netork Blogger Box product–Natreve Wellness French Vanilla Wafer Sundae Vegan Protein—takes the spotlight for Valentine’s Day 2020 in this rich and creamy strawberry smoothie, laced with organic natural cacao. Think of those Valentine’s...
Strawberry Lemonade Pound Cake

Strawberry Lemonade Pound Cake

When I worked for the University of Illinois Extension Service, I spent two weeks in August at the Illinois State Fair. I was on a communications team that covered the 4-H winners. We worked long hours, submitted media stories daily, filmed video for local news and...
Fresh Strawberry-Oatmeal Cookies

Fresh Strawberry-Oatmeal Cookies

Summer should be a time to slow down, savor the flavors and scents of this glorious, sun-drenched season. But busy-ness seems to know no boundaries. When the world is “too much with us,” when we have that dreaded early-morning meeting, when we have to get dinner on...