I have been taking full advantage of peach season, some of the best local produce in my opinion.  I decided to make some fresh peach sauce to put on ice cream, yogurt, cheesecake, pancakes, waffles, you name it.  It is so fresh and so tasty!  I have been putting it on just about everything.

{Fresh Peach Sauce}

4-5 medium peaches, skinned and cut in half
juice of 1 lemon
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons corn starch
1/2 cup water

In a small bowl, whisk together water and corn starch.

Add peeled peaches, lemon juice, and sugar in a blender, and add the water and corn starch mixture.

Blend well until smooth.

Pour the sauce into a medium sauce pan, and bring to a boil over medium high heat stirring constantly.

Whish well until the sauce thickens, and remove from heat.  Store in the refrigerator for up to a week or two.  Serve on ice cream, yogurt, cheesecake, pancakes, waffles, etc.

Enjoy!

With many kids going back to school, there are a lot of mom’s out there wondering what to pack for their kids to take for lunch.  I’ve been very surprised how easy it has been to throw together some school lunches for my first grader quick and easy.

With a little imagination, you can pack a good variety of healthy lunches for your children, and they only take minutes to make.

Bento box meals are becoming more and more popular, and they are so easy to pack up!  I love the bento boxes from pottery barn kids, I have also heard good things about laptop lunches.  Just add a few ice packs, and you are good to go!

Here are a few quick and easy ideas on what to pack your kids for lunch:

1) Make your own “lunchable”- Cheese, crackers, pepperoni (I love applegate naturals, un-cured, no nitrates), cut veggies, fruit, fruit leather.
2) Baked breaded chicken, snap peas, strawberries, healthy no sugar baked oatmeal cookie, almond clusters.
3) Chicken sausages, grapes, hard boiled egg, steamed broccoli, animal crackers.
4) Leftover soup in a thermos, blue corn chips, fruit leather, applesauce.

My favorite part about the bento box is that all you have to do is fill up the boxes with cut up fruit, vegetables, a little sandwich, and even a little treat!

The wedge salad is such a classic, and a crowd pleaser.  I made up a tray of mini wedge salads for a potluck the other day, and they were a lot of fun!

The wedge salad doesn’t take a lot to make, you just need a these key ingredients:

Iceberg lettuce cut in wedges
Bacon
Fresh tomatoes
Blue Cheese or Gorgonzola
Chopped hard boiled eggs
Chopped red onions
Ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing

And, there you have it!  A classic wedge salad for all!