Fall in Maine – ahhhhhh… It literally encompasses all five senses.   I can touch the apples on the trees. I can hear the rustling of the leaves beneath my feet. I can see the colors of the trees change before my eyes. I can smell the crisp fall air on the walk to the bus stop in the early morning. And one of my favorites – I can taste all things pumpkin – everywhere, Read More

Everyone loves strawberry-banana flavor.  It’s always a top pic with everything from yogurt to candy to smoothies.  So why not give them what they love?! Adding the spinach gives them their daily greens filled with vitamins, minerals and protein.  Yes – there is protein in spinach – anyone remember Popeye?   Smoothies are fast and easy, so whip one up tomorrow and let me know how it goes, I love learning from other mamas! XO, Read More

Nothing happened.   Yup, you hear me.. nothing nada zip zilch zero! Not a good gosh darn thing actually happened.   Prior to completing my marathon (a few years back), I had actually trained for (and been injured) for 6 other marathons and I had rehearsed what I would feel like when I finished said marathon over and over for what felt like a million times.  And each time it was my earth-shattering, life-altering, “Rocky” Read More

I love the farmers market!  I love the people, I love the smells, I love the colors and I love trying new food.  But most of all, I think the food tastes so much better when it is local.   One of my favorite farmers market food is tomatoes. Y.U.M – I could literally live off of them.  They are breath takingly beautiful, they smell amazing and they taste completely different than the ones you Read More

So… getting happy… Really… Putting yourself on the map (much less first)…? Self-care…? Actually doing something for yourself…? That’s all well and good, but how is that even possible?  I have kids, and a house, and a job, and a spouse, and cooking, and cleaning, and volunteering, and caring for sick family, and (insert your objection of choice here)… I mean, really, where do I start? I mean, what is self-care?  It sounds like some Read More

My kids love bananas like nobody’s business. They eat them at home, in the car, at the beach,  but they flat-out refuse to take them to school because the don’t want them to get dented.  Because, you know, once a banana has a brown spot it or it gets a mark from let’s say a yogurt container in a lunch box, it becomes the devil’s food and should never be eaten (ha, ha!). Well, I Read More

Have you ever made watermelon juice?  If not – giiiiiirl you have been missing out! At our house we go through about four watermelons a week.  My son is obsessed and pretty much refuses to eat anything other than watermelon. While I am happy that my kids are so into such a hydrating fruit (it’s about 92% water), I hate that there is so much waste when I am finished cutting one.  I literally have Read More

If you haven’t tried cashew cream before you are soooo missing out! It’s raw, vegan and it goes together in under 3 minutes.  If the raw, vegan part scares you, let me replace that with my kids beg for it and eat it by the spoonful straight from the blender! We make it often at casa Neuner.  Partially because everyone in my house loves it and partially because they can make it on their own. Read More

Did you really live this summer, or did you hide behind your post-baby body (even if your baby is two years old)? With summer sadly coming to an end, when you scroll through your photos on your phone, what do you see? Do you see all of the great family memories? Do you see fun at the beach and at the park? Do you see baseball games and laughter? I see all of the fun things Read More