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One of my favorite memories growing up is making peanut butter cookies with my mom – they are her favorite! Now, as a mom myself I cherish making peanut butter cookies with my own child. In our home, our favorite peanut butter cookie recipe is one that we have updated to be organic, whole-wheat and vegan – because making a cookie that is a little bit better for your child and the environment, only makes it that much sweeter! Jump over to Inhabitots to learn how to make these simple cookies.

P.S. The Mister said these are THE best peanut-butter cookies he has ever had! 

Eben loves cinnamon rolls, but since most are chock full of white flour, sugar and fat, we rarely indulge. However, last weekend he begged me to make a batch. I was determined to make a batch that was organic, vegan, made with whole-wheat and still delicious. I’m happy to report that these cinnamon rolls fit the bill – and while we won’t be eating cinnamon rolls everyday in our home, these are a great vegan alternative for those times that we feel like a sweet treat! Jump over to Inhabitots for the step-by-step directions for baking organic vegan whole-wheat cinnamon rolls for your family.

As you can see from our summer science experiments, summer cleaning has inspired me! Today, as I was cleaning out our kitchen cupboards I came across a lone can of pumpkin leftover from Thanksgiving. With its expiration date quickly approaching, I decided to use it immediately. I was planning to make my son a batch of homemade organic macaroni and cheese, and figured pumpkin would make a delicious addition to the cheese sauce. (We like to make our own macaroni and cheese since the boxed variety is full of artificial colors and we can use whole organic ingredients.)  The finished product was so well received that it will remain on our lunch menu rotation. Jump over to Inhabitots for the step-by-step instructions.

This hot summer weather had me reminiscing of my own childhood summer vacations filled with long days outside and fudgesicles! I remember those yummy, creamy, chocolatey ice pops with a great fondness, and was looking forward to sharing the goodness with my son. The only problem, I bet they weren’t healthy and the non-recyclable packaging that they came in was always littering the garbage can. Yesterday, I decided I was going to make a yummy fudgesicle for the kiddos, and they became an instant hit. Jump over to Inhabitots for my printable Nutella fudgesicle recipe.