Sweet potato and turkey Shepard's pie

This is one of my 3 year old dughter's favourite meals, and we love it to.  It's a spin on an old classic.  I decided a few thanksgivings ago, when I didn't feel like making a turkey, to mix up Sheppard's Pie.  I used ground turkey instead of beef and mixed sweet potatoes in with the white.  It has become a regular meal in our house and makes great leftovers!

My DIY Sensory Light Box

I thought I would share what I have been 'cooking' up the last couple days.  I am working on introducing sensory play to my kiddos (aged 3 and 11 months) at home.  I am in the process of getting organized and making a sensory bin table, but when I found the idea of a DIY light box online, I had to make one right away.  It was super easy, fairly inexpensive, as far as toys go, and will provides hours, hopefully years of fun and learning!  

Here is how I made ours:

First attempts at dairy free FUDGE!!

I have been having some serious sugar cravings lately, so here is my first attempt at dairy free fudge.  Now the trick will be to not eat it all too quickly!  Recipes were inspired and slightly adapted from several websites/blogs - I will have to add links to them later.  I couldn't pick a flavour, so decided to try two!  I'm also excited that these recipes are free of conventional sugar and both have some protein so I can pretend they are healthy-ish!

Maple Oven Baked Salmon

Spicy Tuna Steaks

I bought some Tuna steaks from Costco a while back and found a great recipe that we really enjoy!

Nutella flavoured 'larabar' - my own creation!

Up all night with one sick child and another nursing child meant I required a special treat with my morning coffee!  I decided to make up my own version of a larabar.  I bought some hazelnuts, so decided to try a 'nutella' flavour!

Homeade Larabar : Chocolate chip cookie dough

Made these VERY easy and delicious homeade version of a Larabar today.  I found a simple recipe online that I adapted slightly with what I had.  Check out http:/rawified.blogspot.ca/2012/05/raw-larabars.htmlIt for some more great Larabar recipes!

Granola bars - attempt #1

I have wanted to make my own granola bars for a while and finally made my first batch.  I looked at a few recipes online, but didn't follow one really, decided to just try my on and then tweak from here.

Spicy quinoa and veggie stir fry

A quick an easy lunch I had today.  Wash and cut up some veggies.  Today I used a few handfuls of kale, half an onion, half a red pepper, and half a zucchini.