*This post is created in partnership with Treads 4 Thought. All opinions are my own.  If you are in Erie, Pennsylvania, make sure to visit the most beautiful place here – Presque Isle State Park. It’s a long peninsula with beautiful sandy beaches where you can wave to people...

Thank you to Chuck E. Cheese for sponsoring this post. And thank you, my readers, for supporting the brands that make my blog possible 🙂 All opinions are my own – as always! It’s been almost a year since we’ve been on a vacation all together and this one...

Cookies time! Who doesn’t love chocolate chip cookies?? I have a few favourite recipes and here’s one of them! I’ve made a twist to a traditional chocolate chip by adding almond flour and almond butter – here’s how it came out! I also love using coconut sugar for my...

Crepes anyone?? In Russia we LOVE crepes. We often make them for breakfast (just like American pancakes!). We don’t add sugar to the dough so they can be sweet or savory – add Nutella, sweetened condensed milk, strawberry or fig jam, sour cream (just not everything at once! 🙂...

I am 100% pro-swimming with babies since early age. Swimming has so many benefits! Some of them include: It is the best physical activity for babies – it strengthens their arm, leg and neck muscles, their heart and lungs, and also helps to develop their brain.  Swimming develops their...

This is a healthy “snickers” as my daughter calls it, and I’m sure you and your family will LOVE those!! Also, these treats are vegan, refined sugar free and delicious! To make these treats healthy I get these organic brown rice puffs with no added refined sugar, organic peanut...

Vegetable biryani – a flavourful Indian dish. Rice with veggies, herbs and lots of exotic spices, making a complete, satisfying meal for lunch or dinner. I’m using long grain Basmati rice for it – it doesn’t stick together and it’s traditionally used in making biryani. I also use fresh...

Indian sabji is one of my favourite Indian dishes – all vegan, so delicious and comforting! Sabji is a traditional vegetable dish – I make it with potatoes, cauliflower and other veggies, with a tomato-coconut sauce and lots of spices! I get spices and garlic-ginger from an Indian store...