thirteen on thursday…hows that for a hippity series title? only there are no series promises here. just scouring my over tired brain for a title…;-) well anyway, here we go!! 1) caramelitas. every bit as incredible as the word itself. ‘caramelitas!’ you know you love it. a friend posted this recipe on twitter or something the other […]
I just wanted some dang nachos for lunch. BUT we’re trying to eat healthier. A lot healthier. Try watching “Food, Inc.” “Forks Over Knives” “Broken Limbs” and “Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead” in the same month and not making some big changes. (All on Netflix) So, using things we had on hand, I decided to […]
Last night we had the most wonderful tomato soup and so I wanted to pass along this recipe for your fall-cooking inspiration! I was inspired by perusing roasted tomato soups on foodgawker.com. It’s an amazing place to find recipes and there are lots of plant-based ideas, which I love. We are eating an 85% vegan […]
Some fun things … 1) the runaway bunny i opted to fill kaya & hudson’s easter basket with books rather than candy this year. i bought this one on a whim and it has become a new favorite! if i’m going to read a book 48582939 times for kaya and another 9488503932 times for hudson, it’s […]
Pinterest has revolutionized my life. Okay, maybe that’s an overstatement. But only just barely! It has certainly revolutionized my meal-planning. I love looking through a visual index of great looking food when I am preparing my grocery list or deciding on what’s for dinner. Everybody loves their family favorites and trusty cookbooks, but I think […]
“Many hands make light work”… …unless some of those hands happen to belong to a two year old, in which case those hands might make work much messier and much more time consuming, but also exponentially more fun. Some of my most stressful, memorable, and (sometimes) enjoyable times are during the dinner hour or a […]
One of my favorite things about being a mom is that I get to help orchestrate those “moments”… Those special little moments… Helping daddy and daughter connect and create memories. Doing the foot work of a bit of planning, mixing and rolling and cutting and baking so they can sit and frost and sprinkle and […]
Is that not the cutest, funniest little bib you have ever seen?! I love it – thanks so much, Ania! Kaya was donning her sweet new bib and also throwing down on our fresh homemade bread…I am dabbling a bit in learning the wonderful art of bread-making, and though I have so so far to […]
As Summer into Autumn slips And yet we sooner say “The Summer” than “the Autumn,” lest We turn the sun away… {emily dickinson} Isn’t this a glorious time of year? Each cool, crisp morning seems like such a surprise. The days are still long and summer-like, but cooler, more comfortable, and the shifting of the […]
Have you been berry picking or cashing in on great deals on summer berries at the farmers market? Yum. One of the healthiest, yummiest things summer has to offer, I think! We recently visited the berry patch, and though the pickings were slim after this strange growing season, we came home with about a pound […]
