And all the lives we ever lived and all the lives to be are full of trees and changing leaves. Virginia Woolf Oh fall, why are you so glowy and cozy AND ALSO so exhausting? Punctuated with warm reds, vibrant oranges and mellow yellows. Scented with spicy chili, warm bread and fresh pressed apple cider. […]
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Why I Got Out Of The Natural Mom Contest
Want to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect. -Brene Brown Cavities. Not one. Not two. But MULTIPLE cavities. In the mouths of my two sweet boys who had been born without medical intervention, breastfed well past 12 months, and administered not a single antibiotic to date. I was crestfallen. The natural mom formula that […]
Summer Eats: Best Main Dish Salads
To make a good salad is to be a brilliant diplomat – the problem is entirely the same in both cases. To know how much oil to mix in with one’s vinegar. -Oscar Wilde Are you a meal planner? 10 years ago, I started taking about 30 minutes each Monday to plan meals for the […]
Quarantine Cooking: Bowls For The Win
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. -Virginia Woolfe You guys. Raise your hand if you have cooked 27,398 meals in the last 8 weeks. PLUS SNACKS. These four boys of mine seem to think they need three meals a day every…single…day. I actually truly love cooking and […]
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Gardening with Kids: Top 10 Plants
To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. -Audrey Hepburn I don’t know about ya’ll but we have been LIVING outside the last 4 weeks as the weather has warmed up and it feels like we’ve been in quarantine for 13 years. It is a balm to my soul to dig in the dirt, […]
Sizzling Summer: Easy Kid Treats
Is it just me or does everything taste better outside? Juicy peaches, sweet strawberry shortcake, grilled salmon….the vibrant flavors just seem to pop in the summer. Outside is where it’s at in the summer. Picnic lunches at the park, snacks on hiking trails, burgers and fries after a long day playing in Lake Tahoe. I […]
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Love Everyone
“Love Everyone”. These were last words of a very dear family friend that recently passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Certainly he meant to tell the family gathered around that he loved them. But I took these words as a benediction of sorts, and an apropos title for this inaugural post. My love language is food. […]