For some reason, I could hardly read this winter. Head + pillow = sleep was the equation of my failure. I blame skiing. And sickness. But here are a few that I managed to read/get more than half-way through (still finishing a few! See post title in the present tense.) Enter spring’s longer days and, surprise! I can […]
{Alternate Post Title: The dinner everyone will love. Kids. Picky Paleo Husbands. Everyone.} It’s Spring (technically!) – almost time for asparagus, and fiddle head ferns, and after that tomatoes…but here in New England, there is still this pesky white stuff coming down. All over our yard. So we’re still craving some comfort food. After I […]
My friends, did you know that there is a way to make an artichoke taste more… like an artichoke? I mean, to bring out its artichoke essence and let it sit on your tongue, making your taste buds explode with artichoke-ness? (If you don’t like artichokes you might want to click out.) I have […]
Guys, my spring fever is sky high while the temps stay below 20 degrees here in New Hampshire. Watching my toddler try to play in the concrete snow around our house is the saddest thing! So when my best friend mentioned how cheap and direct the flight was to Puerto Rico, what else was I going […]
One of the things that made me want to do the Whole30 was because I genuinely love vegetables and finding new things to do with them. Unfortunately, I also really love cheese. And bread. And wine. So, my Whole30 was a Whole14. I feel like I need to be honest here because I laid it […]
Last Thursday was a normal day for me. My husband was on a business trip, I woke up, got my three oldest kids on the bus, cared for a feverish toddler and cuddled him on the couch instead of working out. I did the dishes. I made extra coffee. While I was doing these ordinary things, a […]
I can’t remember where I first heard of Fish en Papillote (Fish in Paper). It’s a classic French method for cooking fish and veggies but do not let that scare you. Ever wrapped a potato in tin foil and baked it? You’ve got the method down pat. I am possibly the most excited to share this […]
(Alternate post title: Why Do We Talk About Cupcakes So Much?) Among the myriad lessons from my childhood is the whole ‘crabs in a bucket’ story. It’s a lesson in resiliency: just like crabs pull down the one that is trying to get free and crawl out of the bucket, human nature has this […]
I am 6 days in to my Whole30 month and I have to say I am loving it. It helps that I am reading It Starts With Food which goes over a ton of science about why you are eliminating things from your plate, so while I am eating I am thinking, ‘my body is healing […]
Oh hello there. How’s your week going? We are on February School vacation week here, so we took the kids up skiing to North Conway, NH. It’s been a mixed bag with some wonderful ski days and others so cold we were shivering on the chairlift and huddling for warmth. If you follow me on […]