I got an email from a reader today asking from where I get my recipe inspiration. Â That's a hard question because there isn't one singular place that I look for inspiration when it comes to my kitchen creations. Â But the more I thought about it, the more I realized my inspiration comes from two main ...
Archives for August 2011
Maple Cinnamon Soft Serve with Cinnamon Raisin Cookie Dough
I've told you that my pregnancy cravings have been for salty, spicy, savory foods. Â That doesn't mean I never crave anything sweet, but nothing beyond my normal need for sweet treats. When I was pregnant with Meghan, it was a totally different story. Â I wanted something sweet all the time. Â I ...
My Pregnancy: 23 Weeks
Can you believe I'm already 23 weeks pregnant?! Â Can you believe I'm only 23 weeks pregnant?!! Â This is my irrational pregnancy brain talking. Â One minute I feel like I just learned I was pregnant, the next moment I can't believe it's still August and I'm not due until December. How I'm ...
Blackberry and Banana Stuffed French Toast
I've been in a serious breakfast rut lately with no signs of getting out. Â Day after day I have my same old oatmeal. Â It's good, but who wants to eat the same thing for breakfast every single day? Then something happened. Â I ran out of oats. Â Necessity breads innovation, so I was forced to create ...
A Healthier Birthday Cake
Guess whose birthday is just under a month away? Â Hard to believe, but this little girl is turning 3. Last year, after two major healthy-cake failures, at the last minute I caved in and made a boxed cake for her birthday. Â I was out of time and desperate. When I looked at the ingredients on ...
Winner, Winner, No Chicken for Dinner!
Thanks for the amazing response to the Peas and Thank You cookbook giveaway. Â It's exciting to me to see so many people wanting to incorporate more plant-based meals into their lives. Even if you didn't win, I highly recommend you get this cookbook. Â I have a good number of vegan and vegetarian ...
The ABC’s of my pregnancy: 22 weeks
The format of this post is a result of my natural tendency to get bored doing the same thing over and over and living with a toddler who is obsessed with letters. Â I spend a good part of my day commenting on letters, their sounds, and objects that start with those letters. Or it might just be one ...
Peas and Thank You: A Cookbook Review and Giveaway
When I learned one of my favorite blog authors, Sarah, aka Mama Pea, was coming out with a cookbook, I anxiously awaited its release. Every single recipe I've tried on Mama Pea's blog has been fantastic, so I knew her cookbook had to be added my to collection. Â When it hit stores on July 26th, I ...
Carrot Cake Smoothie
Things That Make Me Happy: 1. Â Checking tasks off of my to-do list. 2. Â A clean house. 3. Â When I have to wake Meghan up from her nap and she's still so sleepy she lets me rock her. 4. Â New clothes. 5. Â Finding fun home decorating ideas on Pinterest. Â (Can you say obsessed?) 6. ...
My pregnancy: 20 & 21 weeks
Here I am, more than half way through my pregnancy! Â I wish I felt like a lot of women do at his point, like it's flying by, but I don't. Â Instead I feel like I've been pregnant forever and how is it possible I'm only in my second trimester?! Â September-December usually goes by quickly with the ...
Veggie Pancakes
I know what you're thinking. Â I'm becoming a sneaky chef. Â First, I sneak vegetables into muffins, and now they're hiding in my pancakes. Â My intention is not to hide the vegetables from my daughter or my husband. Â But sometimes, you gotta do whatcha gotta do, know what I mean? It's not that ...
7 links
If you read a lot of healthy living blogs, you have seen the 7 links posts floating around. Â It's a little blog game where bloggers highlight 7 posts and then nominate other bloggers to do the same. Â I haven't had time to participate until now, so I'm a little late to the party. Â But since Heidi ...