December is upon us. Â The Christmas decorations are up, the cards are ready to be mailed, and I am joyful for what this month will bring. Â Look who else is excited. There is always a downfall to this time of year, though. Â With the cold temperatures and people trapped indoors, germs are spread ...
Archives for November 2011
Baked Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal
This recipe for Baked Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal is healthy and simple to prepare!I hope everyone had a lovely long holiday weekend. Â For my non-American readers, I hope you had a lovely regular weekend. Â Either way, I took a mini-vacation from my blog, but I'm back with a hearty breakfast that is ...
Vegetable and tempeh stew with herb dumplings
So, I know it's Thanksgiving week and if you are hosting your mind is totally focused on all the holiday food you have to make. Â If you aren't hosting, then you are probably traveling, in which case you are busy preparing your family to get on the road. Either way, you aren't thinking about dinner ...
I’m such a rebel parent
Last Monday night, around dinner time, Meghan started tugging on her ear. Â The rest of the night she pulled and tugged, but when we asked her if her ear was hurting, she said no. The next morning she finally admitted that her ear did hurt, and the tugging continued. Â I did what any diligent ...
My pregnancy: 35 weeks
I distinctly remember back in the summer months wishing the weeks of my pregnancy away. Â Now I'm ready to slow them down, just a little bit. Â Each week seems to fly by and I can't help but feel I could use a little more time. In true pregnant woman fashion, I simultaneously am so very excited to ...
Blueberry pie granola
My cereal cravings are baaaaack. Â I can go a long time without thinking about cereal and not missing it a bit. Â Then, without warning, I need some. I don't know if this current craving is pregnancy induced or not, because this happens even when I'm not pregnant. Â I suspect it has something to do ...
Beet and goat cheese phyllo pie
Lately my meal planning is all over the place. Â One week I have each meal meticulously planned, down to the last ingredient, and then the next week I am haphazardly planning meals in my mind as I wander through the produce section of the grocery store. As much as I hate those weeks when I'm not as ...
My pregnancy: 34 weeks
This is really happening. Â In 6 short weeks, give or take, our little family of three is going to expand to a family of four. Â My emotions range from overwhelming excitement and joy to complete anxiety. Â Mostly, I am 100% grateful that God blessed me with this pregnancy and am trying to enjoy the ...
If you can’t laugh at yourself…
...then you probably take yourself too seriously. I laugh at myself all the time. Â Like when I start a load of laundry and then totally forget about it until next time I go to do laundry. Â Or when I just spent an hour in Target shopping, only to get to the check out lane and discover I forgot my ...
Baked parmesan-crusted parsnip (er-daikon radish) fries
Every Wednesday since March, a box, full of local, organic vegetables lands on my doorstep. Â It feels like Christmas every week when I open it up and see what's inside. Â I realize that it's a strange person who gets excited about vegetables, but I do. Â I really do. The last few weeks I've seen ...
White Bean Pumpkin Pie Dip
Hold on to your hats, boys and girls. Â Anyone who loves pumpkin pie is going to swoon over this dip. Â I know I just posted a pumpkin pie-ish recipe last week, but clearly I can't get enough of the flavor. When I posted the recipe for my Sweet White Bean Apple Dip, one of my readers (Hi, Mari Jo!) ...
My pregnancy: 33 weeks
I look like I'm in pain in the picture this week, but I'm not. Â The countdown is definitely on, though. Â 33 weeks down, 7 weeks to go. Â Meghan was a week early, so who knows. Â This baby could be coming in 6 weeks. Â Either way, in a very short time a brand new life is going to be brought into the ...