You've probably noticed that I use a lot of coconut oil in my recipes. Â A lot of people assume that because coconut oil is comprised of saturated fat, it's bad for you. Â That's an old school train of thought. Â The most recent research tells us otherwise. Not all saturated fat is created equally. ...
Archives for August 2012
How to make homemade almond milk {video}
We've been using almond milk for years now. Â It's always been in the back of my mind to make it myself because the kind you buy at the store is not only expensive, but has a lot of added ingredients I'd rather not have. I just never tried it. Â It seemed like it would be difficult, tedious, or ...
Exercise update: I’m going to bootcamp!
I can hardly believe it's already been 8 months since I gave birth to Luke.  In the last month I realized that life isn't going to get easier anytime soon. I'm not magically going to  get an extra hour in my day.  No more excuses; time to get serious about staying active. I needed a kick in ...
Weekend reading
Sometimes the entire week flies by and hundreds of blog posts sit unread in my Google Reader. Â Okay, sometimes two weeks fly by and that happens. Â Then I get a few quiet moments on a Saturday morning to catch up. Â Here's some of the best of what I read today: Motherhood: Â A Career? Â from ...
8 months
Luke turned 8 months old this weekend. Â See those windows above? Â They don't stand a chance of staying clean. Â The baby who used to lay contently, playing with toys on a blanket while I was able to do things like unload the dishwasher, is gone. Â Long gone. Â He now crawls (fast!) everywhere, pulls up ...
Avocado Pineapple Salsa
This Avocado Pineapple Salsa is the perfect combination of heat + sweet and it goes well on everything from chicken to fish to veggie burgers! I've always loved writing. Â When I was in second grade I "published" a book as part of the Young Author's program. Â In the back of the book, on ...
Post-vacation blues
We're back from our Upper Peninsula of Michigan vacation. Â I was born and raised there and I'm still not used to the crazy weather. Â You just never know what you're going to get. Even though we had a few chilly, windy days, it was a wonderful vacation catching up with family and friends. We have ...
Lemony pesto potatoes {dairy-free, nut-free, gluten-free}
I only have a little bit of time to post today because I'm getting ready to leave for vaaaacation. Â Preparing for a trip is a thousand times harder when you have a child. Â For each child you have, add another million times harder. I got behind schedule yesterday when I got home from running ...
Operation eat more vegetables update
image source I'm so excited to write this post. Â If it wasn't totally obnoxious, I'd write it with all capital letters, because I feel like shouting it off of the rooftops. I wasn't sure what to expect when I started Operation Eat More Vegetables. Â I didn't necessarily expect grand results, but ...