When I am not able to blog regularly, I feel a bit like when I was in college and didn't check in with my parents as much as usual. Â I wasn't necessarily obligated to tell them why I hadn't had time to call, yet felt like it was the right thing to do. Â Similarly, I want to fill you guys in on what's ...
Archives for September 2012
Homemade sunflower seed butter: a cost comparison and recipe
It was a sad, sad day when I realized Luke had an intolerance to peanuts and tree nuts. Â Peanut butter and almond butter were staples in my diet and giving them up meant a little less joy in my daily eating. Sunflower seed butter (also known as simply "sun butter") has replaced my ...
End-of-summer vegetable soup
When I woke up Saturday morning to dark clouds and pouring rain, I knew exactly what I was going to make later that day. Â It was time for soup. I had a myriad of CSA vegetables that I needed to use up, and there is no better way to use up vegetables than throw them in a soup. As the final days ...
Butternut squash smoothie
This smoothie is the answer for all of you who are craving fall even though it's still 80 degrees outside. Â A nice cool smoothie packed with the warming spices of autumn. Â Fall flavor in a summery glass. Â Perfect for the end of summer. I first made this smoothie a few weeks ago when I'd ...
First day of school
*Sigh* Meghan started her second year of preschool today. Â While she was gone, I sat around watching home videos from when she was a baby, blubbering and wondering how she got so big so fast. Not really. Â But if I would have had the time to do that, I definitely would have cried while watching ...