Greetings from the beach! If you follow me on Instagram, you know we are enjoying a family vacation at the beach this week. Â I had to take a little break from the sun and sand to bring you this recipe I made before we left that quickly became my newest obsession. These no-bake cookies only ...
Archives for July 2014
Natural Products I’m Loving Now: Summer Edition
One of my missions in motherhood is to reduce the environmental toxins my family and I are exposed to that are everywhere and can be detrimental to our health. I also want to help others with that same task, which can be daunting. I started this feature, Natural Products I'm Loving Now, as a way to ...
Summer Squash Noodle Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
The alternate title for this recipe: Â Summer in a Bowl. Â What you have here is the best summer has to offer in one delicious bowl, ready to be eaten in less than 15 minutes. Â You are welcome. You will feel 10,000 times healthier after finishing this bowl of summer goodness. I promise you. Â Eat ...
Fitness Friday: Keep On Keepin’ On
Summa summa summa time! Â How's your summer time fitness coming? I haven't done a Fitness Friday post in a while, so this is going to be a catch-up post. Summer time is a hard time for me to stay in a routine in general, but this summer's been especially difficult. Â We've had a lot of short trips, ...
The Anniversary Post
Yesterday, Tim and I celebrated 8 years of marriage. Â We were able to get away for one night to have some alone time and celebrate our love. Â We returned to the same place we went on our anniversary when I was pregnant with Luke. Â Ohio isn't exactly known for its scenic hiking, but there are a few ...
Zucchini, Summer Squash, and Tomato Bake
This recipe is for all you green thumbs out there who have a garden bursting with summer vegetables. I can't include myself in that group. Â My thumb is so brown, it's almost black. Â I started a container garden on our patio this year. Â Nothing elaborate, just a few herbs and some green beans that ...
Stitch Fix #2 July 2014
Can you believe it's been a month since I started using Stitch Fix? When I received an email telling me my second Fix from Stitch Fix was on its way, I was shocked at how fast the month had gone by. Â Slow down, summer, you're going too fast! Today I'm going to share with you what I got in my ...
Grilled Kale Salad
If you are a fan of roasted kale chips, you are going to love grilled kale. Â No need to turn on the oven, just fire up your grill and a few minutes later you'll have crispy, delicious kale that even your kids will eat. Â Really. There isn't a tastier way to eat your greens than to roast or ...
Home Again
We got home late Sunday night from an amazing, but too short trip to northern Michigan. Seems everyone was traveling home Sunday after the holiday and what should have taken us eight hours took us eleven. Â Eleven hours in a car with two kids sounds fun, right? It was awesome. As I lay in bed last ...
Easy Lemonade Fruit Popsicles
Isn't it convenient that beautiful red and blue fruits like watermelon, strawberries, and blueberries are in season for USA's Independence Day?  I love seeing all the patriot treats floating around the Internet, using the best of summer's red-ish and blue-ish produce.  As much as I love ...
The 40 Plant Foods Challenge Recap
I'm happy to report that the #40plantfoodschallenge was a huge success! I loved not only the challenge of getting enough variety to reach the goal of 40 different plant foods in the week, but also seeing how well many of you did. Â Here's a little recap of how the week went down for me. I ended ...