Absence does in fact make the heart grow fonder. You see that little angel up there?  I spent the entire morning without her or her brother and when my parents brought them back to me I was delighted to see their little faces. While they were gone I went to stroller strides (without a stroller!), went grocery shopping for the Thanksgiving dishes I’m making, and helped Santa out with his stocking shopping. 😉  Since Black Friday sales have mostly already started I just decided to finish all my shopping now.  So I did.  Check!  It… Read more >

Gonna ma e this short and sweet because the kids have no school this week and it’s makin’ me craaaaazy!  How many art projects can we do in three days?  I’ll let you know if I get to the end and find out. Breakfast: Nourish bread and almond butter Lunch: Thai steak salad I decided to skip grocery shopping and clean out every single thing we have in the fridge before Thanksgiving, which unfortunately meant my lunch salad was made with some odds and ends of lettuce.  But you know what? It was so good… Read more >

I’m posting Saturday’s dinner before I recap Friday because I need to get the word out about this raw taco “meat” I made. It is so crazy delicious it is almost unbelievable that it’s made with walnuts. I’ve been craving veggies and meat-less meals lately and figured it may be a good idea to keep things nice and wholesome leading up to the big feast on Thursday. I’ve never made walnut “meat” before, but I’ve seen plenty of recipes floating around the interwebs.  I also have this Raw Food book that is my go-to for… Read more >