It’s 9 pm and usually I’d be heading to bed but I can’t turn off the news.  I think I may be up all night. My heart rate is sky high.  There’s only so much chocolate can do.  So I guess I will multi task and share some pics.  Food as a means of comforting?  YEP. Cashew hollandaise don’t mind if I do. Sooooo, these avocado and quinoa fritters were good but I’m not sure if they were worth the time and energy it took to make them. They are from this cookbook, A Modern… Read more >

Kyle and I skipped town for the weekend to celebrate my birthday.  It was an epic trip in so many ways.  P and V stayed with my parents and had a ball…I’m not sure who was more delighted, my parents or the kiddos, but that certainly made it easy to leave them. This was the first time we were away (overnight!) from them and so we took advantage and maximized our vacay…priority one: relaxation. Sleep, pool, book, massage, sleep.  Heaven. We got some bomb food too because, duh, that’s what you DO when you travel! On… Read more >

I know strawberry season is coming to a close, but as long as Costco is carrying organic berries for cheap, I’m going to keep on buying them… This “pudding” tastes a little bit like soy yogurt but not as sweet because I’m strict when it comes to sugary things in our house.  I want the kids’ taste buds to be un-warped as long as possible.  Fruit is as sweet as it gets.  However, in order to make this taste different than pureed soybeans, you need a little maple syrup.  A little is fine. Strawberry Chia Pudding Ingredients:… Read more >

This is a recipe for… Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Texted to me by a friend, who got it from a friend, who got it from a cookbook, who got it from Rustic Bakery in Larkspur. Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 large butternut squash, halved and seeded 3/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper 6 cloves garlic (I omitted) 4 thyme sprigs 3 tbsp butter (I used olive oil) 1 large yellow onion, chopped 3 shallots (I used 2 tbsp shallot infused olive oil instead) 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock 1/4 cup heavy cream… Read more >

I’m not a naturally laid back person (every family member reading right now is laughing at the obviousness of that statement) but I really try to keep my anxiety in check.  When it comes to having people over for meals – something I wish came easily to me – I definitely have to prep like crazy to make it fun for me in the moment.  Otherwise I’m just running all the disaster case scenarios through my mind, rather than enjoying company.  This may seem confusing since I’m very social and love hanging out with friends… Read more >