You see this? This is the look of an empty grocery cart. My mom came on Thursday to give me an extra hand and after P was down for a nap I left her with a full and happy V and went off to TJs on a solo trip. The luxury!! It was so fast! Just getting in and out of the car alone was like moving at warp speed. Amazing. But before that shopping trip I had minimal groceries in the house with which to work (since we had just returned from LA at… Read more >
My birthday was drawn out over the end of the month and I didn’t hate it. I still have chocolate and cake coming at me from all angles and I’m totally kidding myself when I think it would be good to get “back on track” with my sweet tooth. Ummm, no it wouldn’t! Life it too short to skip dessert. I love my evening routine with Kyle. Once the kids are down we go in the hot tub and chat about our day and just relax until 8 o’clock-ish. Then it’s dessert and TV time. If it’s… Read more >
I realize the zucchini game is coming to a close but (a) nor cal hasn’t gotten the memo and (b) this is such a good recipe it’s ok to hold off on the pumpkin for one more week in lieu of this summer squash recipe. Zucchini Breakfast Cakes [peanut free, dairy free, gluten free, soy free] Ingredients: 1 zucchini, shredded (~1 cup) 1 egg 1/4 cup coconut oil 1/4 cup NuNaturals oat fiber 1/3 – 1/2 cup NuNaturals stevia more fiber baking blend 1 cup almond flour 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 2-3 tbsp… Read more >
I have been living a #treatyoself week and while I’m loving it, I’m also ready to clean things up a bit and reign in my portions. Appearances aren’t everything. Anyway, it’s my birthday, so I am just gonna soak it up a little bit longer. I made the above cake for myself…and then there was this one (below) that my mom made for me. Is that not the most gorgeous thing ever! After my first slice, I licked the extra frosting clean. Then I was buzzing quite a bit. Sugarrrrrrr. In other dessert news, my g-ma shared… Read more >
I know it’s hard to believe, but… My g-ma turned 90 yesterday. She acts like she’s decades younger so it’s kinda crazy. We drove to LA to celebrate this weekend. PARTY TIME!!!! I wish we could have made the visit longer, but it flew by way too fast. We left first thing Friday morning. I was so proud of us for getting loaded up and off by 7:30 am! But it didn’t actually matter in the end because we had to stop so frequently for nursing, eating, toileting, etc. Having a recently potty trained toddler… Read more >