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Sunwarrior protein powder bark

I have a new favorite (easy) bark recipe… It only has TWO ingredients!!! Chocolate? Check! Coconut?  Check? AND PROTEIN! Wait protein?  So maybe you’re thinking these two worlds shouldn’t mingle…like who wants dessert to try to be healthy??  I hear you.  Make no mistake, this is not something you’ll find on your family’s holiday spread.  But you don’t need butter and sugar to make a yummy after dinner treat.  Exhibit A… I know I have been all up in the protein powder lately, but this one is THE BEST CHOCOLATE flavor.  I mean it.  It’s flavor is unparalleled…. Read more >

The weekly menu

How about I just jump right in.  Dinners! Kyle manned the grill last Sunday and did salmon.  This was the last of the bulk salmon I bought and vacuum sealed and it was still just as good as the first portion.  Shocker of all shockers, there were leftovers!  First time I’ve ever UNDER estimated pacman’s appetite. I roasted red potatoes and made a corn salad which was basically a deconstructed version of a classic Mexican street corn.  This one but with goat feta instead. The second surprise of the meal was that P ate potatoes!!  Lots of them, no… Read more >

Allergy trial [update]

I’ve been trying to find a way to write this in order to maintain privacy for P but still share enough details to be helpful for other allergy moms.  It’s a fine line, which is why it has taken me so long to post.  But I know other people find the allergy posts to be some of the most useful so here’s the latest. Last week we went to Stanford for a screening.  Ok, let me back up.  Months ago I read this article and immediately reached out to the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy Research… Read more >

Preparing a toddler for the hospital

My son is very similar to me in that he likes to be prepared and know what’s coming.  New experiences are more easily tolerated when he is warned about potential change so he feels in control and like he knows what’s coming.  To that end, there are a number of ways we prepared P for his allergy trials and I thought some of it may be helpful for other parents.  Pick and choose what pertains to you and your experience as you need, these are all just ideas. Read books about doctor’s visits and hospitalizations: Some of our favorites include… Read more >

A fritter link

I just made this recipe for zucchini fritters (but tweaked to make allergy friendly per usual) and OMG you all must make them. Naturally I fried them in bacon fat because why not?  So that kinda put them over the top.  Do it. The only other changes I made were: swapping gluten free all purpose flour for wheat flour including coconut aminos (instead of soy sauce) in the batter directly (and omitting the dipping sauce) nixing the chives P was my sous chef and we both sampled the final product liberally before wrapping the rest for later.  Mmmmm.