New year, new you! [JK] Same oats, same me. With nectarine chia jam on top. This was actually the last breakfast of 2018. We had no plans on the 31st, but then we wound up at a friends’ house for a “noon year party”, which I’d never heard of, but is apparently a thing. It was great! The kids ate chili and we came home after doing a fake countdown at noon. There were beads and blowers involved too, so you know it was a hit. I wanted to make a “fancy” dinner since we… Read more >
We went to Tahoe for the day and didn’t get home until just before dinnertime, so I figured something easy would be ideal. Rotisserie chicken for the win! With two DELISH veggie sides. For the squash I made a miso maple butter (Earth Balance) to paint all over the wedges of acorn squash. It was Kyle’s request – he wanted a honey butter and I took that request and ran with it. I mixed equal parts miso and Earth Balance (~2 tbsp) and then ~1 tbsp of maple syrup and then brushed it on the… Read more >
I made a massive batch of this vegan white bean korma for my sissie and then made another batch right after for us. The kids loooooved it and it made enough for them to have the leftovers the next day for lunch. I couldn’t find candied nuts so I made some. We are RACING through the second loaf of persimmon walnut bread. Before leaving my home town after the holidays I swung by WF to get a massive tub of my faaaavorite rice and kale salad. It lasted two and a half glorious meals. Imperfect… Read more >
Our family tradition for the 24th has been to go out to brunch, but since the day fell on a Monday, many options were closed. We had persimmon walnut bread for breakfast (I sliced it from the other end and the texture was perfect since it was properly cooled and not still steaming hot!), and instead ended up going out to lunch at Punch Bowl Social, a place we’ve been eyeing for a while. There are several locations, but the Sac location is relatively new. It’s like a restaurant/bar with all kinds of fun games… Read more >
I feel like I could do an entire post on Elise’s Christmas chocolate…because Santa knows me well… Which is basically the best sentence I could ever write. I just love chocolate. If I had my way, dessert would replace dinner on most nights. But since I am attempting to demonstrate healthy balanced habits for my children, I won’t go there… š The Lake Champlain chocolate Santa above was a gift from our neighbor. He gave them to the kids, but Kyle and I stole them. Because we are the best parents ever, obviously. It was… Read more >