We got to go to a classroom open house kind of thing after school last week and he showed off all the amazing things he’s been learning.  It blows me away every day how quickly he is picking up another language.  El dice “quiero ser un cientifico.”  The cookie exchange I had with my friends was a huge hit and even though my cookies were not the favorites, they were still quite good.  I adapted a recipe from the Nugget Winter catalog to make it gluten and dairy free.   Matcha Almond Shortbread with Chipotle Chocolate… Read more >

So now that I got the major drama out of the way, I’m going to share the recipe for that salad I made on the night of all nights.  I used two of the tangerines I had picked from the backyard earlier to make the dressing.  I wanted something light and citrusy that wouldn’t distract from the rest of the ingreds.  I was so excited to use the kale that had just arrived in my imperfect produce box.   I hadn’t been sure if it would arrive in time for dinner that night since the window for… Read more >

YOU GUYS. I’m so so far behind.  Life just really took it up a notch this past week.   Or am I two weeks behind now?  There’s no real way to catch up.  Personal responsibilities aside, we have had some extra craziness lately.  But we are all good now and life is cruising along with only a week left until Christmas! So how to recap a dozen-ish jam packed days?  No way man.  Here are some highlights.  LOOOOOVED my first imperfect produce box.  I will tell you more about it later.  It’s not sponsored or anything,… Read more >

My friend recommended this recipe for Thai coconut curry meatballs to me (I think she went to college with the blogger) and I added to the weekly menu asap.   They were SO good!  Everyone was a fan.  I made rice to go with them, but served them over leftover spaghetti squash for myself.  It felt weird to buy basil offseason, and I was half expecting to omit it thinking I wouldn’t be able to find it at the store, but I was wrong.  Plus, it was on sale!  I swapped in a shallot for the… Read more >

Just an average cruciferous haul – not too much, not too little.  It will probably last a week (ish), which is perfect because I just signed up for imperfect produce!!  I’m so excited that this company is finally delivering to Davis!  Not only do they reduce food waste by giving a home to less attractive fruit and veggies, but they don’t do any other packaging, so it’s truly minimalist farm to doorstep.  I get to login to the website later to customize my order (add more of things I want and remove things I don’t).  Since… Read more >