This is going to be a micro post because I just wanted to share that TJs is now selling fresh spiralized veggie noodles!  Above is the butternut squash!  Yay!!!  Now I have one fewer thing to whine about WF carrying and nobody else (so that’s good news for everyone). They also have sweet potato and zucchini, which I haven’t tried yet, but I’ll be curious to see how they differ from the frozen ones they already sell.  In any event.  Get your hands on them and try this yummy little dish I threw together. While… Read more >

I don’t know if other people do this, but I took a photo of the tag on one of the salads at the Nugget prepared foods section because I knew it was something I could make on my own (maybe even better?).  Well, it took me a week or two, but I finally made it.  And it was really good! The original recipe had farro with arugula, peas, zucchini, and some kind of honey dressing.  You can see the tag below. No idea what country honey dressing is, but I figured a simple lemon vinaigrette… Read more >

After our awesome start to the weekend I felt pretty tired and lazed the rest of Saturday away in sweats.  It was pretty great to be honest.  I don’t usually let myself do that kind of thing (always trying to be hyper productive on the weekends when I have extra eyes on the kids), but I was really zapped of all my energy and gave myself the grace to just be. This lunch rocked my socks.  Like, ROCKED.  I want to make it again asap.  First I massaged both curly and dino kale in Nugget’s… Read more >

I could pretend this frothy iced java was purposeful, but the truth is that I got distracted and my coffee got cold and then by the time I came back to it I was ready for a colder bevy.  So I added ice and blended it and voila!  Coconut milk tastes better blended into a cold drink in my opinion.  Actually it tastes the same, but the texture is better when it is blended because when it’s hot it form oil slicks on the surface.  I don’t generally have a problem with this, but I’m not… Read more >

Let’s just be honest about this right up front…my breakfast was actually a dessert.  Just want to be clear.  😛   [They are leftover peanut butter and chocolate chip oatmeal cookies from our first MOPS meeting of the year and they were GOOOOOOOOD]. I had approximately 65 carrots while making lunch because I was sooo hungry. Ever since the kids started school I’ve been doing longer workouts and my appetite hasn’t caught up.  I have always eaten lunch after the kids are done with theirs and all squared away with quiet time (or naps) because I like… Read more >