You know I wouldn’t return to Davis without a trip to my parents’ Whole Foods right?? So obviously I grabbed the essentials – bulk organic decaf coffee, lemonade kombucha, and my favorite 9  grain kale salad.  I just realized I said this exact same thing two weeks ago when I was last there.  😛 I added candied pecans back at home and had two big bowls full.  I bought enough for another day’s lunch although in reality I wish I could have it every day this week.  It has all kinds of grains – rice, farro,… Read more >

It’s that time of year! The instant pot made this year’s batch of jam incredibly easy!  And hands off!  I barely chopped the fruit and left all the skin on and went to the park while the pressure cooker did it’s thing in a mere 5 minutes.  Then it stayed on warm until I had time to deal with it (after dinner when they were taking baths)! All I did was a quick pulse with the immersion blender and then stir in chia seeds and poured into jars.  SO EASY.  No added sugar.  No heating… Read more >

There were two candles on this cake – one for my dad and one for my “baby” sister.  Someone joined the 30 club!!!  As a birthday present, she got rear ended on the freeway on the way to my parents’ house.  Isn’t that nice!?  Sorry Bee 🙁 It was a super fun weekend for me though, packed with family time and good food. My mom made a gluten free, dairy free chocolate cake, but instead of making the coconut cream frosting we always use she bought the Simple Mills frosting.  She (and I) have noticed… Read more >