I have just returned from Iowa! Did ya miss me? Did ya happen to see a 5 month pregnant woman running through the Atlanta airport last night in an effort to catch her connecting flight back to New York on time? If you did, let’s just pretend that wasn’t me. No, instead let’s chat about … Read more
Birds of a Feather. In Iowa. Eating Black Bean Brownies.
February 4th, 2012 | Posted by in Short or Sweet - (7 Comments)This week, the girls and I found ourselves in front of a Vitamix blender demonstration at Wegmans. As I slurped down the scary delicious “Carrot Cake Sorbet” sample that Vitamix Demo Man handed me, I immediately began wishing I had an extra $500 bucks laying around to buy this miracle machine that did something amazing … Read more
It’s Saturday. And at the moment, I am home alone. The kids are out, the husband is out, I am in. With the house cleared out, I opted for a few of my favorite things. I tested out my knee with a short run (3 pain free miles + 1 naggy mile) on a cool, … Read more
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. -Chinese Proverb That’s great, but we’re not going to talk about fish today. We’re going to talk about cookies. One of the best things that happens when you learn how to … Read more
On the weekends, I’m apt to be a bit less motivated to cook and a bit more motivated to goof around. Instead of attempting to go out to eat and playing the Kids in a Restaurant game (wheeeeee!) – sometimes it’s a lot easier (and arguably more enjoyable) to hit up the grocery store and … Read more
Let’s not call her the picky one. No, let’s call her my muse. A source of inspiration. A fruit and vegetable avoiding force to be reckoned with. See, I can make a fruit smoothie for Ava – no problem. Frozen strawberries, frozen blueberries, banana, a couple glugs of almond milk. Sounds good, right? For Ava, … Read more
I’d love to be able to tell you that my kids are vegetable chow hounds. I have blog with “vegetables” and “kids” in the tag line after all, shouldn’t it follow that I get to tell tales of my little posse begging for broccoli, beans and beets? Shouldn’t I be writing posts about how easy … Read more
Recipe for an hour of peace and quiet. Ingredients: 3/4 c Arrowhead Mills Organic popcorn 2 Tbsp butter, melted 1 tsp salt Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale Directions: Pop popcorn in your ancient air popper from the 1980′s, top with melted butter and salt. Insert Barbie DVD into laptop, plop two small children in pajamas (or … Read more
The holidays are over. We have moved into our new house and are mostly settled. A formal complaint was filed yesterday over the lack of home cooked meals and several informal complaints have also been filed over the lack of regular posts in recent weeks as well. It would appear that I am officially out … Read more
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