Last year I put on a bunch of weight. My clothes didn’t fit: even my boots didn’t fit. Worst of all, my face was all puffy and tight-feeling. Then my nutritionist, Cheryl called me. I’ve literally known Cheryl since high school. It’s a really great story, if you’d like to hear it. So in 9th…
Dairy-Free Chocolate Coconut Butter
My kids eat butter-bowls (as I call them) like this ALL the time. 🙂 In the Feeding Kids / Kids’ Favorites section of my book, Easy Paleo Meals I explain how mixing almond butter or sunbutter with water, cocoa or carob (whichever they prefer), a pinch of salt, and a tiny bit of honey is…
Update on Ashley
It’s been a while guys. I don’t think I’ve done a dedicated Ashley update post since January, 2015. (Read all my posts on sweet Ashley HERE.) Of course, I’ve frequently talked about her progress in the chit-chat of recipe posts, but it’s not the same thing as a dedicated post. And as I was working…
Organic Makeup for Teens
There are chemicals in makeup that are known to cause cancer, reproductive harm, and more. We would never EAT so-called “food” with these kinds of chemicals, and our makeup should be no different. Skin is our body’s largest organ. What goes ON your body goes IN your body. You don’t feed your kids food with chemicals in…
Baked Butternut Mac n Cheese
This weekend Zoe insisted that Andy and I go on a date. She is just the best. So thoughtful and compassionate. Not only did she think Andy and I needed a date, but she planned a bunch of activities to do with her sisters while she was babysitting. (Heart melting.) Zoe made Ashley and Ginger booklets…
gluten-free cider donuts
Creating a gluten-free cider donuts recipe has been on my to-do list for years now. I didn’t grow up with them, but Andy loved to eat them (the wheat kind) every fall when he was growing up in New York and Pennsylvania. When we moved to Maryland in 2000 he asked his new co-workers where he…
Garlic & Truffle Oil Herb Roasted Chicken
For such an easy recipe, this Garlic & Truffle Oil Herb Roasted Chicken is beyond delicious. I would be very proud to serve this to company, but it’s also the perfect simple weeknight meal. As someone I love once said, “I want to take a bath in that sauce!” Never has food photography been so…
Dairy-Free Smoothie Bowl
I know smoothie bowls are super in right now, but I’ve been drinking my smoothies with a (stainless steel) straw for so long now that I don’t think I ever would have tried a smoothie bowl if it hadn’t been for Spunky Ginger. No, my 5 year old isn’t hip to trends, she thought of…
CVS is selling Healthy Foods!
I have some really exciting news for you guys! You know CVS, right? Well they contacted me recently and wanted to know if I would help them spread the word that they are carrying a whole bunch of healthy food. They rattled off a ton of brands that we love, so I was intrigued. They sent…
Lemon Cream Jello
I used to be so perplexed by my friends who said they were busy. Days would go by where we didn’t even drive anywhere. We went for walks, sometimes to the coffee shop (which was the only thing in walking distance, not a bad thing!), but otherwise we stayed home cooking, crafting, dancing, project-working. It…