Everyone says the holidays are so much better through a child’s eyes but it’s absolutely true. I feel so cliché, but my first Christmas as a mom was just about the best one I’ve ever had. The other cliché about kids enjoying the wrapping more than the actual present is also 100% accurate. Tissue paper > anything and everything. Last weekend, Kyle and I celebrated our own holiday with just the three of us here in Davis on Sunday. Santa came and filled our stockings and we exchanged our gifts to each other. … Read more >
Elise
December 27, 2013
almonds, chocolate, eggs, goat cheese, hummus, Mary's Gone Crackers, potatoes, salmon, tofurkybaby
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I go back and forth in terms of breakfast cravings – sweet or savory. I love quick breads (especially this banana bread), but when I want a savory breakfast I’m torn. For some weird reason, the idea of making a savory quick bread never occurred to me. Why not? There are veggie muffins and stratas and the likes, so why not a savory quick bread?!? Duh, right? I totally almost messed this guy up. I forgot the egg the first time around (fortunately before it went into the oven, but not before I had… Read more >
Elise
December 26, 2013
cornmeal, eggs, goat cheese, kale, kefirrecipe
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From Davis, it’s not too long of a car ride to Lake Tahoe! And since we left straight from swim lessons (again!), we had a sleepy babe for 80% of the ride. Once we got to the cabin, it was time to relax. 🙂 Ok, first unpack, then relax. Food much? You’d think we were packing to feed an army for a month. But it was really just Thursday through Sunday (celebrating an early Christmas with Kyle’s side of the family). Guess what’s in those plastic boxes!?! SIX (!!) different kinds of… Read more >
Elise
December 18, 2013
avocado, banana, chocolate, dessert, eggs, goat cheese, mexican food, nuts, pasta, pesto, potatoes, pumpkin, root veggies, squash
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Swim lessons always wear P out so I timed the 50 minute drive to my parents’ house accordingly. We left straight from the pool in Davis and patty-cakes slept the ENTIRE drive (!!!). He hates car rides nowadays so this was huge. I even took advantage of the drive thru Starbucks in Dixon. 🙂 After hanging out with my mom for a bit I made some lunch with leftovers in their fridge. My sister came over later and then I picked Kyle up from the Lafayette BART station and we got things going for dinner…. Read more >
Elise
December 10, 2013
avocado, big salad, chocolate, dessert, eggs, goat cheese, nuts, potatoes, root veggiesrecipe
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This is a small snack. The “before” photo is so clean. Let me tell you, persimmons make one hell of an “after” photo. Like a blood bath! Naps are complicated. When they happen, I’m on cloud 9. Lunch in peace and quiet. That’s nearly a whole bag of TJ’s lacinato kale by the way. Tossed with quinoa and coated in creamy broccoli soup. We put up our tree and hung our stockings. P loves all of it. He says “de” and points to all the things. He wants to communicate so badly. I… Read more >
Elise
December 9, 2013
banana, broccoli, brussels sprouts, eggs, fresh n nova, hummus, kale, mexican food, peanut butter, quinoa, soup, tempeh, tofurky
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