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The weekly menu

I promised to make Kyle whatever he wanted on Father’s Day, and of course he requested this chopped BLT salad (a staple in our rotation).  But then we were feeling a little blah about our meat consumption after the weekend at the vineyard (ribs for dinner and bacon for breakfast) so we pushed it to Monday night’s dinner instead of Sunday. Still ate outside and made a relaxing night of it, even though it was a work day.  P had a deconstructed version of the meal (minus the cheese) and demolished the bacon first.  OF. COURSE…. Read more >

P is for pitaya

We’ve developed a little obsession over here in the hippie household.  At least, pacman and I have. Pitaya is all the rage.  Just ask my taste buds.  And my son’s. P’s pitaya smoothie [vegan, soy free, nut free, dairy free, seed free] Ingredients: 3/4 cup coconut milk 1 pitaya plus packet 2-3 kale leaves 1/2 banana 1 tsp agave / maple syrup / honey (optional) Directions: Blend until smooth.  Slurp. My guy loves smoothies, but this was devoured in seconds.  Like, instantly vanished.  Clearly he enjoyed the pitaya flavor because I’ve used similar combos with… Read more >

Gimbal’s candy is allergy free and delicious

Ok, this may seem odd given the way most of you know me (through the blog, not in real life) which means you only know what I’ve shared since 2007 or whenever I started this thing.  Buuuuuuut…I used to eat candy as a meal.  The bulk bin stuff, sweet and sour and sugar coated…the more neon the better and that’s the truth.  Sometimes I’d have candy for both lunch and dinner.  Of the same day. I single handedly kept the Ackerman candy store in business…and Ralph’s candy aisle with the bulk bins?  That was my home.  For reals.  I wish… Read more >

Father’s Day weekend

How precious are these moments. We went to the Windsor hot air balloon festival this weekend and opted to stay at the vineyard on Saturday night so we’d be close for the 5 am start time.  Obviously we were nowhere near that early to arrive (thank goodness!!) but we definitely didn’t do proper research because by the time we got there, it was kinda done-zo.  Still we had a (chilly) breakfast picnic with our friends and that made it a special enough start to Father’s Day. Let’s see, what we have here…banana bread, coconut flour pancakes,… Read more >

The weekly menu

Grill master here!  Woot woot! Since Kyle was out of town last weekend I was left to my own devices for dinner, so when Pattycakes requested BBQ chicken I thought “sure! it’s high time I try to grill on my own!” And so grill I did.  P kept me company in the baby pool while I did my thing.  I used this rub again because if it aint broke, right? Chile lime chicken is where it’s at, yo!  I sent Kyle and my dad pics because I was so proud.  It was perfect!  The middle… Read more >