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Saturday night was an easy one – sushi!!!! We had birthday parties (yes, plural) and swimming class which took up the whole day so cooking wasn’t happening.  Plus the weather was gorgggggeous, I wanted to be outside not in the kitchen. Sunday we went shopping for the week’s groceries (minus the stuff I got at WF later in the week) but otherwise was a mellow day.  We hit up the park in the late afternoon with some friends but didn’t stay long because Kyle was BBQing our dinner. On the left is perfectly grilled chicken (I… Read more >

During my first pregnancy my love affair with Starbucks kinda fizzled out…I wasn’t drinking much caffeine and then once I was on maternity leave I had no reason (excuse) to swing by the ‘bux on the way to/from work.  Since then it hasn’t really picked up again because we are now completely decaf people (so lame) and most locations don’t keep decaf brewed.  Plus they got rid of my beloved Tazo chai tea (which is caffeinated, but I make exceptions for the content of it in a serving of tea).  Therefore, my options are decaf espresso or pour… Read more >

Oh my gosh!  I had different things for breakfast this week!  Food ruts be gone? I made another paleo loaf this week, which yielded one mini loaf and three muffins (because I don’t have the recommended size loaf pan for the actual recipe). A completely different breakfast for me here – two fried eggs made into a omelet of sorts with spinach and goat’s milk brie folded inside.  And half an avocado on the side. And then my taste buds swung back in the sweet direction.  180 from the above, much?  This pancake had way more… Read more >

This post feels like a sponsored post for Trader Joe’s, but I assure you it is not.  They are kinda awesome though in terms of price and quality.  And we happen to do the majority of our shopping there.  Sure, you could find more local/organic/etc stuff at WFs, but TJs is definitely on their game and does a pretty good job of keeping with the food trends while remaining true to their consumer’s desire for affordable but popular products.  So yeah, as I warned you, this week was heavy on the packaged (semi-pre-made) stuff to assist me in my… Read more >