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Just some random photos from the week that made me happy.   I brought this Tiger Salad to a BBQ on Saturday (only I nixed the sesame for allergen purposes). I love my mandolin for slicing cukes!  It’s so fast and fun to take down a whole vegetable in seconds. Mama snuggles. In a clockwise fashion: massive salad with hemp seeds and all the veggies; cake farewell; banana bread; 105 degree weather treats. Buying massive amounts of bananas at Costco certainly has it’s perks. Chard from the garden, stays fresh in my vejibag. Top dog. Getting in… Read more >

This week we made two big steps for Patty-cakes’ plant based eating and I am very excited.  I made a batch of roasted chickpeas – which the little dude ate singlehandedly over the course of the week.  I also got up the nerve to try sunflower seeds (I’d tried an oral sunflower oil challenge previously and no reaction, likewise I tried superficially testing him by placing a dab of sun butter on his wrist and no reaction), which have become an easy favorite.  He loves the seeds a ton and is neutral on the beans, but will… Read more >

Thanks to the 4th this felt like a really short week.  I love when weekends are almost as long as the week.  Kyle was gone for work last week and he left again today so I cherish the weekend time mucho mucho. How adorable are these two. It’s like my baby turned into a toddler overnight.  I know every parent on the planet says that, but still!  He’s a blur on film.    My family came for the 4th of July and we went to Crepeville for lunch.  It gave us a great view of the… Read more >