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Happy Mother’s Day!  Starbucks run and off we go! I ate this sesame tahini cookie on the way.  They are finally restocking these with regularity at our Nugget.  Fingers crossed it sticks.  I’m doing my part by buying them, that’s for sure.  I’ve gotten one/week this month.  And they seem to be getting bigger!!!  No complaints there!  I seriously love these. Nugget is also carrying more flavors of Sugar Plum’s vegan and grain free cookies lately, so I guess they are finally stepping up to the plate with the void that WF left (in my… Read more >

Is there anything better than the weekend?  Family time is the best time.  I’m sorry to say I am a week behind here on the blog and don’t plan on attempting to catch up.  It’s too much.  I’ll share last Sunday’s eats because I did take photos and they are already uploaded, but after that I think I’ll skip right ahead to this Mother’s Day.  We had a super low key weekend, but kept our tradition of going to Muir Woods alive.  It was our best visit yet!  Ok, I’ll get to that later. Breakfast:… Read more >

I took a photo of my meals! First off, I toasted two slices of this seedy bread. Then added almond butter. I love how melty nut butter gets on warm (HOT!) toasted bread.  I so rarely make the effort to get out the toaster because we keep it in the cabinet, not out on the counter. The only appliances that get face time in the kitchen are the coffee maker and now the instant pot.  Truth be told, I’d prefer the IP to be hidden away too, but it’s so big and I just don’t… Read more >

Up until this week I was the only person in my family who liked eggplant. Ok, full disclosure, I don’t think the kids had ever tried eggplant because KYLE DOESN’T LIKE eggplant, so why would I bother making eggplant? This is why. Anna Jones’ honey and white miso eggplant is why. Guess who likes eggplant now?? Answer: EVERYONE.  Winner winner purple dinner. Something is going on with me…tahini…pesto…fresh herbs…eggplant…I’m obviously in a groove with a certain genre at the moment. I added a step to her recipe because I have read it helps tenderize eggplant… Read more >