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Mickey magic

The kids had no idea where we were going for Spring break, until the morning that we left…when I presented them with Mickey Mouse pancakes and asked them where they thought we were going!? They both guessed DISNEYLAND right away! I was so impressed. How do they even know about Disneyland???? I mean, yes, we have been once before (two years ago), so it’s not like they’ve never heard of it, but still…it’s hardly on their radar. We have never discussed it, and they don’t have friends who have gone recently, so it must just… Read more >

Spring salad with quinoa and strawberries

If it’s Spring where you are, then (a) lucky you and (b) I have something for you to make! I keep thinking we are finally finallllly out of Winter here, but we keep having these cold/rainy storms pass through. It’s a bummer, but I’m definitely living it up when the sun does come out long enough to allow for some outside time. It’s funny how 60 degrees at the end of Winter is so different than 60 degrees at the end of Fall. My perspective is so warped after sucking it up through bike rides… Read more >

How Not to Pie

Strawberries kinda took over the last post, so here are some of the other meals I (we) had last week. OK, OKAYYYY I will post more than vegan Winter salads šŸ˜› Legit had no plans for dinner and found everything I needed for this in the freezer or pantry. INCLUDING the avocado… Which I thawed and made into guacamole because the color was looking mighty suspect before I added in salsa. The kids would have given it major side eye. And for the record, I’m not sure I can fully endorse the use of frozen… Read more >

Birthdays and berries

We just got back from an EPICALLY awesome vacation, but before I recap our adventures, I have to first touch on some of the fun we had during the week in between. Last I left off…we had returned from LA and were trying to get our lives back together…it was sunny for a second, which was AMAZING, but then it rained again for the rest of the week. Lame. First off, Kyle had to head right back to LA for work…pretty sure he’s seen enough of the I-5 this year and it’s only just starting…… Read more >

#halftheplate

I have a ton of food photos. Maybe some of these will give you some meal inspo! Warning: there are a lot of salads. Have you heard of the #halftheplate challenge? It’s easy peasy if you love veggies. The idea is to make half of your plate (at whatever meal) comprised of fruit and vegetables. The one hard one is breakfast, but spring and summer should make it easier if you are into juice and/or smoothies. They’re basically all fruit anyway, so you’ll hardly notice some greens thrown in…and then boom, you get a massive… Read more >