Time slipped away there a bit…as it is wont to do…and now I’m back to being a week or more behind… Sigh. Prioritizing the blog is obvs not possible and most of the time I don’t even think about it when I’m busy doing everything else, but I miss it juuuuust enough to attempt to play catch up and pop in. It’s important to have some kind of outlet when the rest of your life is chaos. I had 2.5 hours without kids yesterday and I have never been so productive (which is saying a… Read more >

We goin’ a little crazy over here! Can you tell Kyle’s been gone a bit longer than usual??? My wordpress account made me log back in because it had been so long and I have a camera roll full of kiddo selfies from the 5-7 pm hours. You do the math. Honestly though, when you are stuck inside and solo parenting, wellllllll….it can make a normally semi-sane person go a little bonkers!!! People ask me if it’s hard when he travels and of COURSE it is, but at the same time, I like being a… Read more >

I’ve been working up the nerve to make this. Instant Seitan (aka vegan wheat meat) Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups vital wheat gluten 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 1/2 teaspoon of thyme 1/2 teaspoon oregano 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup vegetable broth (may need a bit more) 2 tbsp tamari 2 tsp liquid smoke 1 tsp toasted sesame oil 1 tsp Annie’s vegan Worcestershire sauce 1 cup broth (for bottom of instant pot) Directions: Combine liquids in a large bowl, then add the vital wheat gluten, nutritional yeast and dried herbs. Mix together (kneading) until dough ball… Read more >

Kyle was out of town, so we kept things low key for the Super Bowl. In anticipation of ALL THE CHIPS, I made us veggie packed lunches. The kids had roasted cauli and potatoes with chickpeas, all made from scratch that morning, and then I had leftover rice and lentil salad with kale massaged in a lemon vinaigrette. Because when you have friends with a lemon tree… You get gifted ALL THE LEMONS. What a snooze of a game huh?? They danced to the half time show, but I was very underwhelmed by it all…. Read more >

When you have pears about to turn into mush…you let them turn into mush in some steel cut oats. With cardamom and vanilla and coconut milk. It was a pretty dreamy breakfast. Lunch was Thai themed with the last bit of my Nugget sesame dressing, leftover roasted root veggies, kale and leaf lettuce, salty almonds, avo and cilantro. Then I added a bunch of kettle Korean BBQ chips for extra crunch which was the best topping ever. The kids saw me eating them and asked for some too, so I gave them some thinking they… Read more >