I’m happy to report I successfully used the mandolin without slicing my fingers off. I’ve been waiting to use these watermelon radishes and had nothing in mind, but then I went to make my favorite Thai kale salad and realized I didn’t have anymore roasted butternut squash or sweet potatoes on hand. Doh! I couldn’t have a salad with fewer than four ingreds! It was a nice twist on my usual…I loved the spicy kick of the radishes. These watermelon ones aren’t too intense. And thanks to the mellow creamy avo and crunchy salty peanuts,… Read more >

Every once in a while I think we (I) could go back to being vegan no problem. I love vegan food and am quite content eating heaps of veggies all day long, but I go through phases where I want salmon at every meal, too, so perhaps I should just forget labels and continue to eat how I am. Lots of vegan meals with some animals products here and there. I had a vision for this produce and it came out exactly how I had hoped. Gorgeous, no? Cast iron pots make me feel fuzzy… Read more >

V has to bring in something for the letter of the week and they were on “i” last week and she wanted to bring in “ice cream” so I decided to make that into a craft rather than send her to school with a frozen carton. It turned into something that occupied them for the entire afternoon! I love when arts and crafts work out like that for both kids (because he’s usually content to pour over something for hours on end, but she’s not quite there yet). That’s completely unrelated to this post, but… Read more >