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 >

We are plugging away over here…I’m making a list of things to do over Christmas break and I’m actually really excited about it.  I’m sure I’ll be dying for the kids to return to school once we are a week in, but for now the idea of family time has me feeling the holiday spirit.  I took a little break from my kale salad thanks to the sheet of roasted Brussels sprouts I had burning a hole in my fridge.  I had prepped a whole extra batch just for myself.  Look at me go! I… Read more >