I thought this was going to be the last tomato harvest but I was wrong… A few days after picking all of these I went to rip out the plant… I TOLD YOU it is taking over the yard!  It’s a monster! Only then the forecast changed and there’s not supposed to be any rain now.  WOMP WOMP.  Not that I’m complaining about the rain going away.  That part is fine by me. So I picked another 3 pints. And made two more jars of creamy vegan vodka sauce to freeze. It’s all stuff I… Read more >

Foodie girls night! The only way I can go out these days is with my girlfriends because we don’t have a babysitter.  Ugh.  I could write a essay about why we don’t have anyone to watch our kids, but the reality is I’m just making excuses for not making it a priority.  The kids have attachment issues so it’s not for lack of recommendations…blah.  We were doing okay for a while (omg I just looked it up and it was last winter!).  We went out a few times over the span of a few months… Read more >

Let’s get this pesto party started! First up, butternut noodles with arugula, baked salmon, pesto, and manchego. About the manchego… I am still enjoying the cheeses from the Costco sampler I got.  It has proved to be a very economical purchase.  And to think I hemmed and hawed about it for AN ETERNITY before Kyle grabbed it from me and threw it in the cart. I’m going to go all out of order with meals in the interest of continuing to showcase some things I’ve done with the cheese. For two of my lunches this… Read more >

I’ve got a “what I ate” style post from last week to share.  I left out my coffees and kombuchas though. For breakfast I had a smoothie with frozen berries, frozen banana, coconut milk, and collagen. With a scoop of almond butter on top.  No matter how hard I try to stir the jars throughout the process of eating them, it always seems like the bottom is super dense and dry by the time I get down to it…almost like almond paste.  I don’t really mind, but ideally I’d like the in between smooth-but-not-excessively-drippy texture. … Read more >