Summer time and the living’s easy… I had an identity crisis on Wednesday when I was BY MYSELF for 2 hours in the middle of the day.  Kid free. Ok, I will back up. For the first time in all of my time momming, both kids are drop off eligible for camps that are at the same time!  His was from 9-2 and hers was from 1030-1230.  I wasn’t sure how they would do but it was easy peasy, no separation issues at all!  [FYI that’s still rare for us, even at places like church… Read more >

No sweetener needed for these oats – just a super ripe banana and a huuuuuge amount of plum chia jam. Stone fruit season is when I start adding gobs of fruit puree to everything I can in place of sugar.  Pancake batter, oats, etc.  And yet I still haven’t worked up the nerve to try flavoring my kombucha with actual fruit. I feel like my ginger and lemon ones are so solid, why risk messing it up, but now that we have 100 nectarines that are ripening all at once, I’m thinking about it…  However… Read more >

Cooking class captivation.  The Funny Little Woman was the story that went along with this week’s tasty tale lesson at the co-op kitchen. Then they made sweet and savory onigiri!  The savory ones were stuffed with two different vegetarian fillings – Japanese sweet potatoes with miso and mushrooms with tamari.  And the sweet ones were filled with mango. And then they rolled them in furikake and/or held them with seaweed wrappers to enjoy. Needless to say, there were no leftovers to take home for my kids.  😛 Here’s the recipe for sushi rice and instructions… Read more >

I’m pretty sure this is why the instant pot was invented. This tasted like it was simmered for hours over the oven.  With creamy cashews that were soaked for a day and pureed into smooth milky heaven.  But none of that happened.  In fact, it only took 20 minutes of hands on time at the most. Creamy Tomato Soup / Vegan Vodka Sauce Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp garlic infused olive oil (or 1 tsp minced garlic) 4 oz chopped mushrooms 1 small yellow onion, diced 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 2… Read more >