Nesting. Sleeping. Crying. Urgency. Anxiousness. Peace. Excitement. Anticipation. Preparation. Busy. Accomplished. Tired. Tired. Awake. Full. Complete. The third trimester of pregnancy is intense and magical all at once. Your baby has grown to fill you up, and just when you think they can’t grow any more, they do. A big stretch reaches from ribs to [...]
Historically, the second trimester for me means early summer. I’m feeling good, the weather isn’t too miserable yet, the belly is rounding out from early pregnancy bloat, and by the middle to end of it people are already asking if I’m due any day. The upside to that is a great big pregnant belly can [...]
As Spring rolls around, I have been reminiscing about those two pink lines I saw two years ago, who now runs around with pink pigtails and dirt on her toes. Blogging here was therapeutic and a good distraction as I navigated nausea and toddlers and generally tried to avoid thinking about how in the world [...]
Since I’ve had such great success with Bob’s Red Mill’s pancake mix and Namaste’s Pancake and Waffle Mix, I thought I was on a roll when I grabbed the All Purpose Gluten Free Baking Mix, also from good ol’ Bob. The bag says 1:1 replacement for regular flour in any recipe, so I took that [...]
Just about every year, we go to my inlaws for Thanksgiving. Usually, we have very little to do with the menu, but this year it will be more “potluck” style. We are bringing the sides, which is exciting and terrifying all at once. On one hand, it gives us the freedom to make sides that [...]
Growing up, New Year’s Eve was always marked with a big pot of black eyed peas. Most of my family said they loved it, but we never had it any other time of the year, so I’m not sure I buy that. As a pastor’s family, most of the time we were at a big [...]
It might be time for a rice cooker again. If I am paying attention, I’m not too shabby at making rice on the stove. But, come on, how often am I paying attention to just one thing? Result: My brown rice with miso was more like..blackened brown rice with miso. There was a hint of [...]
More and more, eggs are becoming a favorite of mine. With some every week from the CSA and a decent supply at the Farmer’s Market and local healthfood store, I’m feeling pretty good about the quality, too. I know it’s not very vegan of me, but I’m glad there are eggs available that are [...]
I’m digging this curry thing. I don’t know where these spices have been all my life. This one has curry spices mixed up in a dressing and poured over rice. It is supposed to have raisins and cilantro, too, but I’ll have to come back to this to tell you how that goes. Seems like there’s [...]
It’s that time again…my favorite. Meal planning. The time when I alternate staring at the laptop and cookbooks and decide what I’m going to aspire to cook. It’s almost as good as the time(s) when I realize I’ve completely forgotten to check it and have to wing it for dinner anyway. What’s super crazy about [...]
