My Bold Birthday Request: What Would You do With 20 seconds of Insane Courage?
It’s just about 10 o’clock at night. In 2 hours time, the clock with strike midnight and I will flee from the ball, run down the stairs, loose my shoe but have to keep running… Wait…that’s not right… In all seriousness, midnight does hold significance for me today. It marks the end of an era: […]
Yam Veggie Chili
Last week was a long week. Good – great, actually. But long. So when I came home from work last Friday night, I opened a bottle of good red wine (not something I often do), and poured myself a glass. Then I poured myself another. I wouldn’t usually encourage drinking and using sharp objects, knives […]
GF Chia Seeds Meet Homemade Granola Bars
I read about chia seeds in Vegetarian Times magazine last month. “Hm,” I thought to myself, intrigued. But not yet intrigued enough to go out and get some. My friend Steve told me about a shake he made with kale and chia seeds last week with his new vitamix. Once I suppressed the jealousy (I […]
GF Brownies, Pressed Juicery and the Makings of a Bakesale.
Last Saturday morning started like most other Saturdays do: Ted springs out of bed at 6:30am, bright eyed and bushy tailed. I curse him through clenched teeth and closed eyes. 6:30am? Really? Where does the energy come from? My bitterness is exactly what you think it is: jealousy. Would that I could have so much […]
Mom.
Dear mom, I’m sorry about that time I bit Jillian’s foot. She was just so cute, I couldn’t help myself! The shriek she let out in utter disbelief let me know that what I had just done was wrong. Very wrong. You ran into the room picked her up, rocked her, and asked me what […]
A new Perspective on Breakfast: Steel Cut Oatmeal
Breakfast has always been my favorite meal of the day. When my alarm would go off at 5:50am during my high school years, I would drag my groggy self out of be, get dressed, and head down to the breakfast table for a big bowl of cereal. Mmmm, mmmm, good! I loved any kind of […]
