Well, y’all, I’m bushed. My whole life I’ve been a city girl, but now I think I’m finally getting my stripes as a full-fledged country girl! And let me tell you – it is exhausting! The last five days I’ve been doing things I never, ever, in a million years, … Continue reading
When I got home from work, it was almost midnight on Sunday. Monday evening, I went out to say “hi” to my garden, and my purple podded pole beans looked beautiful! They finally had some little buds on them. Last night, while watering the garden, I looked at my beans … Continue reading
This is a winner. Simple, classic, fresh, delicious. Remember when I said the farmers at the market gave me some cucumbers last time? Well, I didn’t really know what to do with them. Pre-FPIES, I was never a big veggie eater. If it wasn’t on a pizza or deep-fried, … Continue reading
When I was pregnant with Jed, I was super nervous and excited. I wanted to read everything I could about my growing baby, so I signed up for the BabyCenter weekly pregnancy emails. You know the ones…”your baby is the size of a kumquat and is doing _______”. What it … Continue reading
Well. There’s not much to report about the boys at the moment; Zac seems to have finally finished teething so apricots resume today. He’s also doing well in speech therapy, finally trying to say actual words! So far he’s attempted to say “bottle” (ba ba), “splash” (lah), and “brother” (bubba). … Continue reading
I was all set to share a tutorial on freezing cauliflower as a Frugal Friday post, when it dawned on me that it’s really not all that frugal an activity. Oh, it’s not terribly expensive, especially if you buy organic frozen produce, but it isn’t exactly going to save you … Continue reading
It’s the end of the month, so just a quick update on gardening progress for June. Things are doing really well! Gardening is turning out to be very rewarding. The basil plants are certainly earning their keep. Here’s a photo from yesterday: I know they look a little wimpy, but … Continue reading
A while ago I shared how to make a cake or cupcake icing with no fructose and no dairy, and said it was awesome. I was mistaken. It was just okay. THIS is awesome! Spectacular, amazing, stupendous, delectable, perfection. Okay, I’m running out of adjectives. So here’s the story: Last … Continue reading
I’ve read that our nationwide grocery stores operate on a 3 day food supply. That means that they have a constant inflow of new food deliveries that only supply the stores with enough food to sell over a 3 day period. That thought scares a lot of people (though this … Continue reading
Last Wednesday was my birthday, and I spent it flying home from work and doing another goat milk run once home. Then I passed out at 8:45pm. I know. I’m such a party animal! That day was also the first day of the apricot trial break. Zac has been having … Continue reading
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