After my Frugal Friday post, you might read this post and think “Hypocrite, much?” I know, I know…but the real message of my “Just Say No to Christmas” post was to be aware of your spending this holiday season. Not to not spend anything. So if you’re going to spend … Continue reading
Well, not really. It’s more like “just say no to the insanity surrounding gift giving over the holidays”, but that was WAY too long to use as a title. This is a tough one; even with unemployment, under-employment, insecure employment, inflation, and all the other things that keep most of us … Continue reading
On occasion I come up with a recipe that just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. This is one of them. Of course, that could be just because it’s pumpkin pie, and that happens to be one of my FAVORITE desserts of all time! Pre-TED and FPIES, Thanksgiving … Continue reading
Before I talk about this AWESOME recipe, I thought I’d give you a little update. Last night, Zac had a definite FPIES reaction. No confusion; his diapers told the story quite clearly. (I’ll refrain from details, as I’m about to talk about food!) We’re not 100% sure it is the … Continue reading
It’s been a big weekend with a lot of changes for our family! Friday morning Darrel announced over breakfast that he was 100% confident that quinoa had proven safe for Zac. Which meant we were ready to move on to the next food trial. Eek! We decided on broccoli, so … Continue reading
I know, I know, this isn’t exactly a new idea. But it’s quite brilliant at stretching your budget, and therefore earns a spot on the Frugal Friday roster. Make your chicken work, baby! Take every little part of it and make it squawk for mercy from the relentless stretching you … Continue reading
When I shared our glorious quinoa pass, I was bombarded with cheery congratulations from tons of people. (Thanks again!) One of those lovely folks, Wendy, shared on my Facebook page that she makes quinoa nuggets for her kids. Her instructions were simple: “Puree cooked quinoa with Real Salt, a little … Continue reading
Before Halloween, I was looking around for treat recipes for Jed. Flipping through Living Without magazine, I was intrigued by one of their Halloween recipes: Sweet & Spicy Cinnamon Garbanzo Beans. I never got around to making it before Halloween, but better late than never, right? So I made it … Continue reading
She woke up bright and early on Sunday morning, a tad annoyed that her 17 month old son had decided the whole family needed to GET UP NOW! Still, it seemed like it would be a good day. They planned to go to church, for starters; something they hadn’t been … Continue reading
Today is 7 full days of quinoa, and we are 95% sure that QUINOA IS SAFE FOR ZAC!!!! (Cue the angels singing, the birds chirping, the sun shining, and children laughing.) Or just click here to see how I’m REALLY feeling! Oh, yeah…it feels SO GOOD!! So. By Tuesday night … Continue reading
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