This is what Anneliese’s room looks like right now… We’re finally getting ready to paint her room the color we’ve had in mind since before she was born. I just hope it turns out the way I have envisioned it. I didn’t do a patch test with the paint, so I’m not positive, but I… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Food
Bacon Lettuce Tomato (BLT) Summer Roll–FRESH dinner
Tonight’s dinner was fantastically fresh. BLT Summer rolls, blanched veggies, and a ranch sauce for dipping. When I read this BlogHer post, I became obsessed with finding rice paper. Easier said than done… but finally I found a “hole in the wall” Asian grocery store, and they had them. So I happily carted them home,… Continue Reading
5 Easy Ways I Eat More Fruits and Vegetables
This is a sponsored post from BlogHer and Tropicana. It’s funny, if you look at the USDA food pyramid… if you tried to eat as many servings of everything they want you to, it would be really really hard. (Well, at least the pyramid I grew up with. Not sure about the “my pyramid” or… Continue Reading
MindBlank
I’ve been trying and trying to write up this recipe… but my mind is blank. So sorry, you’ll have to wait until tomorrow to see how I made this: Also? It was goooood. While my mind is (mostly) blank, I’m totally completely stuck on the fact that November is almost over. 2010 is almost over.… Continue Reading
Today’s Food, and This Week’s Menu Plan
Today, I made these grain-free granola bars, but when I was making the honey-coconut oil mixture, I dumped in a couple tablespoons of cocoa powder. Oh, YUM! And for dinner, I made crispy skin chicken thighs, but I put them on top of some carrots while they were in the oven. The carrots got all… Continue Reading
No Recipe Shrimp–NaBloPoMo
I thought these were decently good, but my husband said they weren’t good enough. So you don’t get the recipe. And this is my post for the day. I’m doing NaBloPoMo again, where you post every day in November. Well, sometimes there isn’t a whole lot to say. Or things you want to say but… Continue Reading
Review – TT Coconut Cream Concentrate
What Is It? Coconut cream concentrate is basically ground up coconuts, oil and all. Think of peanut butter, but instead of peanuts, it’s coconuts. In the name of all that is holy, this is amazing stuff. It’s mostly fat (1 tablespoon contains almost 100 calories of fat) which means a spoonful can be an excellent… Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway – Tropical Traditions Shredded Coconut
What is it? Guess what I got in the mail a few days ago! If you guessed YET ANOTHER Department of Defense survey (this time addressed to my baby), you’d be right! If you guessed a HUGE tub of organic dried shredded coconut from Tropical Traditions, you’d also be right! There’s nothing but coconut in… Continue Reading
Recipe Index is Updated!
I’ve been behind on updating the recipe index, but today I added the 14 most recent recipes to it, so it’s current again! Check it out to make sure you didn’t miss anything good. Lots of grain-free real-food recipes that are sure to make your mouth water and your tummy smile. You know, if tummies… Continue Reading
Delicious repeats – Paprikash and Cookies
I think I’ve mentioned that I’ve been freezing meals for post-baby… so last night I wanted to poach some chicken breasts and freeze some for easy meals (throwing into veggies/sauce, making into chicken taco salads, etc). So I poached 6 breasts, and cut up 2 to use in dinner, which was sort of a repeat… Continue Reading
Dehydrating Vegetables – Primal/Paleo Emergency Food Kit?
One thing about eating the way that we do – mostly meat, produce, eggs, and dairy – is that it makes it difficult to have a store of food ready in case of an emergency. On the east coast, that would mean hurricanes or tornadoes. Out here, that means possibly an earthquake (which my husband… Continue Reading
Look What I Just Picked!
Jealous yet? 3 squashes, one of which is hilariously bumpy 1 zucchini 1 cucumber, which was a total surprise to me A few stalks of broccoli A small banana pepper A small jalapeno pepper (figured I’d pick these peppers so the tiny plants can put more energy into GROWING a bit more first) Some basil… Continue Reading
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
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