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RECIPES: More for the lunchbox!

Yep. I’m alive! The bad migraine streak passed, and I’m once again feeling motivated. Saturday I put together my food list for the week, then hit Farmer’s Market and Sprouts. A couple of the recipes turned out to be great lunchbox ideas! ____________________________________ First of all, SPRING ROLLS: I’d never thought of making them myself until … Continue reading »

TIPS: Don’t give up… right?

A couple of days ago, I started to write a post and stopped. Why? It was too depressing. I’ll let you take a look… and then we’ll chat on the other side… _______________ I’ve been quiet the last couple of weeks because quite frankly, I’m discouraged. It hasn’t been a good month in the migraine … Continue reading »

THE FARM: Transplant Day!!

We’ve been nervously anticipating this day, the day we take our precious little seedlings, the ones we’ve nurtured and loved and watched grow, and plant them. What if critters eat them alive? What if they’re not ready for the great outdoors? What if we KILL them??? But… they’re getting mighty crowded in their little eggshells. … Continue reading »

RECIPE: Chocolate Chili and Homemade Wheat Crackers

You get a two-fer-one on the recipe front today! After my disorganized food week the week before, I spent last Sunday making sure I had some good, fun, hearty lunches made for the week. Like chili. But I’m not talking any chili. I’m talking chocolate chili. Sounds gross you say? Hell no! It’s the best … Continue reading »

CLEAN TIPS: Reading Labels… ALWAYS

I apologize in advance for the rant you are about to read. So if you’re not in the mood for one, I suggest you go watch funny cat videos on You Tube. What am I ticked off about? Let me start with coconut milk. I recently found a recipe (thanks to Mel Joulwan) for whipped … Continue reading »

THE LUNCHBOX: Lesson learned!

You know that whole Sunday in the kitchen prep thing I’ve been doing? Yeah, well, I skipped it last week and man did I suffer for it! After a week home with a nasty cold (which led to a nasty four day migraine), I simply did not feel like dealing with the week’s food prep, … Continue reading »

THE FARM: My first seedlings

If you’re a regular to my blog (mom), you’ll notice a change in both look and name. Why? I could give you the long version, but instead I’ll give you the short: Brian came up with a clever name. We like the whole “homestead” concept of living but since we can’t have a goat farm … Continue reading »

RECIPE: Clean (or cleaner) Treats

Since I didn’t do anything particularly new for the lunchbox this week, I figured I’d instead write about one of my favorite topics: Treats. It ain’t no secret I like ‘em, or that I’m trying to find ways to reduce refined sugar, and man oh man! Have I found some good stuff lately! Like… Chunky … Continue reading »

THE LUNCHBOX: What’s in the tin!

Packing my lunches everyday (and not using any processed lunch meats or aged cheeses–or anything processed or pre-made for that matter) certainly has me eating more vegetables in the lunch hour, which is a great thing, right? Plus, I’m starting to dig the Sunday-in-the-kitchen prep days. I like my kitchen. Brian even gave me a … Continue reading »

RECIPE: Homemade Yogurt

Here it is. The yogurt post I’ve been promising. What took me so long? Ummm…. failure. Yep. I said it. I failed at yogurt making. How pathetically sad, right?. Why did I want to make my own yogurt? Because most commercial yogurts are loaded with bad stuff (there are a few good ones, like my … Continue reading »

PRODUCTS: BioLite Camp Stove

Not really a migraine free kinda post, but this device is too cool not to talk about… and what better way to talk about it than over tacos! What kind of tacos, you ask? Brian’s world famous tacos featuring homemade corn tortillas, grass fed beef, and hatch chiles, all cooked on the BioLite, a very … Continue reading »