Linking Up
1. Web reads. Did you read Anna’s article over at In Honor of Design about Motherhood & the School of Virtue? It’s breathtaking. Or a different Anna’s take on her first child & the attachment parenting approach? Honest and depthful. Or what Anne says about cost-per-wear on clothing purchases. I’m in the cost-per-wear camp. Solid. SweetPea agrees. 2. Babies My sister-in-law and brother welcomed their second boy this week. Our hearts all doubled in size. He is everything perfect about a baby. The kids are obsessed with pictures of him and keep asking all kinds of questions like what size are his diapers and will we be allowed to hold him?? We’re planning an East Coast trip to visit Molly & go to the baptism but I am so lucky I get to go for a week visit before then. BabyLoves & me = travel buddies again and we get to go and play with the boys. Can. Not. Wait. Have you watched this short documentary about a local midwife group at HCMC? My gal Emily produced it, so of course it’s fabulous. Remember her doula movie we were in? Watch and tear up over how these practitioners celebrate normal physiological birth and honor their patients. I went to the screening with BabyLoves the other day and was blown away. Weepy me et al. 3. Upcoming posts I had so much fun being interviewed by Kristin over at This Inspired Life. Keep tuned for its air date in the coming weeks! While we were chatting, I was bouncing the baby who in his infinite babyhood, had a massive poop…
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It’s that time of the week. Week Eats is your friendly meal plan. Okay, really it is all for the sake of my poor husband who has been married almost six years and eaten by the skin of his teeth every single night. As in, it’s 4pm and no meat is defrosted 😉 See our other volumes here. Your part? Comment with what you’re eating or link your blog post about food. Help each other find new recipes! And without further ado, these friendly recipes are coming mostly from my awesome Whole Parenting No Sugar 30 Facebook group. I am loving the supportive atmosphere for kicking refined sugar to the curb. Way to go, group! My salads this past week? Some good some bad. I am not as big a kale fan as I thought but quinoa is still a big love affair for the kids (thank God) so that went over better than I thought. And as I thought, AA wanted more meat. Men. note: pics belong to website where I found recipes. Monday: Slow Cooker Chicken & Mushroom Farro Risotto Tuesday: Balsamic Glazed Pork Tenderloin. Wednesday: Baked Potato Soup with Bacon. Thurs: Meatballs & Spaghz. AA makes an amazing meat spaghetti. But I wanted to try something different to surprise him. I’ll let you know how he likes it. Friday: homemade pizza as usual but toppings?? Maybe some of these tips? What are you eating??
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Hey gang! Welcome to Week Eats. It’s my weekly comment & linkup post about what you’re planning on eating this week. As you probably know, me & over 100 friends are doing a No-Sugar 30 where we are being conscious about the processed added sugar in our diet and giving it the boot in an effort to stop the addiction. Naturally occurring sugars in fruit, honey, pure syrup, dates, coconut, etc are just fine. The point is not to be an extremist, but rather to identify all the hidden (and not so hidden) sugar portions in our lives and lessen them for a healthier us. Join the Facebook group. Follow the pinterest board. Back to what we’re going to eat around here this week. I realized how few vegetables I eat raw (optimal way to consume them to get all the nutrients). I mean, I’ll roast or steam some with dinner, but lunch? What do I actually eat for lunch? Grilled cheese with the kids? Pasta with the kids? Maybe leftover soup from the night before? It’s salad time. I’m skipping committing to dinners as I just really gotta focus on lunches for right now. Sorry, AA. I have pinned a ton of salad recipes on my ::la salad:: pinterest board and I’m ripping from them for this week. Monday: Kale Avocado Sesame Tangerine salad from Joy the Baker. Tuesday: Mixed greens & Sauteed pears. Wednesday: California Quinoa Salad. Thursday: Kale & Clementine Salad. Friday: Chop Salad with Cilantro dressing. Eat…
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So lovelies, How are you gearing up for Christmas, if you celebrate it? With food on the brain, of course. Let’s pretend you don’t need my last-minute shopping gift guide and you’re simply contemplating your table spread. Here we are at Week Eats, my weekly comment in linkup food planning for those of us who are terrible at it. So comment with your food ideas or link to your blog with the link below. Thanks in advance for all your suggestions. You’re changing our lives! For your perusal: the first week when I had lots of pictures. The second week when you had lots of ideas. The third week when I was out of steam and you guys saved the bacon // dinner. The fourth week which doubled as THANKSGIVING PREP! The fifth week when I had high hopes for a few of these recipes. Don’t ask me why this is volume 7. I just follow the numbers. I’m planning for a really stellar Christmas Day dinner, with a light spread to be eaten over the course of Christmas Eve (when we open gifts), sprinkling in lots of semi-healthy treats and a few dishes because most of my family is in town and we have lots of folks crammed in the house who need to eat. Monday Chicken, asparagus, & penne. simple, simple. Following this recipe: for Creamy Chicken & Asparagus Pasta. Tuesday Frittata again! This time, from PW’s (that’s Pioneer Woman to you): Sunday Frittata. Sorry it’s on a Tuesday,…
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Dear fellow people who eat, Yes! We are at week four of this really awesome meal sharing business. I cannot tell you how it has helped me plan in advance, and in arrears, with your delicious advice! For your perusal: the first week when I had lots of pictures. The second week when you had lots of ideas. The third week when I was out of steam and you guys saved the bacon // dinner. So I’ve got big plans again as last week was such a burn out. Monday: Mary’s suggestion from last week: Creamy Tomato Soup with basil. Going to de-frost our stock from scratch for it. Grilled cheese with it? Yes, please. Vermont Cabot Cheddar from Costco. You know it. Photo by the chef over at Shared Appetite. Tuesday: Cecilia’s lentils from last week: Lentils in vino! She suggested serving with sautéed greens. No probs. Got a ton from the garden in the freezer! Photo by Judy over at the recipe: Wednesday: Domestic Apologist’s Baked Chicken Serving this bad boy Alice Waters’ ratatouille. Just rubbing down a roaster chicken with butter, olive oil, stuff slices of garlic under the skin, and stuffing it with whatever fresh herbs I can muster up. Photo from the rata recipe: Thursday: Chewy Morsels’ Zuppa Contadina Zuppa Contadina with pork sausage and a loaf of crusty Italian bread for dipping. Taking these pages from Laurel!! Friday: Maggie’s White Bean Pizza from the other week ::white bean pizzas (drain a can of white beans,…
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Hi guys and gals. Did you hear Kelly is SPEAKING at Edel15? She’s a super awesome lady and oh my gosh I can’t tell you how funny she is. You can tell for yourself as she’s hosting Jen Fulwiler’s 7 Quick Takes–the weekly linkup about 7 quick things in your life for the week. Jen’s busy blowing up the airways interviewing Jim Gaffigan’s wife, Jeanie. Who’s also hilarious. 1. I’m Not Funny I am not hilarious. At all. In fact, when my brother was visiting the last weekend, I kept thinking, If only I had something really funny to say. I love him so much and wanted to be as witty as my older sister Molly who wasn’t here. Instead my baby burped up in my open praising mouth while I held him overhead. So there you have it. 2. Blessed is She I’m editing and writing for this daily devotional. If you’re a woman, into scripture, and maybe even Catholic (though I think my non-Catholic friends who like the Bible would enjoy this, too), I hope you’ve subscribed (free, duh) to Blessed is She to get an email everyday. Really excitingly, Jenna, the brains behind it all, has created this journal for Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christmas. All proceeds of sales go to fund our beautiful site and the printing of the journals. You gotta get one. 3. Working from Home. Olivia wrote a really great article about how she’s balancing work/life balance as a work at home…
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