A simple trick to keep foods fresh and beautiful edible.  Just a quick little sum-sum for all you out there dealing this 2015 blast of snow: here's a little trick to revive stale foods. You know, just in case you're snowed in and all you have to eat are stale cookies and crackers...not that I've ever offered that to Atticus for breakfast or...

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Newborns in bow ties? Cuteness overload. In the thick of sleeplessness, colic, nursing strikes, and poop explosions, sometimes it can be hard to enjoy those first few months of babyhood.  Let’s be blunt for a second here: that baby was either just ripped from your womb via surgery or expelled from your ‘gina by the sheer force of your pooping muscles--and now you...

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Baked Perfection. There’s probably a more creative name for this meal, but I can’t think of one (can you?), and besides, as I write this description my stomach has started growling. An omelet baked into a pepper is one of my favorite Paleo breakfasts, and it’s heavenly. Like most foods I make, this is easy to whip up and there are several ways...

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Here's a muffin top I'm not ashamed to call my own. Sometimes you just want something fresh-baked and warm from the oven, but when you’re avoiding wheat and flour, that can be tough to do. This week I was really craving something a teensy bit sweet and a whole lotta good, with the added bonus of being easy to grab and go in...

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Atticus looking into 2015. As usual, I’m late getting to the party, but I wanted to ask about your resolutions and goals for the new year. For those of you who made resolutions, how are they coming along? I’m the type of person who goes through a “resolution” phase a few times a year. For me, it’s about reflecting on where my life...

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Nom nom nom nom nom. After having Atticus and before having Callum I did the Paleo diet. If you’re unfamiliar, the basic idea is that you “eat like a caveman,” choosing foods as close to their natural state as possible and avoiding dairy products (except eggs), processed sugars, and most grains, especially wheat. It was great for me! I lost the baby weight...

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Double the trouble takes a cuddle break. In case you are wondering, babies are a huge time suck. I mean that in the most loving, awestruck way, but come on, I’ve been sitting on various rough drafts of this post for three weeks. One thousand words took me three weeks to create, yet in my glory days of college, I’d write a research...

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