Summer is full of tender baby lettuces and other sweet leaves that need nothing more than a quick toss in a little olive oil, and perhaps a little garlic. But come winter, sturdy greens like kale, collard greens, and other dark leafies steal the show. Delicious, flavorful, and super nutritious, I love eating them daily. […]
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{Recipe} Healing & Soothing Ginger Tea with Honey
]Is someone coming down with a cold? Quick! Grab the elderberry tincture, and give it to everyone in the house. And, make this warming, soothing, healing tea. Fragrant with freshly boiled ginger, and sweet with the addition of Manuka honey, it’s a favorite with everyone including the kids. Add vitamin C and lemon juice for […]
{Recipe} Gluten Free Apple Walnut Muffins {Gluten Free, Dairy Free}
How many of these can my children eat? Probably the whole batch in a couple of days days. They love them. I love that they are easy to make and everything can be rinsed under warm water and put in the dishwasher. Wipe the counter, you’re done with both the muffins and the kitchen clean […]
The Best French-Style Scrambled Eggs ~ A Guest Post for Kristen’s Raw
Eggs might just be the most perfect food there is. Not only are they rich in protein, healthy fats, vitamin A, D, K2, and more, but they also cost less than $1.25 per serving, and can be cooked in a few minutes flat. For all these reasons and more, eggs are a staple food in […]
{Guest Recipe} Butter Bean dip by Tara Bruin of One Fine Grain Free Day
This week, I’m delighted to share a new recipe from Tara Bruin of One Fine Grain Free Day. Tara Bruin is a school Teacher, school Mum and food blogger on a mission to improve children’s lunchboxes. She shares ideas for grain-free eating on her blog, is the author of the ebook ‘Forget the sandwich!’ and […]
{Guest Post} Moringa Matcha + Finding Balanced Nutrition after Disordered Eating by Carly Morgan Gross
This week, I’m delighted to share a guest post from the radiant Carly Morgan Gross. Carly is a certified holistic nutritionist, detoxification specialist, and eating psychology coach who helps sensitive women fall in love with their bodies, revolutionize their health, and transform their relationship with food. You can find out more about her on her […]
This is what Cosleeping and Breastfeeding feel like…
I believe that co-sleeping and breastfeeding stand in the way of a child sleeping through the night within the first few months of life. There. I said it. Before I had children, I thought that those who woke up at night did it because they slept away from their parents and were scared or lonely. […]
Can we please stop referring to children as “assholes” (and other derogatory terms)?
Am I over-reacting, or has the Internet recently been filled with articles describing children as being, and I quote, “assholes”? I wanted to find out, so I did a search for “children (and its synonyms) are assholes” on one single website targeted to moms. It’s widely read, with over 1,000,000 followers on Facebook, and a […]
{Recipe} White Chocolate Strawberry-Rose Cheesecake {Gluten Free, Paleo, Raw, Vegan}
A few days ago, a friend of mine shared a link to the Bernie Sanders ice cream flavor Ben & Jerry’s would make if they were to sell it. According to Ben Cohen, “Bernie’s Yearning” would be “a plain mint ice cream beneath a solid layer of chocolate on top.” Strangely reminiscent of my Saint […]
{Recipe} Chocolate Granola with Buckwheat Groats {Raw, Vegan, Gluten Free}
Sometimes, I’m nostalgic for the convenient “pour in a bowl & top with milk” cereal. After all, it’s so easy even a child could do it, and it doesn’t wake up the whole house the way a blender does. But even if I wanted to, I can’t have commercial cereal. The sugar drives me batty, […]