• Whole 30 Wrap Up: Week 2

    Whole 30 Wrap Up: Week 2

    Hey friends! This Whole 30 is going swimmingly so far. One snafu though, I happened to see a dip in my milk production during the first week so I stepped up my carb intake during week 2. More food?… I ain’t complaining. Like I said in my last “wrap up“, I didn’t embark on this Whole 30… Read more

  • Chai Spiced Sweet Potato Porridge

    Chai Spiced Sweet Potato Porridge

    Wanna hear about my really exciting weekend? Well, I spent it cleaning my floors and purging my closet while watching episodes of Dawson’s Creek on repeat. Oh and don’t forget my new vocation as baby servant. But seriously, with the closet. I’m making my first attempt at a minimal wardrobe. I managed to rid myself of 2… Read more

  • A Day of Whole 30

    A Day of Whole 30

    I’m in the midst of a Whole 30, which as I explained in my last post, is a 30 day diet intervention designed to re-acclimate the body to real, whole, and nutritious foods. No sugar (added or otherwise), dairy, legumes, grains, or alcohol is allowed. I was recently asked how I manage to adhere to this… Read more

  • Whole 30 Wrap Up: Week 1

    Whole 30 Wrap Up: Week 1

    Most folks in the paleo-world are familiar with a “Whole 30”. This is a 30 day food intervention created by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig of Whole 9 fame. I’m no stranger to the Whole 30 experience since I’ve embarked on a few throughout the past 6 years. Due to my ravenous and unpredictably timed hunger… Read more

  • Pumpkin Spice Banana Bread

    Pumpkin Spice Banana Bread

    It’s my belief that anytime bananas reach this level of ripeness, they are automatically nominated for a banana bread baking sesh. AMIRIGHT? I have a plethora of banana bread recipes on this blog yet still felt compelled to create a new iteration of this classic favorite. Since it’s officially AUTUMN this week, I decided to jump on… Read more

  • Orange Beet Hummus

    Orange Beet Hummus

    It’s funny how I have to schedule my blender or food processor usage around the wake and sleep cycle of my baby. If he’s awake, I can blend – sleeping, not so much. If he’s awake and fussy then I’m pretty much banned anything. Any previous dreams of blender creations (or food in general) are… Read more