simple recipes + simple ingredients
Today’s post is brought to you by: we’ve had too many cookies and it’s starting to show. If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know that we’ve made this chocolate chip recipe several times during the month of December (including last night). Half of the time I tell myself that baking a batch of these would be a nice gesture…
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Well, whoever “they” are must never have had a toddler with razor sharp hearing and a propensity for repeating four letter words. That’s right, darling Sofia, with her barely there pigtails and lavender fleece onesies, has added a particular four letter word to her wide vocabulary that includes “ball.” So parenting…
If you’re anything like me, you may always have a surplus of fruits and vegetables at the end of the week that are about to go bad. Also, if you’re anything like me, you know that it stems from weekend optimism that starting Monday you will make only healthy and nutritious decisions, get a few workouts in, and not fall…
One of the best things about California is the abundance of fresh produce and ingredients everywhere. You can find a Farmers’ Market on every corner, grocery stores filled with products from local vendors, and tons of fresh fruit and vegetable roadside stands. When my good friend Mayra stopped by with a giant basket of freshly picked vegetables and fruits from…
There’s nothing like a holiday called Labor Day that reminds you that you are 6 weeks away from delivering your second child. And that you are not ready. Not ready, as in the house is still being child-proofed for your daughter, that you’re not entirely certain where your son will sleep, and that you just moved cross-country and…
I’ve never really caught on to the cauliflower trend. You know, the cauliflower pizza crust or the cauliflower mashed “potatoes,” but I really, really think we’re on to something different here. Coming from a girl who loves her carbs almost as much as she loves her husband, this cauliflower au gratin was intended as a side dish and ended up…
We are 8 months into this parenting business and everyday has been such a blessing. Being able to explore the world through our little Sofia’s eyes has been the most rewarding experience – beyond what either of us could have imagined. I am nowhere near eloquent enough to express the joy that I feel watching her grow and laugh and…
