It's been 3 weeks since I finished my {almost} Whole30, and I've done surprisingly well at maintaining the habits that I built during that challenge. I'm especially proud of myself for spending a week in Florida with my parents and sister and staying within a normal fluctuation of 2-3 pounds, especially since food is our…
We’re traveling this week and next, so I’m sharing some of my favorite posts from the archives. This one seemed especially timely with Valentine's Day, and all of it's pink and red food, coming up this weekend. It happens every few months. As our oldest daughter rages and screams, one of our other girls will…
I spent most of the fall planning for a January "reset" via a Whole 30, knowing my body needed to get off the sugar-caffeine-carbs cycle I was on but not quite sure how to do that in the busyness that characterized the last five months of 2014. To keep myself accountable, I invited a ton of friends…
The following post is from Shaina of Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography: Apple Oatmeal Crumb Muffins Warm from the oven, this maple-sweetened and cinnamon-spiced apple oatmeal muffins recipe makes for a hearty fall breakfast. Last night I went out in the afternoon with a bowl and picked all the ripe tomatoes off the…
If you're not a nursing mama, you'll probably want to skip this post or save this Lactation Cookies recipe to make some of these cookies for a new mom in your life! Although I've never had major supply issues as a breastfeeding mom, pumping and feeding Jackson from a bottle is a bit of a…
I have a confession. At the beginning of this year, I decided I was done with "real food." Just done. Done reading labels. I was done feeling like I needed to make everything from scratch. Done worrying over every little thing that passed through our kitchen or ended up in our stomachs. I was tired…
The instant packets of Quaker fruit & cream oatmeal have always been one of my very favorite "boxed" treats (strawberries & cream and peaches & cream, to be exact). The only problem? They're loaded with sugar; one packet is never enough, so they hardly count as a healthy breakfast! We eat oatmeal several times a…
The following post is from Shaina of Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography: Easy Lemon Pancakes from Scratch The spring weekend. Unlike the winter weekend, where the warmth of my bed seems far more appealing than facing the frigid air that lies just beyond the covers, the spring weekend, with its sunshine streaming through…
The following post is from Shaina of Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography: Manchego Olive Freeform Bread Tangy Manchego cheese and Spanish olives are dotted through this soft freeform bread loaf. My grey counters are antiqued in a thin layer of white powder. I turn the corner, sweeping as I go, and am greeted…
The following post is from Shaina of Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography: Soft, yeast doughnuts filled with a thick blackberry jam and topped with a lime glaze made an appearance at our house recently. This is how they came to be. We were sitting in church, the organ music filling the room as…