Wow, look what happens when I leave the country! While J. and I were in Iceland, our first tomatoes began to form in our incredibly neglected, novice backyard garden; L. lost his first tooth and learned how to swim; and
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When I left you last night, I promised there would be news of chickens, fermented shark, and our collective expansion of our personal comfort zones. I suppose I ought to start with the chickens. On the morning of our
I may have been away for a while — okay, QUITE a while; longer than I’ve ever left this blog unattended before — but it was for a good reason. That photo was taken in ICELAND. By ME. And it
The cat, I suppose, is me. J. and I are TAKING A VACATION. I’ll pause sufficiently for the collective gasp. This will be the first actual, bona fide, grown-ups-going-somewhere-awesome-for-a-period-of-time-just-for-the-hell-of-it vacation that we have taken since our honeymoon. We have neither
It’s time for a reprieve. After six weeks of experimenting with a gluten and casein-free diet for L., we’re in the “rechallenge” phase. Gradually and carefully, J. and I are adding wheat products and dairy products back into his meals,
I am SO excited. Those of you who have been hanging around here for a while (and by the way, thanks — I don’t say that enough, probably) may recall that I celebrated Food Day back in October with a
It’s that time again, friends — monthly meal plan time. I was afraid this month’s plan, since it encompasses a significant portion of our 6-week GF/CF challenge with L., would be ridiculously challenging for me to write. I actually procrastinated
Three important things have been going on this week that I must share with you: 1) One of my posts was featured on HandPicked Nation! I’ll spare you the squealing, but seriously, I felt pretty darned cool seeing the Five
“No bread?” my father inquired, half-facetiously. “No milk? No Velveeta? But these things are the staffs of life!” Dad’s theories about the various foodstuffs that may, at any given time, be considered “a staff of life” are a running family