My oldest starts kindergarten today! I am so excited and what’s even better is that his school doesn’t start until 9:05am! Dream!! The only bad thing is that the full day kindergarten filled up so quickly that he is in a half day kindergarden class which is only 3 hours. Boo. I was so excited…
Archives for August 2012
Lacking Motivation? Join My 30 Day Health Challenge!
Summer is coming to an end. I know many of your kids have already started back, but we are a little on the late side here starting the end of next week. I was thinking the start of school year felt similar to the start of the calendar year and you know how everyone sets…
A Trip to the Farmer’s Market: Recipe for Roasted Beets & Meal Planning
One thing I am really enjoying about this part of the country is the wonderful Farmer’s Markets full of beautiful produce. I definitely missed going to them when I lived in Missouri and now I always look forward to our beautiful purchases each week. I’ve tried to branch out of my comfort zone when shopping…
Homemade Cheese Crackers & Meal Planning
My kids are constantly hungry. It would be odd if more than a couple hours go by that they don’t ask for a snack. While fruit is one of their number one favorite snacks, they love almost anything crunchy or cheesy. Yes, I realize that these are made with butter and cheese and are not…
A Few of My Favorite Things
If you caught up with my last post, you’d know that I am in a bit of a cooking rut. Not to worry, I am sure now that my mom is visiting, I will have lots of free time to go grocery shopping without my kids, catch up on all my favorite food magazines and…
Sauteed Sesame Kale and Meal Planning
It seems like the weather is always a popular conversation topic, especially for those of us in the Seattle area. It’s the first thing out of people’s mouths once they find out we’ve just moved here. So far July has been perfect. Mid 70’s and clear skies. Then this weekend we got a little surprise…
Winner of the Giveaway and French Bean & Buckwheat Groat Salad
Thank you to all who entered the Bob’s Red Mill Giveaway. Congratulations to the winner Brittany B.! I am sitting here getting caught up on the Olympics, trying my hardest to get this recipe posted. Boy, the gymnastics is killing me! As a former gymnast cheerleader, it is one of my favorite events. I can hardly watch…