I love asparagus...with brown butter sauce, in quiche, on salad. Yummmm. I remember watching the Food Network where someone showed how to "bend and snap" asparagus to find the natural point where the spear goes from woody and fibrous to tender and green. This was such an a-ha moment for me. I had been doing it all wrong! So much asparagus in my life had been wasted by trimming the ends with a knife and way too many stringy, fibrous ends made it on to my plate. But as Maya Angelou said, “I did ... Read More about How I discovered my child has food allergies
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The Good, Bad & Ugly of our Organic Garden
With the wettest May on record and historic amounts of rainfall, our garden is flourishing. We enjoyed some time at the beach for an extended Memorial Day weekend and came back to find the beginnings of what we hope to be a bountiful summer harvest. This year we've got cucumbers, hot peppers, sweet peppers, eight varieties of tomatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, spaghetti squash, butternut squash, tatume squash, watermelon, four types of green beans, leeks, Swiss chard, okra, eggplant, garlic, ... Read More about The Good, Bad & Ugly of our Organic Garden
Baby-led weaning: Real food for babies
Baby-led weaning makes for happy babies, happy moms, and healthy families. What is baby-led weaning? Baby-led weaning is a method of introducing solid foods that skips spoon feeding purees and instead allows the child to feed himself. It's presenting your baby with a range of healthy food options and trusting his sense of hunger and desire to learn to eat without interfering in the process. It's more about an attitude of how to feed your baby than a set of rules about what to feed your ... Read More about Baby-led weaning: Real food for babies
Preston’s Birth Story
***Note: This post contains images of labor and a Cesarean birth that some may consider graphic.*** There's a physiological phenomenon called disassociation; it's a protective mechanism enabled by the nervous system when it reaches its maximum capacity to process stimulation. It's that zoned out feeling when you're driving and suddenly arrive at your destination with no idea how you got there. A state somewhere on the cusp of sleeping and waking, or perhaps a little of both, ... Read More about Preston’s Birth Story
Sisters by choice, friends for life: My mentoring story
This post is in honor of The Big Give S.A., a 24-hour day of giving that will take place from midnight to midnight on May 5, 2015. Learn more about The Big Give here. ***The Big Give 2015 has ended. Stay tuned for next year!*** My own daughter can't distinguish me from my sister in old photos. The genes from my dad's side of the family are strong and the similarities between my siblings and me are striking. I have another sister with long, dark hair and tanned skin who has no connection to my ... Read More about Sisters by choice, friends for life: My mentoring story
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