My honey-do list is long. Very long, in fact. It’s not my fault that I have such a talented, creative, good-with-his-hands hubby. One day, I was washing Maddie’s hands in our kitchen sink. I stood her up on our garbage can while I turned the water on (not very safe), and Bing! A light bulb went… Continue reading Teach Your Children to Love Food
Summer officially begins on June 21, but you’d never know it here in Florida. It’s already super hot. Today, it’s in the 90s, and with the humidity, it feels like it’s 110! Since we have entered the season for outdoor entertaining, I thought I’d use this colorful, light-but-filling pasta salad recipe to kick off a… Continue reading Grilled Summer Veggie Pesto Pasta Salad
One of my weekend rituals is to make this nutrient-packed pesto so I can have it in my fridge, ready when I need it throughout the week. The idea came to me after Maddie’s six month well visit. The nurse suggested adding iron-fortified rice cereal to her diet because (she said) breastfed babies do not… Continue reading Popeye’s Powerful Pesto: Packed with Iron, Vitamins, and Nutrients
Every now and then, I get a surge of inspiration to do something really creative. I think I filled my quota for at least a month with the latest project! One of Maddie’s day care teachers had a birthday this week, and I volunteered to bring a treat for the celebration. Instead of buying a… Continue reading A Sweet Surprise: Watermelon Fruit Cake
When you’re down, or not feeling well, nothing makes you better than a big bowl of comfort food. Maddie had to have blood drawn for an allergy test. We suspect she has a peanut allergy after a little episode we had a few months ago. We were eating banana pancakes one Sunday morning, I slathered… Continue reading Turkey and Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie: a perfect BLW meal
There’s nothing like a delicious roasted rack of lamb dinner to celebrate a special occasion! And, yesterday was special. Stan and I celebrated 13 years of being together. Now that we’re married, we don’t really celebrate our dating anniversary anymore, but on May 27, I always smile knowing it’s a special day. As all relationships do,… Continue reading Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb
There are so many incredible benefits to breastfeeding. Most importantly, it provides your baby with the ultimate nourishment. But it’s hard – especially at the beginning.
You’re about to meet your baby! Congratulations! But before you do, you have to get through the hard part: labor and delivery. Here are ten tips that either helped me, or I wish I had known when I had my little one.
About to have a baby, but don’t really know what to expect? Here’s the downright truth so you can go into it with realistic expectations and advice for a more pleasurable experience.
In April 2014, Stan and I welcomed our daughter, Madeline. She was 8.6 pounds of pure perfection. I went into labor on my due date… One of the only times I have ever been on time in my life… And 24 grueling, painful, exhausting hours later, our Maddie was born. So, how do you know… Continue reading Ouch! Was That A Contraction? A first time mom’s experience with labor
Loved and Nourished 