Tag: mom blog

Dairy-Free Purple Mashed Potatoes

When it come to potatoes, I actually kind of despise them? If it weren’t for the cardiologist telling me I need to eat them to boost my potassium, and my rheumatologist telling me to eat them as a carb since I have to cut grains and gluten, I’d probably be like a nun and sex…could …

Roasted Curry Sweet Potato Tacos

When it comes to tacos, I’m kind of obsessed that there are literally 2648497 different ways to make them. And the good news is, here is another combo to add to your list (AND it works for breakfast, lunch, or dinner). First, let’s start with the roasted sweet potato recipe: Ingredients: 3 large sweet potatoes, …

A Poem to My Kindergartener on His First Day

Happy first day of kinder, my how you’ve grown. It feels like just yesterday, my belly was your home. When you first started preschool, I couldn’t believe it was time, Our new routine went from two half days to three, then, overnight, it climbed… In a blink, it was time I went back to work …

Crepe Life is the Best Life

Ever wondered how to actually make a crepe without scraping it off the pan? These babies were as easy as can be thanks to my new favorite kitchen gadget!

Mom Shaming

Let’s talk mom-shaming and all the totally effed up things we say to eachother, ourselves, or overhear… • • • Photo by Ashley Gardner Photography • • • Must be nice to be a stay-at-home-mom; try having a ‘real’ job Oh, you work full time? When do you spend time with you kid(s)? Having a …

The Wall

I’ve spent the last 3 years building a wall, brick by brick, layer by layer, lathering on the mortar extra thick to make sure the cold or danger wouldn’t creep through a crack, or that a brick wouldn’t fall out exposing the outside world aka fears and judgement and hostility. I vowed to myself to …

Healthy Banana Nut Butter Baked Breakfast Cookies

A few weeks ago, i went rogue with my oven, and made three recipes up as i went along in my instagram story. These have been the most requested, by a landslide, so thanks for your patience as I finally got these delish little gems onto my blog! From my kitchen to yours, i hope …

Modern Mama Mother’s Day Gift Guide

  Being a modern mama in my late 20s, my friends consider me a fun mom, and I’d like to agree. It doesn’t mean Tanner and I just folic all over without a care in the world, as much as I wish that were true. Being a “cool” mama, means you have your sh&^ together and hustle to …

Roasted Chickpeas

Anything has me at food love at first sight/sound if I see + hear it involves roasted + spicy. Swoon. Like these spicy roasted garbanzo beans pictured above by my dear friend at Oh Darling, Let’s Be Healthy…I meannnn…yes, please! “A half cup of garbanzo beans provides 143 calories and 27 grams of carbs, your …

Healthy Cinnamon Apple Crisp with Toasted Coconut and Cinnamon Drizzle

When you’re craving an apple crisp and want to challenge yourself to go totally rogue and make it from scratch, with no clue if it’s going to work or not, you take a risk of either creating magic, or a total baking fail. Good thing for you and I both, it wasn’t a fail, and is, …