Y'all. Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Which means that I need to start thinking about what we'll be having. We already know we want to smoke a turkey (yes, you read that right. We are going to smoke a turkey in Michigan in November. Pray for us-we're crazy.). And … [Read more...]

I love fall. There's something about the kids being back in school full time that just warms my heart. The changing leaves aren't too bad either. So far this year, it's been "cool" but not cold. But that all changed earlier this week when temperatures took a dive. … [Read more...]

What do you usually eat for breakfast? Around here during the week, we usually choose from a few of the same things... Hard-boiled eggs, cereal with flax milk, paleo pancakes (we love this mix!) or waffles (just freeze them and then reheat them to make them quick and easy), or … [Read more...]

Does anyone else crave cookies and soups come fall? I know I can't be the only one. Sometimes I just want soups and stews and stroganoff...and cookies...you know, for snacks for the kids. I think that the food is one of my (many) favorite things about fall. When it's muggy … [Read more...]

It's finally cooling down here in Michigan! I am seriously so excited. Fall means cider mills, pumpkin spice everything...and Halloween. And the cooler weather means that means that I'm craving fall foods...like stews and pot roasts. But those take time, which, I'll be … [Read more...]

School has officially started!! Y'all. We survived the first week of school. And I'm the only one who cried. For an hour. In my closet. With this smoothie (because I gave up ice cream...again). And y'all. This smoothie is the bomb. It's so good-perfectly sweet, and … [Read more...]

Does anyone else feel like they eat a LOT of eggs? Like...one to two dozen eggs...a week? We do. Between pickled eggs for snacks, Paleo bacon and egg veggie cups, hard boiled (and soft boiled) eggs for breakfast, our favorite healthy egg salad for lunches...we go through a … [Read more...]

So Smalls has decided that he wants to be a chef...but only if he gets to be in charge of what we eat. Which means that I've had to convince him that a steady diet of pizza and macaroni and cheese is not healthy, and will make him have a tummy ache. ...maybe not today, … [Read more...]

One thing about this summer I have had to come to terms with is that Michigan can be hot and humid! Not just a little hot, but the kind of hot that I associate with July in Houston. If you step outside you feel like you got hit in the face with a wet hot mop. Now, I … [Read more...]

Summer is in full swing here. We just got back from our awesome trip to the UP, which was a huge success. When we discussed taking a trip this summer, I told Ish that I had one request: I wanted to stay in Michigan. Why? Because he's always coming home from a work trip … [Read more...]