Traditional Shepherd’s Pie has been one of my favorite dishes for a long time. A few months ago when I found out I had a sensitivity to beef, among many other things, I thought of how hard it would be for me to eat “normal.”
Luckily, everything is adaptable. And this looks and tastes pretty “normal” to me:
Happy Saturday!
This morning started like many mornings in our household. A.W. and A.S. were fighting like cats and dogs about something in the playroom while I was making breakfast. I gave it a minute or two to see if they could resolve it themselves, but no such luck. When I stuck my nose around the corner to see the cause of the drama, I saw the tell-tale sign of loose strings of yellow yarn.
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For most women, having your period is a fact of life. Handling it with disposable products that end up in landfills and have fine print warnings of possible Toxic Shock Syndrome don’t have to be how you deal with it. There’s another option that no one is talking about! Let’s have some girl-talk!
I am late to join the party, but I still want to participate! I guess we’ll consider it a flash giveaway! Thank you Sew Mama Sew for uniting all of us together for this fun event! Continue reading
My daughter (A.S.) and I started making cookies as gifts two years ago. It seemed like the perfect way for our family to avoid wasting time in the mainstream money-spending, time-sucking Christmas traditions (sorry for painful honesty!) that have taken the light from what I want my children to feel is most important this time of year. (If that’s sounds straightforward, I mean it to; if it sounds nasty, that’s not what I’m going for.)
Growing up, I was always really active. I was on gymnastics, softball, and basketball teams and played kickball in the neighborhood whenever I got the chance. My mom lifted weights at our local YMCA, and my siblings and I played dodgeball or other fun, physical games while she worked out.
If you or anyone you know suffers from allergies or food intolerance, you know how challenging it can be to come up with alternatives that are just as tasty as the real thing. In our household, we have three dairy-allergic family members — myself and the kids. I remember the stress of trying to come up with alternatives for my kids in every dining situation. Milk is a hard thing to just not use completely. This is a very important, versatile element in the kitchen of a home with anyone who has a dairy allergy.
Before I smartened up to all the preservatives in “healthy-for-you” packaged almondmilk, I was buying it weekly in a three-pack case from my local warehouse store! Yikes! (Sorry, kids! I didn’t know any better!) Good thing I like to experiment in the kitchen!
Let’s wake up with a tasty, healthy, no-added-sugar, good-for-you shake this morning! I just threw this together for my family and got rave reviews from all. It’s quick to make and tastes great — all things we love in a recipe.
Don’t let this color fool you. This is delicious!
Hello, hello!
Let’s start the morning doing one of my favorite things besides sewing — thinking! (Oh, I promise, it’s way cooler than it sounds!)
Have you ever been turned down for a promotion you really wanted or lost a contest that you knew 100% that you should have won? Has someone made an assumption about you that wasn’t true and it irked you that you couldn’t rectify that person’s perception of you? (I think we all have been to these places at some point or another. )
And, logically, I want to think/talk/type about how you handle(d) it. Continue reading
Good Friday Morning!
Here we go with another recipe. First things first. I want to say that I was urged by my husband to give this recipe this name. He ate six of these for dinner and made himself sick. My 23-pound two-year-old ate nearly three! Continue reading
Good morning!
I can’t believe we are already in December! I am so excited to be doing this tutorial. I love making tutorials where you, my reader and craft partner, can make your own completely custom patterns for yourself.
This is the hat we are going to make today:
Good morning! It’s 6:30 in the morning at my house, and everyone is sleeping. Except for me. As usual, I’m thinking. I liked what I was thinking about so much that I rushed out of bed to write a post about it. It couldn’t wait.
Let’s talk about the word ”never.”
Never is one of those bite-you-in-the-behind words that I shouldn’t be using. But, you know what? I think I’m going to use it this morning, and I do so confidently! I will never own an automatic car or an electric sewing machine.
Let me tell you why.
Treadle sewing machines are just like stick-shift cars. They are a lost art. I won’t be without either one unless I’m dead or have legs/knees/ankles that are too arthritic to operate my clutch, brake, and gas pedals!
Well, I am finally getting around to making the tutorial for the fleece Anna hat w/ the bonnet and braids. Finally! I always strive to keep my word, and it’s been bugging me that I didn’t put this up yet. Also, I made this hat weeks ago; and I fear, if I wait too long, I won’t remember the steps I used to make the darned thing!
Here’s the hat we’re making today:
Thinking this might be great timing for a homemade Christmas gift for your little Frozen fanatic!
As promised, here’s the recipe for my totally sneaky and tasty mashed potatoes. I know mashed potatoes are easy, but these are delicious w/ the meatloaf I posted a couple days ago — or by themselves — and I want to make sure I can make them just like I did a few nights ago, again!
When my kids are getting ridiculous w/ their veggie-consumption refusal, this is my go-to!
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