January is over and while I ate pretty healthy in January, my trips to the grocery store were consistently more expensive then I estimated. I also spent WAY more time doing dishes for EVERY meal that I would’ve liked. I did not meal prep the first few weeks of 2018 like I should have. I was trying to be carefree about… View Post
My husband has been craving sweet potato casserole; something we usually only make in the fall, particularly around Thanksgiving. Playing with a sweet potato casserole recipe took me back to the season of gratitude. How often has someone said in November, “Why can’t we be thankful and live with gratitude all year long?” This is our chance, we are completely… View Post
Most people don’t eat beets on a regular basis; a month ago I was one of those people. I had beets that were juiced and mixed with other fruits and vegetables, but never had them on their own. However, I was at the farmer’s market one day, and caught up in the pseudo-crunchy environment, I purchased 3 beets. As… View Post
This was the weekend that I had been craving, but had kept at bay (maybe on purpose?). On Sunday, for the first time in months, I was home alone. Kind of home alone, our newborn daughter was there, but she was asleep for 2 hours! It was basically like being home alone. I had to purpose not to spend that… View Post
This weekend the weather was all over the place. It would be warm and sunny one afternoon and freezing the next morning. It takes a broad wardrobe range just to keep up with one day of Texas weather. The warm weather brought memories of summer; refreshing food, the contrast of a crisp cool drink on a hot day. But then… View Post