17 Dec '12: Monday's Eats
Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and held their loved ones tightly because life is simply too short. I'm lucky in that Chubster is still too young to understand what has happened but that certainly...
View ArticleChicken Liver Pâté
Many thanks to Lisa of Lisa's Counter Culture for this recipe! - 1/2lb chicken liver - 1/2 onion, diced - handful brown or oyster mushrooms, sliced - 3 cloves garlic - sea salt (at least a tsp, prob...
View ArticleHolidays
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year everyone! Hope your holidays were merry and bright and that the new year will bring you much health, wealth, and prosperity! Sorry for not having blogged much lately....
View ArticleAdventures in Stressland (Part I)
The chaos of the last week and a half or so is finally dying down. Thank God, because I don't know how much longer I was going to be able to cope with it. Before I go any further though, I want to...
View ArticleAdventures in Stressland (Part II)
Sorry for the lack of regular posts, peeps. As you can tell from my last post, things have been crazy busy lately. In the last few weeks, we've managed to hire a great nanny to look after our boys...
View ArticleYeesh...
I got an email from a good friend the other day basically asking me if I was still alive. Yep, I'm still alive. But just barely. I feel like life since MIL's diagnosis has been one whirlwind after...
View ArticleLook Who's Four?!?!
Look who turns 4 today? Born at 3:36am at an awesome 8lbs 5oz It seems like it was just yesterday that I was in the delivery room trying to push this baby out of me (without pain meds,...
View ArticleBook Review: Beyond Bacon
Look what arrived in the mail for me??? I'm super stoked to be able to take a first peek at The Paleo Parents' new book Beyond Bacon. Immediately, we were blown away by the aesthetics of this book....
View ArticleKettlebell Turns One!
It didn't seem like it was that long ago that I was waiting around for my little Kettlebell to make his appearance. We all thought that, like his big brother, he'd be rarin' to make his debut into the...
View ArticleMy First Giveaway: Beyond Bacon!
Hey everyone! I guess it's one of those things that had to happen eventually. It's a rite of passage, I suppose. One day, I just thought that I'd just start writing about my new dietary lifestyle in...
View ArticleBulgogi (Korean Short-Rib) Marinade
Now that we're in the middle of barbecue season, it's hard to not take advantage of the beauty of the grill on one's patio. I've always loved eating charred meats (um... satay cooked old-school,...
View ArticleBanana Pancakes
I recently found myself the recipient of some overripe bananas. This never happens. In my household, two bunches of bananas will last us absolutely no longer than 5 days... and that's really pushing...
View ArticleEasy Peasy Tacos
There are days where I feel like I'm losing my mind. After work, I need to go to the store to buy some more food pouches for the baby's daycare. Don't forget to get gas so dropping the kids off in...
View ArticleAttack of the Immune System!
Things have been pretty rough lately. Lil T (a.k.a. Kettlebell) still isn't sleeping through the night. Despite being pretty good about eating as cleanly whenever and wherever possible, I'm so...
View ArticleLazy Seafood Stew
One of my most favorite dishes in the whole wide world (especially since I can eat all kinds of shellfish now) is cioppino. There's something about the meld of the different kinds of seafood in a rich...
View ArticleSlow-Cooked Bulgogi Brisket (Crockpot)
Hooray for big cuts o' meat hiding in my freezer because holy cow, I had no clue what I was going to make for dinner to feed those hungry mouths! The beauty of these huge hunks is that I can easily...
View ArticleRoot Vegetable Nikujaga with Oyster Mushrooms
If you don't know by now, I'm constantly on the hunt for simple foods I can throw together quickly and easily. While keeping up on the latest news one fine morning, I saw an easy recipe for a...
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And Here It Goes
Hey y'all!I know it's been a looooong while since I last posted but rest assured, I haven't forgotten a thing about eating good foods or trying to keep fit. The truth is, a lot of really kerAZY things...
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The Anti-Inflammation Garden Therapy
The weather in the Bay has been getting more and more awesome by the day, which is good because I've really been needing some fresh air, beautiful sunshine, and warm weather to help me chase away the...
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Beef Chow Mein
Let me start this repost with THE BIGGEST, ABSOLUTELY HEART-WRENCHING APOLOGY I can possibly muster from every single atom of my being.Holy cow, but kelp noodles are really hard to work with! When I...
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Herb Roasted Chicken
The funny thing about cooking with fresh herbs is that it's not really an Asian thing. Scratch that. There are a lot of herbs that are used but thyme? Sage? Rosemary? The first time I ever tried...
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My Quest
You know what the worst part of having eczema (or just about any other skin issues) is? It's that people look at you and there's a reaction to how you look. As a kid, most other kids used to stay as...
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The Disintegration and Rebirth
My how things can completely change your life in a matter of days...In the immediate days that followed my last post, I received some pretty devastating news. The news was just incredibly,...
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Disintegration and Rebirth: An Epilogue
Thanks for all the love and support you've sent my way since my last post, everyone! It's been really overwhelming and has definitely made me tear up quite a few times. It wasn't easy writing that...
View ArticleMy Heartfelt Apology
Dear all,Very recently, I wrote a post in which I very publicly aired my friend's very personal situation. The post was written in a time of great personal frustration on my part but in no way was it...
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