Posted on March 25, 2013
Sundried Tomato & Pepita Pesto
With Easter right around the corner, I wanted to give you a dairy-free, nut-free option for your celebration. After Nate was born, something funky happened and my body stopped tolerating dairy. I can’t say I’m thrilled with it. I kept trying to eat it, hoping that something would change. I really didn’t want to add [...]
Posted on March 21, 2013
How to Color Eggs with Natural Food Coloring
Aren’t these naturally colored eggs brilliantly gorgeous? I remember how exciting it was to draw on hard-boiled eggs with a crayon, drop them into a mug full of colored water, and pull them out ten minutes later to find my artwork intact and the egg bright with color. I think all the food coloring gave [...]
Posted on March 15, 2013
Chocolate Mint Cookies
When I was a kid, I loved chocolate and mint. And, for some reason since I’ve been pregnant I find myself craving that old, familiar flavor pairing. It’s great no matter how you make it – in mint chocolate chip ice cream, in hot chocolate with peppermint sticks, or in Thin Mint cookies. I decided [...]
Posted on March 11, 2013
Green Egg & Ham Sandwiches with Pesto
So, the eggs aren’t really green. Instead they’re packed with good-for-you greens. Maybe they’re not the green eggs Dr. Seuss wrote about in the all-time classic Green Eggs & Ham. Still, they count in my book. Before Nate was born, we started buying books for him. Dr. Seuss was one of the first authors we [...]
Posted on February 27, 2013
One-Pot Chicken with Beans and Rice
I wrote a book about quick meals but the reality of it is that having a small child brings new meaning to quick cooking. Nate is still on the two naps a day schedule. He usually sleeps for one to one and a half hours per nap. Two to three hours sounds like a lot [...]
