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Yes, I’m aware that it’s not fall and that pumpkin isn’t really an intuitive choice at this time of year. What can I say, I like pumpkin, it’s healthy, it’s tasty, it’s versatile and it’s a great way to sneak some extra vitamins into my family’s snacks. It’s not a spring food but I’m ok […]

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The worst part of my day is always having to drop Annabelle off for daycare. You’d think I’d be used to it by now, and in a way I am, but it doesn’t make it any easier. I hate not knowing what she’s doing, how she’s spending her days and missing big milestones, like taking […]

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Preparing lunches is no quick task in my house. I wish it was. I wish I could just throw something together and be done with it so I could move on to doing something more fun. I’m pretty OCD about making sure that everybody has a lunchbox full of healthy food to take with them […]

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In my house we eat a lot of greens. My personal favorite is kale but I don’t discriminate. We love all species of kale, collards, mustard greens, turnip greens, beet greens, spinach. You name it we probably love it. They’re easy to make, can be tossed into soups, stews, eggs, casseroles and just about anything […]

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Recently I’ve gotten more serious about my workouts, and my eating. Some of it is because at nearly 2 years after giving birth to the most amazing little girl on this planet I still haven’t lost the baby weight and the other reason is because my body started craving a more intense workout. Back when […]

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I grew up with home made juice. We had fresh squeezed orange juice every morning and my mom had a champion juicer that she would maraw fruit and vegetable juices with. As a kid my all time favorite was watermelon, it still is one of my favorites on a hot summers day. Since moving out […]

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Chances are that everyone of you has had “Jewish Penicillin” (Chicken Soup) when not feeling well. Recently while Annabelle has been under the weather and mommy and daddy have been equally run down from her not feeling well I knew it was time for home made chicken noodle soup. I’m a firm believer that canned […]

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Well that depends. Are we talking about the white butter on the left or the yellow butter on the right? Butter has vitamins A and D and even butyric acid which has been found to help fight cancer. Fat helps build cell walls and fight immunity and you need fat to digest fat soluble vitamins. […]

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In one of my earlier posts I listed some options on what kind of milk is best to buy if you choose not to go raw. Here’s another option if you decide you just don’t want to do modern milk either or if you just can’t have dairy. It’s made from coconut milk and it […]

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I hope everyone is having a great and relaxing Holiday season and that you had a very Merry Christmas. I had a great first Christmas being a mom! Wrapping presents, taking pictures, playing with new toys and having a very overstimulated baby! I wanted to go simple with the cooking this year especially since it’s […]

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