Over the last year I’ve been struggling with finding purpose. It’s something I pray about daily. I have a variety of passions, gifts and experiences. But I also have many hindrances. I have an electrical engineering degree. I love math. I love playing soccer and being active. I’m passionate about food and health. I love to …
Meal Plans Week of 12-23-12
Merry Christmas!! Let the celebrations begin. It feels like we already started since we spent yesterday with my family celebrating my BIL’s 40th birthday. We’ll be back there in two days to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. Happy 40th Jason! Last week was a bit crazy. I had a ton of stuff to get done. Somehow …
Homemade Caramels
Last week I made an overnight french toast casserole. I’ve made it quite a few times now. The best part? The syrup you make to go in it. As I was making the syrup I thought it seemed a lot like caramel. Maybe I could use that same recipe (slightly tweaked) to just make caramel? This week …
Meal Plans Week of 12-16-12
Good morning. One more week to get things done before Christmas. How are you doing? I finished my shopping yesterday and got my cards mailed. I’m glad to check those off my list. Now it’s on to baking goodies and wrapping presents. All the final details. Last week was a bit rough since Abram did …
Easy Yeast Free Bread
In order to help with my gut issues I’ve been experimenting with avoiding food with yeast lately. Not to mention making food with yeast is a longer process. Last week I needed a quick bread to go with our soup. I did a little searching and found a few recipes for yeast free bread. They …
Graham Griddle Cakes
Last weekend I decided to make pancakes for breakfast. I flipped through all of my usual recipes and came across one that I haven’t made in years. They are called graham griddle cakes. You replace some flour with crushed graham crackers. Brilliant! Perfect for this graham cracker lover 🙂 You can use store bought organic …
Homemade Go-gurt
Yogurt in a tube…sounds kind of gross to me. Which is why I’ve never tried it. But kids seem to love them. Sadly my daughter was introduced to go-gurts in preschool this year. In an effort to help her enjoy the foods she likes in a healthy manner we decided to make our own version of …
Meal Plans Week of 12-9-12
Somebody tell December to slow down! I’ve got too much to do before Christmas and the time is just flying by. Last week already seems like a blur. I did get a lot accomplished, though. And we even had our first date night in 19 months. What a treat. Hopefully we won’t wait that long …
Caramelized Brussels Sprouts
After asking on facebook for some vegetable ideas I tried a new recipe for brussels sprouts from Eat, Live, Run. It’s so simple and so delicious! We all loved it. Basically you saute brussels sprouts and add a little brown sugar at the end. Who knew that could make them taste so amazing? We already love …
Meal Plans Week of 12-2-12
First full week of December, and it’s a busy one. We have lots of places to go. And I feel like my to-do list is doubled with Christmas only a few weeks away. Aside from our usual activities I’d like to take a couple yoga classes again this week. There is a ladies’ night out …