This pumpkin pasta is healthy vegetarian comfort food that’s ready in 30 minutes. Made with pumpkin purée, pumpkin ale, and crispy parmesan breadcrumbs. Trevor headed up to Mimi and Grampy’s house for an overnight visit. So Chris and I had some extra calm and peace and freedom this weekend. We…
Traveling to the White Mountains region with kids? Here are the top 8 sites you can’t miss during your family trip to the Lincoln, New Hampshire area! I love the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and I’ve visited the area more times than I can count. The mountain region spans…
This fresh, crisp Chinese chicken salad is topped with a homemade salty-sweet Asian dressing and crispy, golden, baked sesame chicken. Healthy comfort food! This Chinese Chicken Salad is going to change your busy weeknights. It’s a recipe that actually started as two separate dishes. I’d make a healthy baked crispy sesame chicken.…
“I am safe in my body, and I trust its wisdom.” For most of my life, I looked outside myself to try to understand what I should eat and how I should look. I listened to famous people, and diet and fitness experts, and magazine articles, and celebrity…
“Make a ‘goal weight’ your only goal, and you’re nothing but a number. Or make self acceptance your goal and realize you’re worthy of love at any size.” Here’s something I’ve discovered about myself: when my brain gets really fixated on the idea of a “goal weight,” it…
This easy 30-minute chakchouka recipe is full of flavor and easy to prepare. It’s a healthy and complete vegetarian brunch or dinner that serves a family! Over the past year, I kept seeing a dish called chakchouka on restaurant menus and cooking shows over and over again. I was really intrigued. What…
Growing a backyard garden is an incredible learning experience for kids (and parents too)! Here are the top 4 reasons why. For the first three years after Trevor was born, I didn’t plant a backyard garden. Gardening is something I enjoy, and I really missed it. But I was too…
