Nugget started sleeping through the night when she was about 2.5 months old and it was glorious. I swear colors actually looked brighter that first morning … I was seeing the world for the first time in HD. The glory of sleep continued until one night about 4 months…
Let me start off by saying that I love potatoes … like LOVE them. In fact if I hadn’t been diagnosed with gestational diabetes I would still be turning my nose up at the prospect of cauliflower mashed potatoes. I couldn’t imagine something as bland as…
It’s spring in Portland but it’s still rather chilly. It’s been raining all week and there isn’t any sun in the forecast. However you won’t hear me complaining, I love the rain. I suppose that’s a typical attitude…
I’ll never forget my casual, dare I say naive, attitude surrounding the glucose test. The routine screening not only set the tone for the end of my pregnancy but overhauled my relationship with food … specifically carbs. I scheduled my glucose test for the day before my husband…
When I first heard about swapping cauliflower rice for traditional rice I was extremely skeptical. However I was wrong … dead wrong! I was afraid the “rice” wouldn’t hold up or be as satisfying as it’s starchy counterpart … if you share these same…
Soft, buttery, flakey lemon scones … is there any better way to kick off spring in Portland? This morning the sun was shining and the air was crisp. The Pacific Northwest really shows of her beauty and flexes her muscles during the spring. I decided to embrace the weather and…
What do you say we get to know each other a bit? I’m a wife, new mother, friend, daughter … bla bla bla the list could go predictably on forever. I decided to start blogging after quitting my job (public information officer for a government transportation agency) to…
