I posted a picture to Facebook of Gabriel eating one of my homemade popsicles and got a bunch of requests for a recipe. Hey, and I’m glad to oblige. Gabriel seems to have lost his desire for smoothies… Maybe it’s the texture, maybe it’s the color, but he usually turns his nose up at them. But present him with a frozen popsicle, he asks for one all day long!! I particularly love sneaking in some [...]

Back in my gluten days, I used to enjoy Newman’s Hermits… A LOT! They’re so wonderfully spicy and full of molasses joy. Then I realized I couldn’t afford my hermit habit, so I started making my own. Very dangerous! Mike and I could polish off a tray of them in no time. These days, I’m trying to avoid all grains (with limited success) for a more Paleo approach to my diet, so I’m even cutting [...]

So I’m a little embarrassed to admit that my son has a problem… Hi. My name is Vanessa and my son is a screen junkie. He is utterly obsessed with anything TV or iPod. At first, I started out letting him watch a show while I got dressed in the morning and when I was cooking dinner in the evening. It was the ONLY thing that kept him from driving me crazy or tearing the [...]

A few hours ago, I posted this picture to Facebook with the caption: “Gluten free, grain free pizza… Dinner was amazing tonight. A pat on the back if I do say so!” Several people asked for a recipe, so I can’t let them down can I? I used a recipe from the internet for the crust, but I can’t for the life of me find it right now. Doh… But here it is without credit. [...]

The teacher at Gabriel’s gym class gave out little Valentine notes to all the kids today — Gabriel got an envelope embellished with aliens, pirates and smiley faces. Inside she had written a sweet personalized note to each child (Psycho mom that I am, I checked one of the other kids’ notes, and they were different!) It read: Dear Gabriel, This Valentines Day I love… …your happy face! …your fun ideas! …your high fives! Thank [...]

In any good relationship, it’s considered a virtue to admit your mistakes. So here I go… Mea culpa!! A couple of years ago, I posted about getting some good quality non-stick cookware. I really bought into the whole thing! And I turned a blind eye to the research about the dangers of PFOA & PTFE in teflon. I chose, rather, to side with those who said as long as they were used properly (ie never [...]

A few posts back I mentioned one of Gabriel’s and my favorite breakfasts: The blueberry omelet. Now that the detox is over, I can finally enjoy it again! Hurray. I missed it so! I admit, a sweet omelet might seem a little odd at first, but trust me on this one: It’s pretty darned good. I found the original recipe here, but have adapted it a bit to suit my tastes and available ingredients. Two [...]

So what do you eat when you eliminate sugar (in all its insidious forms), dairy, legumes, fruit, and grains (including corn and potatoes)?? Oh yeah, AND natural low glycemic sweeteners like sugar alcohols and stevia! Turns out, quite a lot! And hey, did you know that cashews and peanuts are both considered legumes!? I didn’t know that, and now I do. So, yesterday I wrapped up the 21 Day Sugar Detox, and I’m feeling victorious [...]

I am more than half way through the detox, and I feel great! Unfortunately, yesterday Mike came down with appendicitis which is probably an entire post in itself. But, before he came home from work in agony, I made a batch of salsa and posted this picture to Facebook, with the caption “I just made this and I fear it won’t make it till the end of the day!” Alas, we spent the evening in [...]

Last week I talked about the stuff I’d like to accomplish with my life, now I’m going to run down some of the “highlights” of my 35 years. Try not to get bored. Again, I’ve teamed up with my bloggy friends for this list, so check out the other participants at the bottom of the post! Travel: I’ve been a couple other places not listed on business, but I’m not counting those, as I was [...]

Last night was the end of day three on my 21 Day Sugar Detox and I was hitting the cravings pretty hard. They seem to come and go… Most of the time I’m fine, but when I have to make something for Gabriel that is off-limits, I get pretty twitchy. Breakfast as been toughest because he’s been asking for our famous blueberry omeletes. It’s seriously amazing, and I have a hard time not licking Gabe’s [...]

I’m teaming up with some other cool bloggers to share our life lists/ bucket lists, what-have-you… And until now, I really haven’t given it much thought. In fact, I’ve known about this little blog-along thing for weeks and actively procrastinated until Gabriel’s naptime on the day it’s due! Shame. Truthfully, I think I’ve always feared making such a list because of the potential for failure. But the experts say that if you don’t plan for [...]