Full disclosure, I made these last year. You know, when I wasn't trying to lose the rest of the baby weight. I thought I'd share them and live vicariously through those of you who want to have something sweet for St. Patricks's Day. I love a good excuse to make fun and festive holiday treats. I also have a four-year-old who loves helping out in the kitchen, unless I want to make them after she's sleeping, I try to find things that easily lend themselves to toddler hands. If we can avoid the stove, even better! It's nice to only worry about something getting spilled, instead of having to worry about more dangerous scenarios. That's why I love making homemade Muddy Buddies. She gets to … [Read more...]
quick and easy breakfast pizzas
I'm currently a few days into a condensed version of Whole 30, but don't stop reading here, this isn't a whole 30 recipe. I'm just doing a little post-Halloween, pre-girls trip detox for the next week. While I was in the middle of Whole 30 and even after I finished, I heard a good bit of chatter about this being something I couldn't hold onto long term. And that's pretty much 100% correct. Otherwise, I would call it Whole 365 or Whole Forever. But, I didn't. Instead, I challenged myself to a 30 day restart. I needed to get back into a healthy eating mode and I needed to change my diet. I know you should never say never. But, I can't ever see myself being so restrictive 100% of the … [Read more...]
15 things I’ve learned in 15 days on whole 30
I've managed to stick to Whole 30 for about 15 days now. Today actually marks day 15, but I don't intend on falling off the wagon today, so we'll go ahead and call it half-way. Basically, it's about 14 days longer than I've managed to stay on any other diet. I'm kidding. But, not really. In honor of making it to the half-way point, I'm going to give you a quick run down of a few things I've learned so far. image via whole 30 website 15 to be exact. ONE- Every day this gets a little easier. Every day I feel a little better. Every day I have more energy. Seriously, I feel like this is the way my body should feel. TWO- I've probably cooked more times in the past … [Read more...]