Learning to thrive in a family of five.
This has been a question that I've had to answer quite a few times since I went vegan. Are your kids vegan now? And the short answer is no, they're not. But if I think that veganism is a better diet, better for the economy and the environment then why on Earth would I be [...]
Color me guilty I can be quite the bitter Betty somedays. A real negative Nancy. Even the occasional Debbie downer. I hate it but when I find myself stuck in a funk it can be really difficult to knock myself out of it. Please tell me I'm not the only one. The worst part for [...]
Back in about January, I think it was, I purchased a new dining room table for our family because the one that we previously owned was only big enough for a few of us to sit at. It just wasn't practical and not having enough seats or space for all five of us really bothered [...]
We're a little bit hooked on cobbler right now. The boys think they're just eating cake, I get to introduce them to new fruits, and we all get dessert. Everybody wins. A lot of this recipe is similar to the Vegan Blueberry Cobbler recipe, but I did a little more than just swapping out fruit. First of [...]
Peach? Blueberry? Cherry? In my opinion, you can't go wrong with a homemade cobbler, especially when there's a little bit more of a cakey top layer than you'd normally find. I'm trying to introduce the little monsters to more fresh fruits (other than just apples and bananas) and blueberries seemed like a decent place to [...]
Remember that little joke I cracked about not milking the almonds? Well, I may have milked the oats instead. The other day I was scrolling through a Facebook group when I came across a video from A Virtual Vegan on how to make your own oat milk. Now, I've always found making your own milk to be [...]
My two younger boys have a tendency to rock in their seats, whether it be an actual rocking chair, on the couch or in their highchair. Normally I can tolerate it, or they will stop when the food gets to the table, but as we have learned it's not necessarily the safest of habits to [...]
