healthy food, lifestyle, travel, & everyday moments.
Most of us have experienced a chaotic time in our lives–anywhere from a few days to a few months–where a healthy lifestyle is low on the priority list.
For our family, after Kidlet was born last summer was one of those times. Good luck trying to find time to even make it to the grocery store with a newborn, let alone cook dinner every night! We lived on granola and yogurt, sandwiches, and Chipotle for the first six weeks.… Read More »
Something that I used to do a lot of, and that I’m trying to make time for again, is meal prep. I love to cook, but now that I have an 11-week-old baby, I don’t have time to make a hot dinner every night. But we still like to eat as healthy as we can, so enter: meal prep!
Thankfully, baby is on somewhat of a predictable schedule at the moment. This means I usually have time to grocery shop and cook in the evenings 3ish nights per week. So here’s what I’ve been making lately. All of these recipes either come together in 30 minutes or less, or they can be prepped in multiple short bursts of time (perfect for busy mums like myself!). … Read More »
Updated 10/2023: Because this is a frequently-viewed post, I’ve updated the restaurant list to reflect our current recommendations.
I’m easing back into regular posting (more than just life updates) with a fun post today: our favorite gluten-free restaurants in the Twin Cities! Minneapolis and St. Paul are full of excellent restaurants (although the cuisine selection does leave a bit to be desired. I can’t say that we live in the most diverse place in the world, ha). And luckily, many of these cater to the allergy-friendly crowd, too–with more allergy-friendly spots opening each year!… Read More »
Friends and family often ask us: What exactly do you eat? Eric has celiac disease, and I am lactose intolerant and have IBS. We can stump people when it comes to planning a dinner menu. But regardless of the lack of bread/normal dairy/various other random things that I can’t eat, we actually eat pretty normal food.
I personally love “a day in the life” and “what’s in my fridge” blog posts. So today, I thought I’d share a look inside our allergy-friendly fridge and pantry. I wrote this post shortly after returning from a trip to Whole Foods & Target, so you can see what we usually have on hand!… Read More »
It’s Minnesotan winter weeks like this one that make me wonder: why did I ever leave California? Or rather, why didn’t I move to the rainforest/the outback/the beach, instead of Minnesota?
Whether you struggle with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or simply a mild case of the winter blues, post-Christmas winter is hard for everyone. No more holidays, back to work, and the weather is completely miserable. Shorter days and bad weather mean less time outdoors–and more time cooped up, looking up flights to warmer places!… Read More »
