I had ground turkey that had to be cooked tonight and Stephen is going to be working late (until 10:30) and the kids were climbing me and whining and fighting with each other. So I just decided not to mess with the recipe book and just make spaghetti even though we have it a LOT, at least we don't usually have it with meat. I chopped an onion and ( Read more... )

I sat down and thought about it and realized that I'm not getting anywhere near enough protein to grow this baby. I'm supossed to get like 75-100 grams a day, and instead it was more like 30. And all from milk. So I've been working hard to force protein down into my cranky sick belly. It didn't feel sick anymore when I only ate things that sounded ( Read more... )

Stephen's dad got a massage last night, and we decided to use the $65 he earned as fun money and go do fun stuff on his day off ( Read more... )

On the days that he doesn't wake up in tears asking for strawberry milk, our usual routine is to get up in the morning and Ben sits on his potty while I turn on the tv for him and run to the bathroom myself. Then I put the dog out and we watch a show (or he does and I use the computer). When it's over, he asks for breakfast and depending on what he ( Read more... )

So my favorite food on the whole planet isn't really phad thai. I mean, I love me some phad thai as much as the next person. But seriously, there is nothing on earth like an artichoke. Not those pickled artichoke hearts that come in a jar, but the whole entire thing ( Read more... )

Has anyone ever had pho? I went to a Pho and Thai restaurant yesterday and ordered my usual phad thai (it was only so-so) but kept drooling over what everybody else was having. I saw something that looked like soup with really long skinny noodles. Is that pho? Is it spicy? What else is in it? I'm dying to try it, but scared too. It was awfully ( Read more... )

Now that my son is starting to wean (however slowly) I'm noticing that I can't just eat 7,264 calories a day any more. Not if I want my pants to fit anyway. So I'm starting to pay more attention to all the empty calories I consume, especially in things like pop and gum. I've never been a fan of diet anything because of the aspartame issue, (call me ( Read more... )

I can't believe the number of studies that are coming out right now that are basically all saying the same thing. A lot of people's health and behavioral problems are caused by nutrition issues. I mean, because I'm a big fan of Dr. Andrew Weil, I've known for a long time that your omega fatty acids are absolutely vital. He recommends eating a diet ( Read more... )