Yesterday while putting Eden down for bed I started thinking about “lasts”. And while Eden is far from being able to put herself to sleep, I was hit with the fact that sometime in the future there will be a last time that I hold my child,  a last time that she nurses to sleep, a last time that she [...]

Over the weekend I was craving a Thin Mint. It’s probably been near 20 years since I’ve even tasted the famous Girl Scout cookie, but with the season upon us, it’s hard not to browse the blogosphere and find recipes for everyone’s favorite cookies: Tagalongs, Samoas, and Thin Mints. And so as I was browsing Pinterest on Saturday morning I had [...]

The past few days have been beautiful. In Oregon we call this time of year February Fakeout. It’s the week or two that we take off our winter coats, put on sandals and enjoy a few of the most sunny days we as Oregonians see. Then comes the rain. Despite the impending rain, I love this short season in February. The [...]

Last week when I found myself with some extra raw lemon curd, I was eager to try my hand at raw crepes for a healthy, whole food breakfast. I looked around the web and through a couple of cookbooks to find the most appealing recipes. I tried two, both using a base of dehydrated bananas. With my dehydrator running and the [...]

Last week I made some good progress on the raw desserts ebook by completing two more recipes. Very exciting! The process of creating recipes is a chaotic one, especially for me. This is not an unusual method when taking notes: And in the middle of dehydrating tart shells, freezing shortbread, testing lemon bars, making streusel, and developing a raw pastry cream [...]