Coffee is like a religion here in Seattle. Drive through coffee stands adorn practically every other corner. And when we moved here almost nine years ago we got swept up in the coffee-love. Mochas, lattes, cappuccinos, yum. After having kids coffee definitely increased as my indulgence of choice to give me a little boost after […]
Simple Recipes & Party Treats
Pumpkin Spice Muffins {Dairy, Gluten and Grain Free}
I’d like to welcome Rula Borelli to the blog today. Rula is the talented baker from Alur Cakes & Sweets who has created amazing cake creations for my kids and friends. Rula is gluten-free herself and has wonderful recipes and a talent for awesome cake design. I’ll post a few examples at the end of this […]
#ad Money for Schools: Tyson Project A+ and Safeway
Ack! Ronin starts full-day Kindergarten in less than 2 weeks! Back to School time is here! I can’t believe my first born will be in real school. I’m super anxious about how he’s going to handle it, and since we have so many dietary issues–including peanut allergy and gluten and dairy intolerance–it’ll be interesting having […]
Digestive Issues: I Found Answers at Walgreens
Over the past year, we’ve really changed the way we eat, and its affected me in so many ways including my mental and digestive health. I know I’ve talked a lot about how gluten was affecting my husband, my kids and even my own anxiety. But in the process of removing gluten and dieting to […]
Cranberry Juice Benefits and Recipes
Disclosure: I received a compensation in return for this post. This post was made possible by Mom Spark Media. Thoughts are my own. We’re big fruit lovers in my house, but not big juice drinkers. I know a lot of people give their kids juice every day because they *think* its a healthy alternative, but […]
Help for Anxiety and Night Terrors
So lately I’ve been seeing several posts from friends about their kids and night terrors. We have quite a bit of experience in this arena since my son Ronin had night terrors for the first few years of his life almost every night. He suffered from anxiety from a very very early age. And you […]
Milkmakers Cookies {Review}
I just baked the most delicious cookies this weekend. Seriously ridiculously delicious Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies that are ALREADY gone. Sad face. Lucky for me, Milkmakers sent me two bags of mix so I have another one waiting in the wings. Yay! So, you might be thinking, what the heck are Milkmakers Lactation Cookies? According […]
Super Simple Hello Kitty Marshmallow Pops
My baby girl is turning 3 this weekend and she’s requested a Hello Kitty party. I wanted to create another special themed treat for the party in addition to the Hello Kitty gluten-free cake we’re having made. So I decided to come up with a super simple Hello Kitty marshmallow pop. Its not only incredibly easy, […]
Mango Cashew Cornbread Stuffing #GlutenFree
We’ve discovered that my son and daughter are both gluten and dairy intolerant. My husband is gluten-free too, so I blame him. The good news is that changing Ronin’s diet has helped his anxiety-related sleep issues decrease immensely. He used to have night terrors every night, but now only has them on the rare occasions we […]
Does Diet Affect Anxiety?
Oh mama! We took Ronin (my 3 1/2 year old) to the Naturopath a couple weeks ago to look into his anxiety. Yes, I know, he’s only 3 but he’s been an exceedingly shy, cautious and anxious kid almost from birth. He has terrible sleep, including night terrors, tosses and turns like crazy, and sweats […]