Last month, Jeff and I embarked on the Whole Foods September Challenge. For me, it was a way to try to figure out what foods were still bothering me after going gluten and dairy-free. For him, it was a different kind of challenge. I’ll let him tell you about it… I’ve been an active individual as far back as I can remember. I played every sport imaginable growing up…
It might not feel like fall around here, but my kitchen is starting to smell like it. Fall is my favorite time of year for vegetables. I love cutting into a big fat squash and smelling the sweet orange flesh as I scoop out the seeds. Packed with antioxidants, orange vegetables help reduce your risk of cancer, improve immune function, protect your eyesight and improve heart health. And the seeds…
Today is anti-slavery day. I think we can all agree that we would have been against slavery 150 years ago. But what about now? Did you know that right now there are 27 million men, women, and children being held as slaves. 27 million! A number like that is hard to wrap your head around. The easy thing to do is compartmentalize that information because, “what can someone like me…
Last month, the California Raisin Marketing Board flew me out to Fresno to learn more about raisins. Not only did I learn about how incredible this little fruit is, but I got to meet the farmers who grow them, walk in their fields, taste test different varieties, and see how they go from dusty fruit to shiny boxed raisins. I learned that raisins are mostly grown by family farmers, and…
Fall, Fall, glorious Fall! So what if I had to go all the way up to Yosemite to find this yellow leaf and the Phoenix temperatures are still in the 90s during the day? At least we are starting to have a bit of coolness at night. In fact, when the sun goes down, 83 degrees feels almost chilly. Almost. With the oppressive summer heat fading away, I see more…
I had it all planned out. I was going to be that mom who made a scrapbook every year for each child. I’m not sure what happened, but Joe’s “First Year” album is in a box in the closet, and it looks like this. For a while, my failure as a scrapbooking mom paralyzed me. I thought about trying to catch up, but the more I thought about it, the…
Today was the last day of instructional league. We had a fun day at Chase Field, including a walk-off win for the Diamondbacks. And now we say goodbye to baseball until spring training. The kids are pretty excited… Happy offseason!