August 31, 2011
Speaking of my mom...I'm happy to make a special announcement. My mom's blog Real Food Matters is now live. My mom, aka Karen, is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and is testing the online waters with her blog, finding her way as she pursues her passion as a health coach. I ...
August 29, 2011
In the month of June we celebrated my mother's birthday. And yes, it took me this long to write about it! I don't remember the last time I was present to wish my mom a happy birthday in person so it was quite a gift for both of us to ...
August 28, 2011
It's the weekend friends, and we are living summer to its fullest. Anticipating the tail end of Irene hitting the Canadian Maritimes sometime tomorrow we made the most of a gorgeous day outdoors. A morning of berry picking followed by an afternoon at the beach. Berry picking is in my ...
August 25, 2011
Today at 30 Day Vegan I am sharing my first ever cooking demonstration video - cooking beans in a pressure cooker. Welcome, if you are visiting from Heather's course. I didn't want to leave all my regular readers (and random visitors of course) out in the cold while posting that ...
August 23, 2011
I've got some food related posts coming your way over the next couple weeks here at FIMBY. I'm contributing to Heather's 30 Day Vegan summer course and it's inspired me to share some of my vegan kitchen knowledge and experience here at the same time. I don't want you to ...
August 22, 2011
Our family went on an overnighter backpacking trip this weekend. The kids did amazing (we all did!) The trail was relatively flat, no elevation gains or losses to speak of compared to mountain hiking, so we trucked an amazing 18 miles in 2 days. 18 miles! With packs! In the ...
August 20, 2011
It's the middle of August. The days this week were ripe with all the best of summer. VBS, berries, basil, and swimming. At the end of one of those perfect summer days (truly, this week has been the height of summer for me) I had this for lovely combination for ...