We are really going all out for Halloween this year, and I just can’t get over these cute little ghosts we made the other day!

Breakfast - the most important meal of the day! It also happens to be my favorite meal of the day.

Dairy and eggs always seem to be at the forefront of people’s thoughts for their morning meal and eliminating those either by choice or because of allergies can cause a lot of stress.

We are just a little over two weeks until one of our favorite holidays: Halloween. This is a bit of a tricky one because obviously one of the best parts of the night is going door to door showing off your costume in exchange for candy.

Candy. Great! Perfect activity for a house that has gluten and sugar intolerance and nut allergies.

It’s spooky season! Kiddo and I were thrilled to walk through Michael’s and pick out supplies to decorate the house.

She loves Halloween and loves to decorate so this was a great activity to get her involved in the process.

Do you ever find yourself scrambling through the pantry trying to find something to eat? Snacking is perfectly normal, but where it can really frustrate people is not having things on hand or getting stuck in a rut.

Over here in Minnesota, fall is in full swing. The leaves are changing and it’s a balmy 43 degrees and raining this morning. Not my preferred weather (give me 80s and sun all day every day!), but it does leave me yearning for all things warm and comforting.

I haven’t talked about it too much on here yet, but we’ve been homeschooling since 2019 and it has been the absolute best decision we could have made for Kiddo’s education.

We’ve been able to take the time to figure out how she learns best which when reading is involved and we settled on the Build Your Library curriculum which has been great. They do include art, but it’s mostly along the lines of history and my 9 year old still loves craft projects.

When I first went vegan, there was one thing that absolutely intimidated me - tofu!

Why did it intimate me? I wish I knew. Perhaps it was the daunting task of having to drain and press it. Because, really, what is a tofu press, how do you use it, and why? Maybe it was fear of the taste or the taboo that the white brick seemed to carry.

The other day I put up a poll over on Instagram asking for feedback on what you want to hear about most. The overwhelming answer was my health and allergy journey. Well, you’re getting your wish! Just remember what you asked for 😉 This is a long one, if you want a video version (though this is more organized) you can watch me tell my story on YouTube.

My three favorite sauces and dressings

So, my days get busy. That’s nothing special. It seems we all have places to go and things to do every waking moment of the day. Since I don’t have the ability to stop and grab food wherever between all of the busy moments of the day, it makes it incredibly important to not only have food batch cooked and stashed away for easy grabbing, but to have ways to keep those foods interesting.