A Day in the Life

Here’s a thing to know as you’re picturing this: Baguette needs me to sleep with her. We are working on it. But it is hard, because I am tired. 04:30 Wake up. No reason. Try to go back to sleep…. Read moreA Day in the Life

Mom-Friendly Meals: Hard Cooked Eggs

I don’t just eat oatmeal for breakfast. Even with some nuts thrown in, I need some protein to kickstart my day. And my protein of choice is eggs. For a long time, I made hard-cooked eggs the way my mother… Read moreMom-Friendly Meals: Hard Cooked Eggs

Mom-Friendly Meals: Steel-Cut Oats

I leave before 7 a.m. for daycare dropoff and work, which means that I eat breakfast after I’m at my desk. There’s a deli on the ground floor of my building, so I’m able to buy breakfast and lunch there,… Read moreMom-Friendly Meals: Steel-Cut Oats

Easy Weekend Breakfast: Monkey Bread

I remember monkey bread from my childhood. It wasn’t one of my mom’s regular weekend breakfast dishes–in fact, I’m not sure she made it more than once–but clearly it made an impression. With only three of us in the house,… Read moreEasy Weekend Breakfast: Monkey Bread

Eating near Yosemite

First, I will go on record as saying that the food in the Badger Pass cafeteria is nasty. That’s probably a given, but it’s worth pointing out, nevertheless. Less well-known, perhaps, is the fact that Gummi Bears are better when… Read moreEating near Yosemite