i have written a few times before about how i go about feeding my family healthy food on a budget. it is not an area of strength i can assure you! i would love to get our spending down even more and have realised that… Read More
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chocolate dipped macaroons: a gaps friendly recipe
our real food journey is taking another turn and we are now baby stepping towards the full gaps diet. reasons are many but suffice to say we are all feeling better and doing better on it which is the main thing! some days, as we… Read More
happy birthday rae
three years ago today, this beautiful girl became a part of our family. she was the fulfilment of two major dreams (to have a daughter and to have a natural birth) and she has continued to bless my life everyday since. she has the most… Read More
reflections on 18 months of real food
it has been about 18 months since we started making the switch to real food. and i say ‘started making the switch’, because this has been, and is still, a process. and i firmly believe in baby steps when it comes to huge cultural changes… Read More
a year of {celebration} pancake day + soaked pancakes: a real food recipe
in the spirit of celebration the littles and i decided to throw a little mini-pancake party this past tuesday morning. we invited a dear friend and his sweet momma (who, by the way, took all of these gorgeous photos… talented doesn’t even begin to cover it)… Read More
what we would have done… you know if we weren’t all puking
did you know that sunday 3rd february was national carrot day?! i know, i know. you are shocked and appalled you missed it, i mean, it is almost as big as christmas. in the spirit of celebrating the small stuff , we olivers had a… Read More
{possibly the cutest ever} real rood recipe: bacon, egg and toast muffins
this morning i woke up super hungry. like the kind of hungry only the third trimester of pregnancy can bring: intense and specific. and as much as i tried to love the idea of a healthy smoothie, i couldn’t get fried eggs and bacon or… Read More
chicken pot pie: a real food recipe
i am always looking for fresh new ways to use up my leftover chicken from our weekly roast. we have our family favourite, but i was looking for something a bit different this week as anything, even the yummy stuff, gets boring after a while! this… Read More
a family advent adventure
to say that i have been captivated by–and mildly obsessed with–this website for the past few hours would be an understatement! i found it because i was looking for family advent activity ideas (yes, i know i’m running a little behind! thank goodness they are… Read More
warming pumpkin soup: a real food recipe
these two beauties have served as my darling autumn decorations for the past month. one as part of my dining table centrepiece and the other on my mantle (look right!). they’ve been subtle and cute as pie but today they are serving a more practical… Read More