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A few weeks ago, we received two large bunches of rhubarb in our C.S.A. share. I had seen rhubarb in the store (where it’s very expensive!), but never knew how to prepare it... Read More
It’s pea season! The peas are ready to be picked, which means our C.S.A. sent us home with snap peas, snow peas, and even something called pea tendrils!.. Read More
In researching eating healthier, there’s lots of advice to consider: eat organic, eat whole foods, eat low-carb. It can certainly get confusing! With all of that conflicting information out there, it can be hard to know what to do. But the best advice I’ve heard is to eat local. Food is most nutritious when it’s just picked, and getting it local assures you of getting the freshest possible food. While farmer’s markets provide good access to local farm produce, an even better way to get fresh local food each week is to join a C.S.A... Read More
We’ve finally found a good use for those tiny little “mini kettlebells” sold in some of the local stores. Turns out my 7 year-old is a budding kettlebell enthusiast! Here she is this past weekend, taking some basic instruction from my RKC instructor on how to deadlift and swing. (She’s asked for her own 10lb kettlebell so she can train like mommy.).. Read More
This year, we were looking into joining a C.S.A. (community supported agriculture). We started off on the wait list for one of the local farms, but I was excited to receive an email two weeks ago offering us a share of this summer’s fruits and veggies! (Not familiar with C.S.A.s? Look for a post about them later this week.) So, instead of finding a new food at the grocery store, this week, I took our new food out of our weekly share of food from the farm. In this case, I decided to find out how to use the lovely bunch of fresh kale in my basket... Read More
Well, it’s Tuesday again, and that means there’s another new food to try! We’ve been doing fruits each week, which has appealed well to my 7 year-old, but I’ve still been unsuccessful getting my carnivore 4 year-old to partake in our weekly experiment. So this time I scoured the grocery store, looking for a new whole food that would appeal to my son’s palate. On my third trip to my store’s organic section, I found it: Fair Trade Coral Red Jasmine Rice. My son LOVES rice. He eats it whenever offered, and it’s also one of the foods everyone in the household enjoys... Read More
So another week, another new food. I’m still trying to figure out how to get through to the 4-year-old. One of the few fruits and vegetables he’ll eat is an apple, so I thought I’d buy a Red D’Anjou Pear. Since it would look similar to an apple when cut up, I thought might actually get him to try it! And we don’t typically eat pears in our house, so I thought it would be good for all of us to continue to branch out and try things outside our comfort zones... Read More
As I flit around the internet, I often find myself moved or inspired by posts or articles I find. Most of the time, I tweet about them on my twitter feed, and there it ends. But for you, my blog readers, you may not always see those tweets or have a chance to read those articles. And every now and then (like now), I get my act together enough to actually put together a “round-up” post to share some of those amazing and inspiring articles I’ve found. This week, I found one post that moved me so much that I just HAD to share it with you... Read More
I had the most amazing experience this past weekend at the Hardstyle Kettlebell Certification (HKC)! After a year of training with kettlebells under the watchful eye of a Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC) instructor, I decided I wanted to take a bigger step. Instead of just working out with kettlebells, I wanted to prove I had what it takes to be certified in their use and instruction. For me, that meant attempting the HKC, a one-day course that provides in-depth instruction on kettlebells, and certifies attendees to instruct others in the kettlebell swing, squat, and Turkish get-up... Read More
