A Bug's Life

I really should be on a treadmill right now preparing for the 5K (my first ever) I am running tomorrow. Clearly, that is not the case. Inste...

My sweet baby bear helping me unpack our goodies from the Farmer's Market last weekend You've heard me talk a lot about real foo...

Brown butter is, in a single word, amazing . It's my new obsession. I am in love with everything from the mild, nutty scent that wafts f...

...she's going to write about her kids and her crazy life. It's now 9 am. I've been up for over three hours. That's the do...

Between the ages of 4 months and 2 1/2 years my bug attended daycare five days a week because my husband and I were both working full time. ...

A year ago at this time I was nearing the end of my second pregnancy and worrying how I was going to adjust to having a 3 1/2 year old and a...

This weekend is Phish weekend in our neck of the woods. My husband preps for the shows by listening to Phish 24/7 (which is pretty much the ...

Sometimes I realize that the busier I get, the more great ideas I have for blog posts and the less time I have to post them. Here I'll s...

Although I did visit the Farmer's Market and stocked up on basic supplies (milk, eggs, and salad greens) last weekend, this week has be...

Before I share these tips, I need to put it out there that I recognize the possible hypocrisy of this post. I've been focusing a lot on ...

I'm going to try and make this a regular feature to help inspire others to really get into shopping/cooking local. To allow myself the t...

It's been a week and I never checked in about what I was cooking with all the products I scooped up from the Farmer's Market last we...

When I started to focus more on simple, whole foods I began looking for recipes to replace some of the store-brought staples in our house th...

We do have a few year round farmer's markets ( Troy Waterfront Market ), but this is really the start of the season to start looking for...

This has been a crazy thing for me to wrap my head around, but my little sister is having a baby! A few weeks ago she and her husband went f...

I had a different Friday Five planned, but I've got other things on my mind today. My parents have become "snowbirds" and spen...

For some time now I've been looking harder at the foods I feed to my family. Many times my best intentions have been crushed by the time...

I have to admit I have been struggling with getting the rest of my party details up here. This isn't yet classified on the DSM, but I th...

During my planning for this party I read a handful of blog posts about Brave themed parties in which the hosts planned a "Highland Game...