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• Better Homemade Nutbutter

  

  Jeanne here. My super-in-the-know sister-in-law had this in her house a few weeks ago … And it was so dang tasty … creamy and delicious and I wanted to eat the... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 FAMILY

• Putting Kids to Work

  

  Abby here. Not only do I love her whit, her down-to-earthness, her compassion and her humor… my very favorite thing about The Pioneer Woman is how her kids work. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 FAMILY

• Discipline Doesn’t Have to Be a Dirty Word

  

  Two weeks ago, I attended a course on early childhood development at The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (which is kind of an intense name of... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 FAMILY

• Nature’s Table Setting

  

  Abby here. June 1st and the rain has finally left us!  Which is a good thing, because I had decided if Montana didn’t get it’s act together soon I was packing u... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 FAMILY

• Lemon-butter Salmon

  

  Abby here. One thing I love about blogging with Jeanne is she always has something great to say.  A heartfelt something to write about a meal she might cook,... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 FAMILY

• Algerian Wedding Quinoa* (aka What to Bring to a Pot Luck When You Want to...

  

  Jeanne here. I am slightly remiss to admit this … but I don’t like brown rice. I’ll eat it. I know it’s better for me. But I really don’t like it and not sure... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 FAMILY

• Taste Test Tuesday: Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

  

  Jeanne here. It’s Tuesday.  And we’re doing that taste test thing again. I was out of town last week and returned home to find a jungle of rhubarb growing in on... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 FAMILY

• Red Pepper Nachos

  

  Here’s a simple recipe that I have been pleasantly surprised with. While at first I missed the crunch of my beloved tortilla chips, the fact that I can enjoy... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• Telling the Truth: What’s the Messiest Room in Your House?

  

  Abby here. Can I be honest about something? This whole internet thing can stress me out. In the age of instagram, pretty blogs, facebook and twitter… it’s easy... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Easy Breezy Caprese

  

  Abby here. Nothing says summer like a big dish of caprese (ka-pre-zee) at the dinner table.  Well that and sunshine, kids running through the sprinklers and... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Taste Test Tuesday: Gluten-free Chocolate Chip Cookies

  

  Abby here. I’ve written before how sister-in-law is the queen of healthy cookies, and she definitely hit the jack-pot again. She has been tweaking and tweaking... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 FAMILY

• Putting Real Food to the Test: Lime-Cilantro Quinoa Salad

  

  Abby and I decided that we needed to branch out from our personal cooking ruts. I mean … as good as Abby’s taquitos are … and they are THAT good … how many time... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2013 FAMILY

• Green

  

  Abby here. With the greenhouse in full swing, I thought it’d be fun to share what’s growing. It’s a lot of green right now, but it means food is coming! First... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 FAMILY

• Simple Spicy Sesame Kale Salad

  

  Jeanne here. About three years ago, our friends Claire and Danny brought a version of this salad to a pot-luck at our house in Pasadena and I can’t count the... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 FAMILY

• Becoming His Own

  

  Who would have thought dressing two little messy people would be so fun?  As it turns out, it’s something I really enjoy.  Seeing I have to look at them all day... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 FAMILY

• Sunscreen… Without All the Scary Stuff

  

  Sunrise this morning was 5:53 am.  Sunset tonight is at 8:49 pm. That’s nearly 15 hours of sun … it’s a long day.  And as we head into summer the days are... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 FAMILY

• Sunscreen… Without All the Chemicals

  

  Sunrise this morning was 5:53 am.  Sunset tonight is at 8:49 pm. That’s nearly 15 hours of sun … it’s a long day.  And as we head into summer the days are... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 FAMILY

• a Different Kind of PB & J

  

  Abby here. For me, lunch is the hardest meal of the day. Generally we are on the run or trying to squeeze in a quick meal before nap time, and the last thing I... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 FAMILY

• Celebrating Mamas …

  

  Yesterday was Mother’s Day. And I gotta tell you:  this thing … this Mother’s Day thing … is intense. Firstly, this is the second Mother’s Day that I’ve had to... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 FAMILY

• My Mama

  

  I’m one of those gals that still calls her mom every single day… usually for no special reason. And with all the mama stuff we talk about here… is only seemed... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 FAMILY