my lavender blues

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Tis the season to be noggin’. You should really chai it. Time to dust off the ol’ dad jokes and get back to posting again…. you know what they say, better late than pregnant! I have so many life updates that you’d likely be pouring alcohol into this mocktail just to keep up with ’em […]

Holiday Chai EggNog

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    Guys. HAPPY Turkey Day! I’ll be spending my day at P-masta flex’s home with David and we are suuuuper excited. I also have five days to myself with the baby-child which has added an extra pep to my step (and also bracing myself for 10 thousand tantrums, because… toddlers and tantrums are a […]

Breakfast of Champs // Gluten Free Maple Pumpkin Pancakes (Simple)

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      Recovery, recovery, recovery. It’s a thing and it’s working. My bellybutton no longer looks as though someone decided to take a drill to it. Okay maybe it still does a lil bit but SO much better. I’ve stopped gagging whenever I look down to take a peek. (yeah that was happening). I’ve […]

Baked Hasselback Pears with Brie & Pistachios

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    helloooo hi there. how are things? i once was an existing human on this site, but now it seems….. that i’ve stopped cold turkey. but trust me this hiatus was totally unwanted and completely unexpected. why you ask!? or maybe you don’t ask, but i’m going to share with you anyways…… my appendix […]

Twice Baked Butternut Squash Boats with Ham & Leeks

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So this Thanksgiving I’ve been trying to stick to the basics. Giving cosmetic tweaks to those dishes that are in need of a little botox and the occasional filler. I have zero problem with change, but I’ve just been through so much that sometimes familiarity in my life is best. But this is also partially due to my […]

Curry Roasted Carrots & Sauce

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In my past (which actually is beginning to feel like more of a past life than just a couple of years ago), I normally would have done high kicks to hear the overly aggressive Light FM stations blasting their X-Mas music pre- Thanksgiving. But yesterday, that damn Hippotomas song popped on as I was scrolling through […]

Shredded Brussels Sprouts and Ham Bake

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Monday Feels: “Lay off me I’m starving. (Diet starts Monday).” But does it really? No. No definitely not. And if it does, the wise decisions start to go downhill shortly after my first cup of coffee, because well, it’s Monday. And this particular Monday has followed an emotional week, so it’s really in for a good […]

Warrior Loaf // Sausage, Leeks & Chestnut Stuffed Puff Pastry

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Holy Heart Failure, Batman! What a week, woo wee. You can say that ten times fast, but actually you can, this is one of those sayings that it is physically possible. And I wanted to cut you all a break. With emotions running at an all time HIGH, I don’t care who you were voting for, […]

Butternut Squash, Tahini & Chestnut Puree