Posted on January 17th, 2013 by mountain girl | 6 Comments »
I haven’t been blogging for a few days, but we’re all fine–healthy, snug, and cozy. We’ve been having some chilly 3 degree mornings (and a -14 degree one!) but the wood stove is roaring, and life goes on. It’s been a string of sleepy days–due to sleepless nights–just keeping up with homeschool, laundry, meals, and lots […]
Posted on April 10th, 2012 by mountain girl | 11 Comments »
Some of you were wondering about the NORA tea I mentioned in my last post. I thought I would write a quick post explaining a little more about it. NORA=Nettles, Oat straw, Red raspberry, Alfalfa. I’ve been making one variation or another of this for a while, but my midwife was the one who actually […]
Posted on April 8th, 2012 by mountain girl | 2 Comments »
The last couple of weeks, our days have been… days of drinking NORA tea with lemon and honey in the morning. NORA=Nettles, Oat straw, Red raspberry leaf, Alfalfa. I buy them in bulk and mix together. Good for pregnancy. days of eating birthday pudding (while it lasted) in the afternoon. The recipe was perfect with 2/3 […]
Posted on April 1st, 2012 by mountain girl | Comments Off on smoothie day at whole foods
Zia and I went to a Healthy Breakfast class at Whole Foods in Boulder. It was geared toward moms, and was great becauset it was so kid-friendly. The class really was a blast. It was totally hands-on for the kids. Whitney was a great teacher, and started out by reading “If You Give a Pig […]
Posted on March 13th, 2012 by mountain girl | 1 Comment »
Lately I haven’t been terribly creative with my food. I guess I’ve just been too busy…eating. For two. But today I have not one but two amazing recipes for you. At least, I think they’re amazing. You, on the other hand, might think they are just a little strange. Recipe#1: Green Smoothie. This was my […]