Finding Inspiration at the Playground A few weeks back I took the boys on a walk. We stopped at our produce stand to pick up some vegetables for dinner. Zeke enjoys this stop as Les, our produce man, always grabs some grapes as he sees us approaching and gives them to Zeke to snack on […]

I Began This For My Family, We Press On To Inspire More Families “The dinner table is a place in which children come for consistency. They are reassured by it, met by parents who anticipate their arrival, and meet them where they are at. The dinner table is a safeguard against a private life apart […]

Life Is A Whirlwind Last Saturday Gray and I ventured out to downtown Milwaukee to celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary (without the kids, yeah!). Our date began at one of our favorite brunch spots, Cafe Benelux, and ended at the Milwaukee Public Market, sitting together at a quaint little table with some coffee (to help us […]

How To Eat Out The Wholesome Way – Dining At Locally-Sourced Restaurants I was recently asked by a friend for suggestions on where she could eat out while still remaining true to her whole food diet. This got me thinking about how to eat out the wholesome way. Gray and I believe in moderation. Since […]

An Unfamiliar Ingredient While my mother-in-law was visiting with us last week to help me with the boys, she asked if I knew much about quinoa. I didn’t. In fact, I had only eaten it a handful of times, and only ever cooked it once, and not very successfully. The next day, Grayson and I […]

Connecting Our Kids to the Roots of What We Eat I believe that it is very important to involve children in the how, what, and why of the foods we eat. I desire to connect my children to the roots of the foods they enjoy eating. I hope to do this by involving them in […]