Remember that time I had a baby and wanted insurance against letting myself go while embarking on a new phase of mom life with two kids? I do. It was last year. Continue reading
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IFBC Wrap Up + Another Beefy Brunch in Seattle
To finally wrap up my thoughts on IFBC 2015 in Seattle, it was all about spending delicious time with new and familiar food and friends. On day three, I hit up the WordPress session, because it never hurts to get tips and updates straight from the source. I skipped out on the cooking with hemp … Continue reading
International Food Bloggers Conference 2015: Day Two Highlights
I wandered into the Krusteaz cookie party. It was really festive. And crafty. And we know I leave that DIY madness to Jackie. She’s Pinterest in walking talking mommy life form. I tend to just clean out Party City’s Star Wars section when I need to decorate. So after a quick tutorial on how to … Continue reading
International Food Bloggers Conference 2015: Day One Highlights
Holy smokes you guys, it’s October! That means quite a few things, but it always means one thing — Rancher and I celebrated another anniversary with steaks. I really appreciate our anniversary date (10/1/11) because I’m one of those people that isn’t good with remembering dates, no matter how important. But by virtue of it … Continue reading
Cowboy Steak Sliders: Beef Tri-Tip & Whiskey BBQ Sauce on Sweet Potato “Buns”
File under: when your job is just pretty much awesome. Like any of you, I can succumb to a variety of mom guilt. Awhile ago I noticed that the level of my guilt when I was away for work was corollary to how much fun I was having doing said work. More fun, more guilt. … Continue reading
Cherry Bomb Burgers for the 4th of July
Not that I need to reinforce it, but hot and dry are about the only descriptors that come to mind when I think about the early summer season we’re experiencing. I’d maybe add some adjectives like “freaking” and “relentless”. Rancher uses an expression I hadn’t heard before that fits, he says “it’s dryer than a … Continue reading
An Open Letter to All Dads/Kids re: A Recipe for the Perfect Mother’s Day
An Open Letter to All Dads/Kids: I’m going to be blunt with you because, bless your sweet mother’s heart, she just can’t. Your mom DOES want breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day. And she does love you very much. But she DOES NOT want a big freaking mess in her kitchen or a thousand calorie food … Continue reading
Protein Challenge Recap: An Unexpected Healthy Eating Hack
How many times did Ranch Wife have beef jerky and black coffee for breakfast last month? Continue reading
Protein Challenge Update #1
Someone I’m married to just ate ALL of the beef & bean protein-packed, veggie-loaded chili leftovers from last night. I feel like there should be an online support group for such things. The brief yet vivid fantasy of skillfully Kung Fu’ing the love of my life to steal the bowl right out of his hands … Continue reading
I’m taking the 30 Day Protein Challenge
There are probably at least half a dozen challenges I’d probably benefit from right now. For starters, I should get on the Put away the baskets of clean clothes before running out of baskets and don’t have one for the next clean load out of the dryer Challenge, the Fold the clothes out of the dryer in … Continue reading
