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
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
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
After Baby Un-Diet: Results and a Bonus Chili Colorado Recipe
The After Baby Un-Diet wrap up doesn’t include bikini/sports bra before and afters — sorry (not sorry) folks! That’s for-Rancher’s-eyes-only. But the video shows you my real-time results and a rare downtown Seattle Ranch Wife sighting! Chef Kirsten and I had a blast getting together to recap the series and have a delicious lunch at … Continue reading
Can Healthy Cooking be Convenient? {After Baby Un-Diet}
This is technically the last week of the “un-diet”. But only in terms of weekly blog/vlog posts. The entire point in case I was bad at making it up until now is that the UN in un-diet means that it doesn’t stop. It continues despite what the scale says, how easy the jeans shimmy on, … Continue reading
How to Eat Healthy on a Budget {After Baby Un-Diet}
We joke that Rancher’s Freudian nickname for me is “Budget” (I’m not sure if this is much better than the “Bridget the Midget” of my youth). Truth be told, being a super-saver is not a natural gift. So my better half acknowledging my ability to keep our finances in check and in line with our long … Continue reading
How to Join the (Seahawks Big Game!) Party and Still Eat Healthy {After Baby Un-Diet}
I really don’t think I need to even go into how freaking excited I am this week. And how I intentionally did not bring up the NFC Championship or our Super Bowl bound Seahawks last week so I could get my heart to stop beating so erratically and focus on my responsibilities for a few … Continue reading
How to make Beef & Vegetable Lentil Chili and Portion Control for You {After Baby Un-Diet}
I actually jumped off the hamster wheel of dieting and setting short-term weight loss goals a couple of years before Rancher and I got married. How? Well it turns out I know a lot about me by now. While cooking for a family and managing their needs is new for me, managing my own weight … Continue reading
How to Make Soy Citrus Flank Steak {After Baby Un-Diet}
**Video Notes: We took over Farmer Heidi’s kitchen for a day to make these recipes. We learned her stove top gets hot! Hot! Hot! Holy smoking pan Batman. As you can see, this isn’t AP calculus. But it’s also not one of those eat everything you want, don’t change your exercise habits and still lose … Continue reading
