Category: Motherhood

  • I have Dinner Amnesia+ Some Ideas

    I have Dinner Amnesia+ Some Ideas

    Every busy parent has suffered from a case of dinner amnesia. You stand in front of the fridge, exhausted, with a handful of whatever you find to snack on and you can’t for the life of you think of what you want to make for the kids. The background music is familiar, it doesn’t matter…

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  • Thankful. Posts That Make You Weep.

    Thankful. Posts That Make You Weep.

    I admit it. I am a wuss. I love heartfelt posts. I love reading about people’s lives. I spend my toughest moments reading posts about people’s lives, reading their life lessons, reading their coping mechanisms and reading about being grateful. Writing is such a beautiful thing. Reading is a beautiful thing. The internet makes sure…

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  • All Recipes Cookbooks

    One of my favorite recipe websites is AllRecipes.com I like that the recipes are simple and have reviews, and of course, it’s great to have the application on my phone. Did you know that they are based in Seattle? All Recipes is where I get a lot of really quick dinner ideas. I choose a…

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  • 10 Tips for Moms Using Twitter for Business

    There comes a time in every mom’s life when she feels like she is not keeping up. It’s easy for twitter to lead you to think that there is a big party going on and you are not invited. Instead, embrace it, leave the doors open for opportunities and set boundaries. Caution: I have been…

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  • Gourmet Game Night and a Giveaway

    Some days it’s all about the finger food.  Cynthia Nims’ new book, Gourmet Game Night is all about bite-sized, mess free eating for board-game parties and other social situations, where you need easy to please food with lots of flavor and not too many utensils.  She has tips on shortcuts, menu planning and menus suited for…

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  • Multitasking, Blogs, Twitter and Mom Life

      When people ask me what I do, I never know what to say. I think that I need to hold a card that lists all the things I do. _ Founder and organizer of the Foodportunity events (next one coming soon) – Founder and organizer of the Seattle Food Blogger events – Co-founder of…

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  • Hungry Monkey

    Not too long ago, I attended a food event by Kim Ricketts. What We Talk About When We Talk About Food: An Evening with Seattle Writers”. Matthew Amster-Burton,read a passage from his book, Hungry Monkey and I was hooked. I will explain why. I am obsessed with breastfeeding. I love it. I am drained, exhausted,…

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  • Food For Baby

    Since becoming a mother, my eating has changed drastically. I have become more of a purist. Just knowing that my babies nutrients pass through my breast milk makes me a lot more conscious. In a few weeks, I will be giving Baby E his first taste of solids. We have been sitting him at the…

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