oh, summer

please don't go!

sprout and his watermelon. this runs in the family.

summer garden vegetable pasta.

muddy toes.

early morning coffee and watercolors. rare luxury.


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nursing cover

so, i made a nursing cover after thoroughly inspecting the one i have. it was pretty simple. i thought about making a tutorial but i found so many great ones already blogged that i decided to just link you to them! but first, a picture of my finished project.

okay, here are the links:
TaDa! Creations
Made By The Mama Monster
Freshly Picked
Sew Much Ado
Diary of a Quilter

happy sewing! <3

goji berry cookies

goji berries(also known as wolfberries) are one of the newest things i've experimented with. they are very high in antioxidants and phytochemicals. i got mine at a local co-op. you can buy them online at various sites. these were sitting in my cupboard waiting for me to get inspired to try them. finally i had a reason to use them when the dried blueberries i bought to make cookies with had high fructose corn syrup in them and i'd failed to read the ingredients before i bought them. health-freak mama fail! so, i improvised and here is my recipe. this is a cookie you can truly feel good about eating and feeding to your kids! i use organic ingredients whenever possible although i don't type it out in every ingredient in the recipe! ;)

goji berry cookies

ingredients:
1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
2/3 cup unbleached white flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons milk
2 large eggs or 3 medium eggs
1/2 pound butter or substitute(i use earth balance)
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup raw local honey
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup rolled triticale
1 cup goji berries

instructions:
sift the flours, salt, baking powder and cinnamon in one bowl. whisk together the eggs, vanilla, maple, honey and butter. add the flour mixture to the egg mixture. then add the oats, triticale and berries. preheat your oven to 350'. drop onto an oiled baking sheet using about 2 tablespoons of dough for each cookie. bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown on the edges. they don't spread a lot so you can fit quite a few onto each sheet. this recipe makes about 3 dozen.
ENJOY!

tomatoes and onions!

baby biscotti

baby biscotti

ingredients:
1 banana, mashed
1/4 cup maple syrup(could use concentrated fruit juice)
2 tablespoons milk(soy, almond, rice, whatever)
1 tablespoon applesauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups spelt flakes or any grain/flour(ground up in a coffee grinder to a coarse-ish flour)
dash of salt

instructions:
mix everything into a stiff dough. shape into a rectangle about 3/4" thick. the size isn't important. place on an oiled cookie sheet. bake for 25 minutes at 350'. remove from oven and slice the 'loaf' thickly. turn the pieces on their sides. return to the oven for 10 minutes. turn onto other side and bake for another 10 minutes.
let cool then break each piece in half for baby sized teething biscotti's!


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happy world breastfeeding week!

i loved insired mama's post on this so much i decided to post a couple of my own favorite breastfeeding pics! there's more information about world breastfeeding week on their site!


pixie nursing with sunglasses on. they were her first pair. she would not take them off!



nursing sprout on our roadtrip. we were in illiois waiting at a bio-fuel plant so we could catch a glimpse of president obama! most of the people there were protestors. i was just curious!

harvesting beets!

gardening is so fun and a great experience for kids! mother nature network has a great post on this: 10 tips for organic gardening with children.