Clean Eating, Green Living

Vegan-Paleo Cashew Cheese

Oh, thank you brilliant soul who discovered a way to make "cheese" out of raw cashews! This is my take on the popular recipe. I make this purely as a base ingredient in bulk and store in recycled jars in the refrigerator.  There are so many ways to dress this cashew cheese up (as you… Continue reading Vegan-Paleo Cashew Cheese

Clean Eating, Green Living

Savory Vegan Mushroom & Onion Cashew Cheese Sauce over Sweet Potato Noodles W/ Baked Spinach! 

This scrumptious concoction left my family licking their fingers and patting their tummies with satisfaction. Delicious and protein packed! A little goes a long way with this wholesome dish.  Paired with a side of baked spinach, you'll leave the table completely satiated.  Mmmmmm, so, so good, filling, and fresh! First, we're going to start with… Continue reading Savory Vegan Mushroom & Onion Cashew Cheese Sauce over Sweet Potato Noodles W/ Baked Spinach! 

Essays, family, Parenting

Nerds: Revenge of the Mean-Girls

Are nerds the new mean-girls?  Social and psychological research indicate that those who have been bullied often turn to bully others, sometimes, even more harshly.  As a long time, die-hard nerd myself, I have witnessed this unfortunate and vicious evolution of many of my fellow nerd peers, and have at times fallen prey to their… Continue reading Nerds: Revenge of the Mean-Girls

Essays, family, Green Living

They Dreamed to be River-Rats

Does The American Dream involve throwing things away?  For some Americans, the life of a river-rat is a long-time goal that most work their entire lives towards and work hard to keep.  River-rats, a once derogatory term given by the wealthy beach weekenders (beach bums), are ordinary people who live extraordinary lives aboard a boat.… Continue reading They Dreamed to be River-Rats

Baby, Christian, family, Parenting, Spiritual

What’s A Baby Dedication And What Did It Mean For Us?

On Mother's day weekend our church hosted a baby dedication during one of their services. During the first service to be exact. During the service where I needed to be awake to nurse the baby, wait for baby to poop, change poopy diaper, bark at other children to stop playing around at the breakfast table,… Continue reading What’s A Baby Dedication And What Did It Mean For Us?