Do you know the muffin man?

No? Well, let me introduce you...



This is Seth, also known (around the house only, of course) as "love muffin". I think as he gets older, and is sick of his mom calling him 'love muffin' all the time, I will switch it to 'muffin man'. It's a little more gruff, don't you think?

This kid loves muffins. He would eat them all day if I let him. This is the recipe I always go to. I keep a batch of these in my freezer at all times, in case of a muffin emergency.

*As a note, I found this recipe a couple years ago online. I jotted it down and don't have any idea where I got it from. I've tweaked it a little bit to make it my own. If anyone knows where this came from, please let me know so I can give credit.




Manly Love Muffins
Serve these for breakfast with some fresh fruit, or keep them in the freezer for snacks like we do.

2 cups blanched almond flour
3/4 cup almond meal (I get mine at Trader Joe's)
4 Tbsp arrowroot powder
heaping 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup raw, local honey
2 ripe bananas, peeled.
1/2 cup almond butter
4 pastured eggs
1/2 cup chocolate chips or chopped nuts

With your mixer, mash the bananas. Add the almond butter, honey, and eggs. Mix thoroughly. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Fill muffin cups (lined or sprayed) and bake at 350 for 15-17 minutes. Watch them closely, as the bottoms will brown quickly.

For me, these make 12 large muffins, and an additional 12 mini muffins. I freeze the large muffins right away and keep the mini's out for snacks.


It's hard to even get a picture of these with the muffin man around.

Happy Halloween

Better late than never, right?

My Things had a fabulous time. I hope you did too!

Real Food Kids: Party Edition

Seth has his 5th birthday party yesterday. It was our first kid-only party. He requested the theme to be "construction". The backyard was full of sand, trucks, yellow and brown balloons and caution tape. I wanted to make sure the kids had fun, but healthy, food.

I served fruit skewers, veggie sticks and hummus in a cup, popcorn made with olive oil and sea salt, and Elana's vanilla cupcakes and chocolate frosting.

The party was everything it should be. Friends, food, laughs, a couple new toys, and lots of proud smiles from mom and dad. And guess what else? No sugar buzz at the end!

I love my little 5 year old guy. He has put me on quite a journey these past few years. This tiny person is so full of life, energy, and emotion. He is the one who put me on this path of real, traditional foods. For that, I will always be grateful.










After the party was over, Rhett and I celebrated 5 years of parenthood with a simple salmon and roasted veggie dinner. The salmon was cooked with butter, salt and pepper. I roasted the sweet potatoes and beets in some olive oil, herbamere and pepper. So simple, so satisfying, so beautiful.

Photos and Food

The kids and I are loving these warm summer days. Lazy mornings, easy meals, and playing outside all afternoon. Here's what we've been eating/doing the last couple days.












**Links**

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Ladybug Snack

Raw Chocolate Ice-Cream Perfected....wanting to try this

Raw Pizza (warm weather = craving raw food)