food – Page 2 – Sarah Marie Wells

The Saddest Baby Ever

This is the face of a starving child. I cannot cook dinner fast enough.On the menu tonight, bratwursts, steamed cabbage, cucumbers, and tomatoes. Almost all homegrown around these parts. And now I must waddle with a crying fifteen month old attached to my pants back to the stove.

No Idle Hands Here

We’ve had another full, fun weekend around these parts. The rust bucket Durango retired at the Ford dealership Friday, and Brandon and I did a little happy dance that it did NOT begin belching smoke in the parking lot when they started it up. We pulled away with a 2004 Ford Expedition, pleased with ourContinue reading “No Idle Hands Here”

Whole 30 Day 30… DONE!

That’s riiiight – we made it through all thirty days of no grain, sugar, dairy, alcohol, or beans. And survived! Brandon officially dropped 15 pounds, and I’m hovering around 7 pounds off. What’s more important, though, is that we feel pretty fantastic. I have already elaborated about how this diet has improved our wellbeing, so IContinue reading “Whole 30 Day 30… DONE!”

Whole 30 Day 14 – Simplicity

Brandon and I went out to dinner and line dancing Friday night. It was our first date night since before New Year’s, I think, and also our first night out on the Whole 30 Challenge. We’ve been Googling every restaurant and fast food place’s menu and nutritional information, trying to determine what we can andContinue reading “Whole 30 Day 14 – Simplicity”

Whole 30 Day 7

Brandon and I decided a week or so ago to launch into the Whole 30 Challenge after hearing about the overall improvements in health and well-being from a close friend of ours. In short, the plan requires cutting out all grains, legumes (including soybeans), dairy, sweeteners, and alcohol for thirty days in order to doContinue reading “Whole 30 Day 7”

Apples to Apples

A few weeks ago I decided to try my hand at making homemade applesauce. Unfortunately for my pot, I forgot that the apples were boiling down on the stove, and I burnt the bottom – both inside and out, since I’d allowed the darn thing to boil over. For ninety minutes. The pot might beContinue reading “Apples to Apples”

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

It’s been a while since I made a casserole. My default meals involve lots of dairy. I am the queen of stuffing and cheese. Chicken, stuffing, and cheese. Broccoli, stuffing, and cheese. Rice, chicken, and cheese. Beef, sour cream, and noodles. Chicken, sour cream, and noodles. Bottom line: what can we mix together with sour creamContinue reading “Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner”