Adding to my collection

                               Did I need to buy these cute jar's? No, but I could not leave them at the consignment store. I have not seen ones like this before, does anyone out there know what would have been in them, if anything?

Sugar Free Birthday Cake !

                                       The tiniest sprinkle of sugar...............

                                       The munchkins decorated it!

I am really trying to get our family off of refined sugar and sugar cane for that matter. There is no way I could entirely be sugar free so I am using other sweeteners. Raw honey is my first choice, Maple syrup and Blue Agave Syrup. Cinnamon is also very sweet so I use a large amount in most things that I bake. It was my dear Mother in Laws birthday and I made a lovely lemon spice cake sweetened only with honey and cinnamon. I used spelt flour and grapeseed oil to keep it light. My first instinct was to top it with real whipped cream but when I went to the store I saw creme fraiche and could not turn back. Blueberries and raspberries were next, who could resist a cake topped with those yummy gems?!

What's for Dinner?!

                         I am often asked by friends what do I make for dinner. Every day I feed six hungry tummies, breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner. Rarely do I plan ahead, I love excitement and what is more exciting than creating a wonderful dish at the last minute with whatever ingredients I happen to have?! The other night it was this lovely, cheese topped delight. I started with quinoa, egg and yogurt, salt & pepper for the crust, the toppings were a layer of salsa ( because I was out of crushed tomatoes) zucchini ,red pepper,italian salami,fresh basil, mushrooms & garlic.I grated old white cheddar on top, it was sooooooo yummy and even better cold the next day!  As long there are veggies and protein in a meal you can't go wrong. All of our meals include raw food like salad or cut up veggies, the children eat those like crazy!
I have yet to name this creation, any ideas out there?

Our flower garden & Munchkin Lunch!

It has been gray and rainy the last few days but the flowers are still happy! I LOVE Bachelor Buttons and every year I scatter their seeds all over the yard. I have also included one of Arlo's favorite lunches, sprouted grain toast w/ butter & local honey, strawberries, cucumber & chick peas, green pepper.

Rain, wallpaper, coziness.......

                                                                  Rainy day wallpaper removal.

                   

                      The" brown with leaves" is the original 1910 wallpaper.

 As we peeled wallpaper Apple cleaned her room. I cannot wait to paint her wardrobe!

                      Arlo had so much fun!

Dandelion Fluffs

                        A collection of treasures waiting on the chair............

                  Apples first crack at pottery

            Apples first gluten free Apple pie made from scratch

        The four munchkins in their natural habitat

On a trip in the best seaside thrift store town with my sister and our daughters I stumbled upon this lovely crewel work framed picture. The frame was a wood that made me feel sad, it needed some paint! I took the orange color from the rooftops, it makes it pop! I already had paint out for the twins kitchen I was making for their birthday. It literally took me five minutes to brighten this beauty up!