Dear Son,
Last week we celebrated your 8 month birthday. The time is flying by and it’s all bittersweet. I love watching you grow up and learn new things, but at the same time I want to keep you a baby forever. Holding you, reading and playing with you, giving you kisses, and rocking you to sleep are the greatest joys of my life. Knowing that this phase is a fleeting moment in time has forced me to live in the moment and cherish every single minute.
My new year’s resolution was not simply to lose weight or to cut this or that out, but rather to eat more healthy whole foods. I’m guilty of eating a protein bar for breakfast and lunch and then a sandwich for supper. Or even worst, falling for every new diet trend that comes along. But now that I have a baby I want to break from that pattern and have a healthy relationship with food. I want to be able cook healthy foods that we can all eat and enjoy as a family. I figured a good place for me to start is salads. I love Tabouli and I love things that I can make in bulk that keep well even more. I mean anyone with a baby knows how hard cooking with a baby is.
If you’ve never heard of Tabouli, it’s a Middle Eastern parsley salad made with a handful of easy to find ingredients. There are many variations on this recipe and this is just how I make mine. This is a recipe that’s easy to customize to your own taste.
The one thing and possibly only thing I know to be absolutely true with baby D is that he loves the family dog. I joke that his first smile and laugh were for the dog….a joke with a grain of truth. So even though the baby is only four months old, I decided we needed to take a family outing to the zoo because it’s only given that if he loves our dog he will love all animals. My husband told me I’m crazy. But I had an idea in my head. Plus, I had taken him to an aquarium and he was absolutely fascinated with the fish.
Getting my christmas candles out!
Picked up some beautiful coasters at Anthropologie.
Love
Love a beautifully wrapped gift. Present for my son from his godmother.
My 2 year old meyer lemon tree is full of lemons! Must make lemon recipes!
Last year at our annual girls’ cookie exchange, a friend made these coconut cakeballs. Not only were they pretty, reminiscent of snowballs, but they were delicious. So I made it a point to ask for the recipe and add it to my holiday Christmas cookie list for this year. This is pretty much a cakeball but dipped in white chocolate and rolled in coconut flakes. These balls are a whole lot of coconut and deliciousness!
If you are looking for a easy cookie recipe these are super easy. Plus, they’re a little more forgiving than regular cakeballs because they get rolled in coconut which hides all the imperfections you get with a chocolate glaze. They’re also perfect for the holiday season because they look like snowballs!
