Cooking

Austin and I have been on one proper date since Piper’s birth 6 months ago – my sister watched her and we went out to dinner a few minutes from our house for my birthday. I wore a dress, got a cocktail and it was fun but I was glued to my phone the whole […]

Hope that you had a great weekend! Unfortunately Austin was working Saturday & Sunday so I didn’t have too much time to prep meals for the week but I did manage to get to the grocery store thanks to help from my sister! I have a busy week with a shoot, meeting in Baltimore, a […]

To kick off the new year I thought I’d begin to share my weekly menus (as long as I can keep up). In the weeks to come I hope to share images — and post the following week after I cook all the dishes. Whenever I tell people I’m eating dairy & soy free (Because […]

I love the holiday season so much that one of the things I worried about most back in August when I had to cut out dairy & soy was missing all of my favorite holiday treats — especially sugar cookies! Last week I tried taking a classic recipe and swapping the butter for Earth Balance’s […]

This year I’m all about embracing the holidays as early as possible — whether that means unpacking my Christmas decor or enjoying pumpkin pie before Thanksgiving. Since going dairy (and soy) free I’ve been a little worried about the holiday season and missing all of my favorite treats… there’s always next year but in the meantime […]

  Lisa is the author of the new cookbook, Go Clean, Sexy You and she’s a local Annapolitan! Her book is full of healthy recipes that are easy to follow and taste great.  She also includes shopping lists which make going to the grocery store hassle-free. This book is a fantastic resource for anyone that wants to live a healthy […]

Since having my sweet Piper Rose, my diet is now dairy and soy free. It has been slightly challenging finding recipes that meet both requirements, but with a little work I have found some great ones. Since fall is my favorite season & I love all things pumpkin, I have made it my mission to find pumpkin […]

  I’m a snacker by nature –most days I find myself reaching for a morning & afternoon snack, much like a pre-schooler. Since I’ve been on my dairy & soy free journey (and most recently gluten too) because of Piper’s allergy my options have been limited and consist of a rotation of hummus & carrots, […]

Sweet treats are my thing — they always have been and especially were when I was pregnant (I ate ice cream every single night for 9 months — you’d think Piper would like dairy after all that!). Since I began my dairy & soy free diet I’ve really missed my donuts and had been wanting […]

  I’m not too thrilled to include the words ‘dairy & soy free’ with this recipe but I’ve had to eliminate all dairy and soy from my diet because our pediatrician thinks that Piper may have a sensitivity. It’s been 2 weeks that I’ve been off and it wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t […]

  I’ve really been indulging my sweet tooth during my pregnancy and only have a few weeks left of being able to use it as an excuse to eat ice cream every night and whip up treats like this Sweet Coffee Shake! This couldn’t be easier to blend together and is the perfect sweet for […]

Today I’m so excited to have Carlene from Healthfully Ever After here to share 5 recipes for pregnancy friendly smoothies! I have a smoothie just about every day for breakfast or with my lunch and am getting tired of the same green routine, so I can’t wait to incorporate these into my diet!  “There are […]