Souper (Not Fat) Tuesday: Mushroom and Wild Rice Slow Cooker Stew
January 1 came and went this year without any resolutions. I don’t know if that’s the cause or just another symptom of the winter haze I’ve been in the last six weeks. Here’s what I remember: I made a quick, kid-free…
Counting our blessings, one bag at a time
On Monday, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., we made “blessing bags,” plastic bags full of snacks and other supplies for people in need. Noah first made these at church camp last summer, and I thought they were a great idea. People panhandle…
Never, never, never give up (a quitter’s resolution)
I’ll just say it: I wanted to quit this blog. I haven’t written a post in almost three months. Let me revise that: I haven’t posted anything in three months. I wrote stuff here and there, but nothing that felt worth…
I Ran a Half Marathon: Confessions of a Reluctant Runner
I was about to run my first half marathon, and the morning was not going well. My sister and I stood shivering, watching steam rise off Lake Monona, waiting in line for one last chance to pee. The temperature, 80…
Give Me A (Summer Blogging) Break
We had a great kid-free weekend in Nashville. We ate, we drank, we listened to music and visited record stores and wandered around museums and, one day, slept until the mind-boggling hour of 9:30. I’ve been meaning to write a…
Ask Me Anything: All your imaginary questions answered!
So, I’m about to reach a milestone here at Hot Breakfast. And not one I’m particularly proud of. I’m about to go almost 2 weeks without writing a post. Yes, I have plenty of excuses: the kids are out of…
Clean Eating Challenge, Day 18: Updates, confessions and recipes
The Clean Eating Challenge I participated in last month ended on March 30. In my final post of the challenge, I made the audacious declaration that, uh, I might just keep up with my clean eating ways. As a reminder,…
When I Grow Up (or, to find where you should be, go back to the beginning)
On the way to church yesterday, Noah said, “Mom, I have something to tell you.” If you have kids, you know the sentence after this one could go 1,000 different ways. We had barely made it out the door in…
April Resolution: My Diastasis Can Kiss My Ass(tasis)
All this nice weather is making it hard to blog. I’ve been spending a lot of time outside working in the yard of our new house, which I’ve basically ignored until this month. I’ve been continuing on my quest to…
Clean Eating Challenge: 7 Things I Learned From 7 Days of Eating Clean
Holy cow, we made it. Today is officially the last day of the Clean Eating Challenge. Once I finally got out of the kitchen, the week flew by. I am really looking forward to hearing what my “Partners in Clean” Allison,…
