I was well into adulthood before I discovered I liked mangoes. Before I even tried mangoes! It just wasn’t something we had around when I was a kid, so I didn’t really know what I was missing. Now, I just love the sweet, juicy, refreshing, citrusy flavor of a perfectly ripe mango. What led me […]
Have you ever had fresh pineapple? It is sooooo good. So much better than canned pineapple! The flavor is so much more intense – sweet and sometimes slightly tart, juicy, and so bold. I feel like a lot of people (my former self included) are intimidated by fresh pineapples. I mean, they even look kind […]
When my school has inservice days, we do a breakfast potluck. I usually bring fruit, but I knew others would bring fruit, and I wanted to do something different for a change. I’m dairy free because I’m nursing Eleanor who has a milk protein allergy, so that really narrowed things down. I also wanted something […]
If you’ve done any research on foods that boost lactation, you’ve probably read that oatmeal is often recommended. For this reason, I have oatmeal every day for breakfast! I have a few things I add to it to make it extra “milky,” and I have quite the little system for preparing the oatmeal ahead of […]
It’s berry season – yay! Actually, we’re coming to the end of strawberry season (which was late this year), and tiptoeing into blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry season. Now’s the time when the berries are ripe, and sweet, and bursting with flavor…not to mention way cheaper than any other time! So it only makes sense to […]
