After Bean was born, I fell into a habit of treating myself to a soda whenever I was having a…

November 19, 2015

Yesterday, Bean was in the final stretch of recovering from her recent leg ailment. It’s nearly impossible to keep a toddler from…

November 18, 2015

  Bean hit the “why?” stage of life this week, resulting in some highly unusual conversations around here. I’ve found…

November 13, 2015

I realize that’s a totally random and odd question to ask. But, it’s one of my favorite unintuitive pieces of…

November 12, 2015

Many years ago, I read a column by an out-going restaurant critic about what to order at restaurants. (I thought it was…

November 3, 2015

As Halloween approached this year, I had less and less of an idea about what to do about the intersection…

November 2, 2015

While I was still breastfeeding and on the MSPI diet, in moments of desperation, I’d buy all the vegan and soy-free…

October 26, 2015

Every year around Thanksgiving, I rediscover how easy it is to make vegan pies. Crisco-based pie crusts are a norm, even…

October 13, 2015

For a major tourist destination in SF, it can be tough to find reasonably priced, great food in Union Square.…

October 1, 2015

Our busy September continues, with grandparents in town and Big Girl Bed ™ deliveries. I think Bean and I will…

September 25, 2015

How are you all celebrating the last weekend of August? Dave and I will be mattress shopping (fun!) and will probably go…

August 28, 2015

I only became a real adult a few years ago, realizing that life was easier if we bought groceries on…

August 25, 2015

Vegan baking has become so easy, y’all. I’m not sure why I was ever scared of it, or thought recipes…

August 11, 2015

The tale of the picky toddler is a pretty familiar one, with parents nearly always blamed for caving into their…

August 5, 2015

This has become one of our favorite things to do on a Sunday morning. Every Sunday, Off the Grid hosts…

July 9, 2015