In celebration of National Popcorn Day, Gaslamp Popcorn has offered a free shipment of popcorn to a lucky reader of Agoura Hills Mom! My family tested the product out before I accepted, of course, and the results were immediate and obvious: Everyone loved it. The … [Read more...]
Favorite Posts of 2015
I blog more often at Agoura Hills Mom now, since that's where more event-related and newsworthy posts fit and I seem to have more of those than deep, insightful reflections, which is the kind of material I post here. But of course, I like that stuff better, and in reviewing what … [Read more...]
Superbowl Sunday’s New Meaning: A Year of Gluten-Free Living
A look back at my food story. Still working on it. Superbowl Sunday is a new milestone in my life. This Sunday marks the end of my first year of dairy- and gluten-free living. Superbowl Sunday 2014 was my own person Lifetime Fat Tuesday. It was the last day I ate anything I … [Read more...]
One Last Hope For Cereal Lovers Who Can’t Eat Grain: Quinoa Pops
I've written before about how I had to eliminate most grains from my diet. It's just better that way, for me. I still indulge every now and then, and my go-to indulgence is a bowl of cereal, because man, I love cereal. At least now I pour almond milk in it. That's a 50% decrease … [Read more...]
Guilt-Free Snack: Roasted Chickpeas and Zucchini
The other night I was hankering for a snack. The kind you can just mindlessly chomp on while you read or watch TV. I didn't have much on hand, but I did have 2 cans of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) and a random, lonely zucchini. So I decided to roast them. I have seen other … [Read more...]