I put "healthy + vegan" in the title because not all vegan food is healthy (as seen on my Instagram feed #oops) but I do obviously like healthy food like these muffins that are perfect for a snack or breakfast alternative. I have muffin mania at the moment as they are so easy to make and Oliver doesn't make as huge a mess with them(compared to watermelon) so they are easy to pack in his diaper bag for when he goes to childcare or take on a picnic. It is also a great way to get an extra boost ... View the Post
Oliver’s First Birthday Party + Cute Thank-You Notes
I love birthdays and Oliver's is no exception, but the word "birth-day" has a totally different meaning now that I celebrate with him every year. The year has flown by even though there have definitely been some really long days and weeks as well. Staying at home with Oliver is the biggest blessing and hardest job I have ever had so far. I love it and find it challenging all in the same breath, but I wouldn't change a thing. I have a peace that I am exactly where I am supposed to be right now ... View the Post
VegFest Charlotte 2018 Review
Honestly I was a little disappointed in VegFest this year. I mostly go for the food and there were very few lunch options. Of the options that were available (the one food truck I wanted food from had power issues and were closed), the line as long as the Great Wall of China for the vegan nachos was totally off limits with a hungry baby so I was left with like three other options. The stand that was selling vegan burgers, which are totally my favorite, looked very dirty and unsanitary so I got ... View the Post
Cinnamon Peanut Butter Oats
This oat bowl is so easy but don't take your eyes off these sneaky oats while they are in the pot otherwise they will stick and burn on the bottom. Daniel usually makes the oats but I gave it a go this morning and he forgot to mention that you need to keep stirring so I got to make the mistake so you don't have to! Cinnamon Peanut Butter Oats 1 cup almond milk (or any non-dairy milk)1 cup water1 cup old fashioned oats1 tsp salt1 tsp cinnamondollop peanut butter¼ cup fruit¼ cup ... View the Post
11 month update: Digital privacy thoughts
Catch up on previous updates here: Oliver's birth story | Month 1+2 | Month 3 | Month 4 | Month 5 | Month 6 | Month 7 | Month 8 | Month 9 | Month 10 | It's amazing how your opinion can change within the space of a month. Last month I was sad that I only had two more updates left until Oliver turned a year, and now I don't mind at all. I think I have just become so much more wary about sharing personal information about him to just anyone and everyone on the internet. I love that my ... View the Post
Yoga with baby: Itsy Bitsy Yoga by Helen Garabedian
I started doing "Itsy Bitsy Yoga" (a book by Helen Garabedian - given to me by a friend) with Ollie this week and I can't believe I waited this long to begin. I was obviously doing some of the activities throughout the day as they can be as simple as jumping your baby up and down, but I hadn't made a time to sit down and do a few poses together on the yoga mat. I skimmed the book again last weekend to refresh my memory, because I read it during pregnancy but it flew out my memory once baby was ... View the Post
Traveling as a vegan + flying with a baby
The Deane family finally got to the beach for the first time this Summer, now that it's almost over. Better late than never right!? Although we couldn't even swim in the ocean because of the Red Tide, womp womp. We flew to Orlando from Charlotte on Friday 8/24 at 5:30pm and the time worked really well for Ollie, although he had a really late night, only going down at like 9:30pm. It was so much busier flying with an almost 11 month old versus flying to South Africa with an almost 6 month old. ... View the Post
Vegan Fresh Fruit Crisp
I will not call this a Fall Crisp because here in Charlotte, there is not even a hint of lower temperatures. Sure, my back yard is littered with leaves already, but I am in shorts and a sports tank with the fans and AC on full blast. And if someone says "transitional outfit" one more time on social media, I think I'm going to go nuts. There is nothing transitional about 94℉ with a real feel of 98℉. Here in the Deane household, my fridge is still loaded with summer berries so I thought I'd do ... View the Post
Salad In A Jar: Hello Berry + Hearty Couscous + Merry Mediterra
I grew up eating a side salad with our meals almost every night and I liked it very simple - lettuce, carrots, cucumber and feta cheese and I would have it dry without dressing (gasp!). My aunt, who lives here in Waxhaw, came to visit us in South Africa one year and brought us one of those DIY ranch dressing packets and I was hooked, I finally had 'saucy' salads. I still liked ranch when I became a vegan so I was very grateful to find out that Daiya made a vegan homestyle ranch! I have since ... View the Post
Vegan Meal Plans
Here are my meal plans for August 17 - 24: Friday: Pasta Alfredo Saturday: Leftovers Sunday: Salad Wraps (or pitas) Monday: Veggie Quesadillas Tuesday: Leftovers Wednesday: Tofu Omlette Thursday: Leftovers Friday: Airport I am trying the tofu omelet by Minimalist Baker for the second time because the first one was a flop. We ended up calling it tofu scramble because that's what it looked like. It's probably my fault because I made a few mistakes when following ... View the Post
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