CHEESESLAVE

We just got back from our polling place. We waited in line for about an hour. It was fun to talk with our neighbors in line. Kate had fun reading the voter information pamphlet.

This is a historic day in our country.
Think about it. Just a few decades ago, black people couldn’t even drink from [...]

Kate is only 18 months old now and she’s already attracting interest from suitors.
This photo was taken at the farmer’s market last Sunday. We were getting ready to leave and I stopped to listen to the band that was playing. There were some toddlers dancing. Kate started bucking in her stroller, wanting to get out.
I [...]

Everyone loved the coconut flour pancakes I made this morning. I only made a small batch but these pancakes are so dense and filling, you don’t need much to feel satisfied.
Coconut flour is extremely nutritious (much more so than regular flour, which is empty calories), it’s high in fiber, and it’s lower in [...]

Kate turned 18 months old today. To celebrate, we sang Happy Birthday and lit a candle stuck in a bowl of homemade chocolate ice cream (made by Grandma Nancy — with raw cream, pastured eggs, cocoa powder and maple syrup).
Before the ice cream, we went out for Chinese food with her grandparents. She had [...]

This is pretty much the breakfast Kate eats every single day.
Two pastured eggs scrambled or cooked over easy in plenty of grass-fed butter (usually raw; although I often use KerryGold). I add a couple of pinches of sea salt and freshly ground pepper.
It’s funny. At our last visit to the pediatrician, they asked me what [...]

What Kate Ate Today:
Breakfast:
Eggs and onions scrambled in butter and duck fat
Two pieces of bacon

Lunch:
Leftover bacon
Homemade mushroom soup (made with homemade chicken stock and shiitake mushrooms) with raw cream
Homemade sauerkraut
Local organic grapes

Dinner:
Chicken livers sauteed in bacon fat and butter
Salad of tomato, Italian parsley, arugula, mint, onion, cucumber, and sardines dressed in olive oil, red wine [...]

Seth wanted Japanese last night so I made sashimi. Sashimi is just like sushi only there’s no rice. So basically you’re eating raw fish dipped in soy sauce with wasabi.
I found wild-caught shrimp, wild King salmon, and wild halibut at Whole Foods.
Seth could probably eat this every single day. I try to make [...]

Tonight was shellfish night. And what a shellfish night it was!
Three words: bacon-wrapped scallops. I ask you, does it get any better than that?
Yes, it does, because those scallops were dabbed with butter. And served with a side of shrimp cocktail. Plus a caprese salad.
And for dessert: homemade peanut butter cookies (made with “crispy peanuts”, [...]

Real gelato from Rome — right here in Westwood!
Seth had a doctor’s appointment yesterday at UCLA. Afterwards we went to Jerry’s Deli which is our family tradition. We always go to Jerry’s after his appointments.
He always gets a Reuben (he doesn’t eat the bread, and he only eats a few French fries). I got [...]

I took Kate over to the YMCA yesterday. It’s only a 5 minute-drive from our house. I had taken her there for swim classes when she was younger, and I’ve been meaning to get back over there to see about more classes and activities for her.
Now that she’s a toddler, she really wants to be [...]