Spinach Pomegranate Pistachio Salad
Even after a few early fall snowstorms, we’ve still been out harvesting spinach nearly every week. Granted, sometimes I would have to take breaks to thaw my hands as I…
Ulule Crowdfunding Campaign
How to prepare for future seasons The summer flew by and we are trying to soak up every last moment of fall before winter really sets in. We had a…
Cherry Chia Energy Bites
As I prepared to teach my first REFIT dance fitness class here in Manila, I wanted to bring a simple snack to share with participants that would provide good, clean energy.…
Chicken liver pâté
After a big weekend of harvesting our broiler hens, we wanted to find ways to use every possible part of the birds. In addition to our freezer full of meat…
Beet berry smoothie
In the summer, smoothies are our go-to option for lunch along with a salad or sandwich. Each day we ask our kids what color smoothie they would like and we…
Fresh, Simple Gazpacho
Summer produce. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, beans, herbs. We wait all year for these few weeks of produce at its prime and yet it's a crazy time of year. So while…
A Warm Welcome
Small town life Before our move to Manila, many people gave us advice about the challenges (and benefits) of moving into a small, well-established community. They warned we would forever…
Tour the Gardens…and more!
Not just a blog post...it's a vlog! Full disclosure, we haven't had a lot of time to sit down and put together quality blog posts lately (the days are getting…
Easy Basil Pesto
Our basil plants are taking off and I am happily overwhelmed with the amount of basil ready to harvest every day. As we've mentioned before, basil was our "gateway drug"…
Brand Identity Development
Do we really need to create a brand identity? As someone who has worked in marketing communications for over a decade, I knew establishing a brand identity for ourselves would…