Made in Seattle
When buying local in Seattle means you can get gadgets that change the world (Chef’n, Seattle)
September 25, 2015See these Pepperballs? One year I think we received five of them for Christmas. FIVE. And I never even knew that they were homegrown in my city. Thanks to a field-trip I took at the International Food Blogger Conference in Seattle, we visited the Chef’n headquarters where a bunch of fellow food bloggers and I […]
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Support local farms and learn how to cook in Seattle (Acme Farm Box, Bellingham)
August 27, 2015A long time ago, way before the kids were born, the hubby and I tried out a local farm box delivery for our little family of two and made a few date nights searching for recipes and making dinner together. Those meals were some of our favorites and it was nice spending time in the […]
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A Seattle chocolate that helps you be a sharer (Jcoco chocolates, Bellevue, WA)
August 20, 2015The older I get and the more I hang around my sweet kids, the more it’s starting to rub off on me: Mommy can we help the animals? Mommy why do some people have no homes and not enough to eat? Mommy, isn’t that recycling and food waste-NOT GARBAGE!!!! Fix it mommy. Mommy, Mommy! MOMMMMY!!!! […]
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The biggest pizza in all our land (Ballroom Fremont, Seattle)
July 30, 2015We have a bit of a pizza obsession in our house and we’ve never been to Italy. Hopefully next year we remedy this with a trip to the place that probably should have been our motherland. We are thankful that Seattle has no shortage of pizza. We regularly frequent Tutta Bella and love Tom Douglas’s […]
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My current favorite lunch spot in Pike Place Market (Seattle, WA)
March 26, 2015I’ve been volunteering at the Pike Place Market in Seattle for a little while now and I’m still surprised that every time I visit I find some place that’s new to me. There are so many neat little shops and vendors and they are all so unique-the other day I found myself in a corridor […]
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More gifts for Seattle lovers!
December 11, 2014I already have a list of Uniquely Seattle Gifts and a list of places in Seattle where you can help others with your Christmas shopping but here are a few updates I’ve found in the last little while: Like how can you resist this adorable Seattle Luggage tag charm from Jet Set Candy?(They actually have […]
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Why a Seattle Children’s Theatre Subscription might be a good idea for your family
July 24, 2014Okay here’s some math you might want to try if you’re in the Seattle area and you are thinking about some children’s theater this fall. Last year we didn’t subscribe to any tickets so I totally spaced on ALL the plays at the Seattle Children’s Theatre. (even Art Dog which I heard was AMAZING!!) So […]
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I washed my face with oil and I liked it
January 29, 2014A couple weeks ago a friend at my kids’ gym class passed me a sample kit from a Seattle-based skincare company called Kari Gran. “I LOVE this stuff!” she said. “Have you heard of cleansing oils?” Yes, yes, I have. They’re in all of my magazines lately, and I was definitely skeptical. I have combination […]
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An inspiring visit at the Gates Foundation Visitor Center (Seattle, WA)
December 12, 2013I had been meaning to go to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor’s Center forever, but I kept putting it off. I think it was a little too intimidating, like I was preparing for a visit to Mr. Gates’ house or something. What would I wear? What would we do? What if we were […]
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Another tour in our hometown: the Emerald City Trolley
August 16, 2013I’m not sure when we first saw this brilliant green thing motoring around the city, but the Bean’s eyes lit up and he couldn’t believe what it was. “WE HAVE A TROLLEY!!!!!” We totally do. There is a trolley in Seattle and the other day we met up with our lovely friends to take a […]
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National Doughnut (Donut!)Day!
June 7, 2013Oh, I love it when we have a great holiday and today’s definitely one we need to celebrate! It’s National Doughnut day and what could be better than making some donuts? In the winter the guys and I tried to make doughnuts. They were pretty enough and tasted fine, but if I’m going to eat […]
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The best chocolate chip cookies in the world and a giveaway
June 2, 2013When you cook with kids there is so much time spent moving chairs around so they can reach the counter or being careful with things like eggs or cups of milk or half-opened bags of chocolate chips so that gravity doesn’t become your worst nightmare. I learned early on that with two guys wanting to help […]
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No bake afterschool Monday cookies
January 28, 2013Oh Monday-remember when you were all about just going back to school and talking about the weekend with friends, after-school snacks, and chatting over homework? There are some days I wish I could just wave a twinkly wand and go back to those days. When I was little my best friend S had a […]
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10 thoughts running through my head when I run
May 30, 2012I’ve been running just over two months now, and it’s been long enough to make it almost a habit. I’m up to 5 minutes running 2 minutes walking for about 45 minutes about 3+ times a week so that’s about an hour and a half where I just zone out, feel strong, run my route […]
Read MoreI heart Postcardly
January 11, 2012When I first heard about Postcardly I wasn’t sure how I was going to use it: the grandparents, aunts and uncles all live in Canada and it doesn’t work for international addresses( yet). BUT, I suddenly realized how fantastic it would be for sending to our local friends and I’ve been having fun sending playdate […]
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