Posts by gypsymama2008

Well, we're not in NE, we're in Beaverton, but we do like meeting new people and hanging out.  I have a 4 1/2 year old DD and a 6 month old DS.  PM if you want to meet up.  Oh, and we are considering homeschooling DD so...

I'm in Beaverton, too and have a 4 year old and 6 month old and would be happy to meet up if you're still looking :)  

Egg-based breakfast ideas: egg muffins (scramble about a dozen eggs, add sausage, bacon, and some vegggies and put them in muffin tins and cook), frittata (you can put a bunch of different veggies and meats in these), sausage patty and...

Quote: Originally Posted by velveeta  I totally agree, gypsymama2008. And personally, my diet is over 50% fat, and this has been my healthiest pregnancy yet, with the least weight gain. Your book recos are some of my...

I come at this from the Paleo perspective, so take what I have to say with a grain of salt.  I personally do not limit coconut oil and probably eat more than you do.  I distinguish between oils from foods that are naturally...

Eggs, canned tuna, canned salmon are all reasonably priced. I make tuna and salmon cakes and everyone loves them (just omit the flour from a traditional recipe.  My local health food store carries super healthy and delicious bacon...

My family loves roasted sweet potatoes.  I peel and cube the sweet potatoes and pour some spices over them (tonight I did basil and crushed garlic) and a couple T of coconut oil.  So good and everyone loves...

You might want to consider coconut oil for baking, because it's hard to taste and it acts so much like butter. 

My most effective methods for eating frugally were to make everything from scratch.  You can easily make bread (Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day is my favorite book about bread baking if I (a kitchen dunce) can make bread...

Oooh!  What a great idea!   I have three:   1. I want to stop eating out so much.  We've been so bad about that this year, while I was pregnant I had absolutely zero interest in cooking-I did sometimes, but...