As I’ve spoken about before on this blog, I had a really hard time breastfeeding my daughter. It hurt like hell for weeks, then just a little for months and months. On top of that I suffered from a little-talked-about condition where my hormonal response to milk let down was backwards, causing a wave of…
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Mushroom and Cranberry Stuffed Seitan Christmas Roast
Serves 4-8 (depending on greed) I don’t own any measuring cups due to some weird anti-exactness rebellion, but in an attempt to add order to my recipes I have included measurements in the form of spoons. Feel free to ignore/adjust quantities. This dish is Vegan and most certainly not glutenfree. Seitan dough: Dry –…
Cost/Benefit Analysis of Parenthood, 9 Months In
When Anaïs was 6 months old she did her first sign – the sign for milk, or as we call it La tete. It was truly one of my favourite moments. Ever. Which got me thinking about the much talked about ‘rewards’ of parenting. Honestly, most of the first 6 months of her wee life…
The Attachment Parenting Turncoat
Like every other first-time-pregnant, obsessive-middle-class-white-woman-with-a-blog, I spent my pregnancy reading all the birth and parenting books, watching all the birth and parenting docos and bookmarking all the birth and parenting blogs. What quickly became clear to me was that there were two types of parents: Attachment Parents, and lazy, selfish parents. So I signed up….
What Vegan Babies Eat Part 2
Anaïs has two tiny teeth! As cute as her very small toothbrush is, teething has been a bitch so in desperation I have become the type of person who makes homemade popsicles and teething pastes: Banana Ice Bites Blend: 1x banana, a dash of organic soy or almond milk, 1-2 teaspoons of chia seeds and…
What Vegan Babies Eat (NZ winter edition)
Screw the WHO. OK so they’re very well informed and their recommendations are generally useful but my baby wanted food at 4 months old and after two whole weeks of ignoring all her readiness signs because “she’s not supposed to eat solids until 6 months old” I decided to follow my babe’s lead and started…
Happy Noodles
Food you think you’ll eat while at home with a young baby: Risottos, homemade pasta, gyoza, cassoulet, smoked garlic soup, cauliflower pizza, raw cakes … Basically anything that takes longer than 10 minutes or is a pleasure to cook. Food you actually eat while at home with a young baby: Noodle Soup. Or Toast. enter:…
A Good Excuse For Cookies
I’ve actually never been a sweet-tooth, give me salty or smoky food any day. But the chocolate cravings I’ve been having since breastfeeding put my pregnancy cravings to shame. Plus, since the 6-week mark (and with the hot weather) pumping has been difficult and well, mama needs her freezer supply for wine tastings. Enter: Lactation…
Flip’s Tips: How to enjoy summer with a newborn
I am solar-powered. If I don’t get enough sunlight each day I last about as long as an iPhone – dead by dinnertime. But like so many things, spending time in the sun is bloody hard to do with a newborn. It’s February and I have swum in the sea just twice, which for me…
New Earthling Announcement
Introducing… Anaïs Tara Dihya Iskrane Fact: The final four weeks of pregnancy are the slowest example of time passing that exists. And the first four weeks of motherhood are the quickest. To be fair, I probably made it slower than it would have been. As my impatience and general dislike of being pregnant grew to…
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