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Mediterranean Spice Mix

Dinner Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Summer Farmers Market/CSA recipes / By Becky

Mediterranean Spice Mix

Ingredients

3 T rosemary
2 T Cumin
2 T Ground Corriander
1 T Oregano
1 T Cinnamon
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2-1 tsp Salt

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Votes have been tallied- and Scones will start off

Votes have been tallied- and Scones will start off the free classes next month, BUT because the vote was so incredibly close, I have added all 3 (scones, bagels, english muffins) to next month’s schedule, plus a Thanksgiving pie class.

Nov. 6th: Scones (GF optional)
Nov. 13th: Thanksgiving Pies featuring @sweet.rosies
Nov. 14th: Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars featuring @typefoodie
Nov. 20th: Bagels (GF optional)
Nov. 28th: English Muffins (GF optional)

Head to my website (link in bio) to register and share with anyone and everyone- all skill levels and ages welcome.

Scones were my very first free online class in 2020 after Covid caused me to close my doors, and it feels fitting to bake them once again with you all. Even if you have made them before, come hang out, try a new flavor and just treat yourself to good ‘ol fashion fun in the kitchen.

It is my intention in all that I do, from leadership workshops based in modern mindfulness and Stoic philosophy, to cooking classes, writing and speaking- to make things feel approachable, attainable- something you can succeed at, even when failing.

If you have never taken one of my classes before (online or onsite), please be aware that you are showing up not to learn from an expert, but to cook with a friend. I value your time so much and do not take it for granted that you are choosing to spend an hour of it with me.

The kitchen is where we gather, where stories are told, laughter shared, tears flow. It is in the kitchen that we nourish not only our bodies, but the soul. I’m not here to teach you how to follow a recipe, but how to make your own.

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There will be a many who quit reading this post be

There will be a many who quit reading this post because of the discomfort it brings, but I wrote it for those who understand that it is in discomfort that growth happens.

Don’t dismiss a normal day as anything less than extraordinary- you are alive.

“I’m so happy to see you!”

Every time your child walks through the door, into a room, let it be as delighting to your soul as the first time you held them in your arms.

Every morning find a moment to be in awe as you look at their faces.

Find gratitude for the opportunity to spend another day as their mother, as their father.

Do not wait until the clock of life ticks so loudly you are deafen by sound of each passing minute; to discover how precious and miraculous an entire day truly is.

Yes, parenting is hard, exhausting and truly frustrating.

You are allowed to be a flawed parent and amazing parent.

You are allowed to screw up. Making mistakes is part of being a human. But we owe ourselves as much as our children to own mistakes, own our flaws and make changes.

We can get up each morning and not just hope to do better but DO better. Start small, simply and steadily.

Smile when your kids enter the room, tell them how wanted they are in that moment, in that space. Allow the potential discomfort of intentional gratitude to pass, for it will.

There are more parents than one’s heart can bear to count, that wake up every morning without the ability to greet their child. There are parents grasping onto each moment with fear of it being the last.

Why would you wait until the end to appreciate what you have now? And why do you believe you won’t join those who had no warning at all of the final good morning, the final goodbye.

You can not hide from the tragedies that may befall you, but you can make sure that if/when they do, you have prepared by living each day with virtue as your guide and leaning on courage to allow you to face whatever comes your way.

#liveeachday #seneca #stoicquotes #stoicism #stoicphilosophy #stoicmindset #stoicismdaily #holdthemclose #mindfulparenting #livetoday #appreciatethelittlethings #appreciatewhatyouhave #gratitudepractice

Free Online Classes start November 6th- and your v

Free Online Classes start November 6th- and your vote is needed to choose what we bake!

After a long day of intense negotiations and bribes with my website, I finally got the new online class page done along with registration open for the first 2 classes.

November 6th: English Muffins, Scones or Bagels- depending on your votes but you can register now for it. All are GF optional.

November 13th: Thanksgiving Pie Class with @sweet.rosies

November 14th: Cookie Dough Cheesecake featuring Hanna from @typefoodie!

Vote in the comments and keep sending your requests and recommendations of people to have guest instruct this season! These classes are 100% free and simply my way of spreading kindness, something we all could use more of.

I teach Pixar style- family friendly, jokes go over the heads of kids and keep the parents entertained.

Help spread the word by sharing these posts with anyone you know who loves to laugh, create and eat! Register on my website- link in bio!

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Stop listening to the voice saying you can’t do

Stop listening to the voice saying you can’t do it.

Stop waiting for someone else do solve your problems.

If you want something, truly want something- work backwards. Start with the cheese at the end of the maze and find the path that will get you there- and start moving.

Failure is inevitable, so choose to fail successfully. Do it different, learn a lesson, be humbled.

Confidence is built on data, data that is only gathered by experience.

Ego is assumed, confidence is built.

If you work back from the cheese and you realize the difficultly of the path is not worth the reward- don’t do it. If you can’t connect with the process and be satisfied with the journey alone, find a different path.

Be prepared to look like a fool, fail, be humbled by your weakness and inspired by your strength- and you can accomplish anything. Refuse to accept one of them and you will go only as far as the ego allows.

Challenge what you believe you can do. Learn a new skill.

Pick up your axe.

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It’s hard to describe the smell of procrastinati

It’s hard to describe the smell of procrastination mixed with freshly cut lavender and banana almond muffins warm from the oven- but that certainly was the blend that greeted those who walked through the front door on a rainy day earlier this week.

However, as someone well skilled in the art of procrastination, I have refined my technique to both satisfy the desire to avoid while also addressing the ignition source of said desire- which is often the feeling of Overwhelmed.

It is in that state when I have found that activities that keep my hands busy but allow my brain to relax and just wander is all I need to be able to focus back on the tasks that need to be accomplished.

I have learned to distinguish between overwhelmed and undermotivated. Where the latter just needs a mental kick in the butt. The former used to be addressed by unproductive procrastination, scrolling through social media, rabbit holes of unrelated research, now it results in delicious muffins.

There is no exact recipe for these muffins - as I measure with handfuls, pinches, scoops and splashes when I bake for my family. I can tell you there are 3 ripe bananas, 3 eggs, about 2tsp. Baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1tsp salt, 2 c flour, 1/2 c almond flour, 1/2c stevia, 1/2c brown sugar, 1T vanilla, 1tsp almond extract, 1 stick melted butter, 1/2 c stevia chocolate chips and 1/2ish cup of whole milk. I baked at 425 for 8ish minutes and finished at 350 for 10-12min until done.

Only clean up is a stand mixer bowl and paddle and bowl that the butter was melted in. Easy as pie… speaking of… a free online lemon meringue and fruit pie class is planned for next month with Rosie from @sweet.rosies !

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Free online cooking classes return November 2021!

Free online cooking classes return November 2021!

This loaf managed to evade the jaws of Bantry, and provided the perfect after school snack.

Free online cooking classes start in November… I’ll be posting the schedule soon so make sure to follow/like my FB page to catch the dates!

I’ll be doing it the same way as last year, the first 100 join on zoom and then everyone else joins on FB live on my page. I’ll have an assistant watching the feed and passing on all of your questions.

I am still looking for guests to teach a favorite recipe and the story behind it on the show this season- feel free to message me if interested!

Last year we peaked at 5,000 joining live from 5 different countries. As awesome as that was- I’m keeping my goal this season at this- to simply provide a place for people to connect no matter where they live, and share in a moment together.

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This is the book I would gift to every single pers

This is the book I would gift to every single person I know- no matter the age, this book is perfection… @charliemackesy

Truly, it is magic on paper. The words and illustrations feel like a warm hug.

I do not know how to better put it- buy it. Love it. Come curl up at the treehouse and read my copy.

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Hope is no more an actionable plan, than Fear is a

Hope is no more an actionable plan, than Fear is a trusted guide; for they live in the uncertainty of the future.

Hope is a brilliant placeholder for action, a word used with the same reckless abandonment as axe body spray circa 2002. We “hope” so we don’t have to “do”. We place onus not on ourselves to plan, prepare for what could go wrong, identify what is in our control and what isn’t but on the unpredictability of the future to achieve what we are unwilling to do today.

Hope is not bad, but it cannot stand alone. Hope must be buttressed by action and acknowledgment of contingencies. If you hope something is going to work, you better follow that up with what you will do to ensure its success and what could happen to prevent it.

Hope without action is not a plan, and hope without acknowledgment of what is outside of your control can lead to disappointment, if not devastation.

Fear is the GPS app that leads you down a dead end. It has zero interest in granting perspective access and fact check the situation. We don’t question fear nearly as much as we do confidence. Fear convinces us that we can trust it to guide us to safety, while often leading us into danger. Unquestioned Fear lends us the options of Panic or Paralysis, neither which guide us to where we need to go.

Fear is not without value nor should it be ignored. Fear shows up everyday in some shape or size, so befriend fear, instead of treating it like an enemy. In befriending fear, you strip it of the power to turn your imagination against you, the monster under your bed returns to being a forgotten toy, a catastrophe to a misstep.

Fear can keep us alive but it also can keep us from living.

Hope and Fear are dependent on outcomes in the future, while Action and Perspective allow you to live in the moment.

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One year ago today, my deepest shame became public

One year ago today, my deepest shame became public.

I shared a secret I had kept for 20 years- my battle with bulimia and my 7 month journey in recovery. I knew that I could not continue to write about vulnerability without living vulnerably and I was ready to own my story.

When it comes to disorders, diseases and addictions that are stigmatized in our society, we often only hear stories from the summit.

Too often those at the top forget the subtle twists and turns along the path that got them there, and the things outside of their control that impacted the ease of their journey. Therefore, those at the bottom of the mountain who strain to hear the message from the top, would be wise to instead pay attention to the person just in front of them, who calls back to warn of a raised root or steep drop off. While never forgetting the value of stories shared by those paused along the side, who recognize the summit is simply a change in altitude and fortitude is not measured by the speed of the ascent . For if you are only looking at where you want to be, instead of where you are, you will fall into the trap of placing value on the outcome, not the process.

I knew after I started my recovery, that I didn’t want to wait to speak from the summit. I started speaking about mental health with humor, honesty and without gloves- willing to get my hands dirty talking about the shame and guilt that surround so many. While others may not relate with my specific struggle, they can relate to the fear of someone finding out they struggle at all. I don’t shy away from making jokes about my darkest times- shame hates it when we laugh at the moments it used to control.

It’s time to stop talking around the hard things and start having conversations that matter, and stop allowing shame and fear to narrate our stories, which is why in my Mindful Leader workshops, I emphasize that Vulnerability builds Credibility. Own your story, don’t let it own you- and share it, no matter where you are on the path.

#ownyourstory #mindfulleadership #bulimiarecovery #shareyourstory #conversationsthatmatter #eatingdisorderecovery #mentalhealthstigma #nigeriandwarfgoat

It’s been more than 3 weeks since Vivi was last

It’s been more than 3 weeks since Vivi was last in school due to an explosion in Covid cases. She returns tomorrow morning.

Was that what we wanted to have happen?

No.

Did we waste time bemoaning the situation and attempting to complain our way out of it?

No.

We did what we could to influence change in the decisions of the district and then simply went to work adjusting our schedules and settling into the reality of the situation.

The result? A truly amazing 3 weeks.

Vivi made it a point to never once complain or say she wished for life to be different. She kept on top of every assignment all on her own. She cheerfully helped get her sister on the bus and greeted her when she disembarked- always with a flower in hand.

Every day I ran and she rode her bike, pushing each other on hills and her holding me accountable when I was tempted to check my email mid run.

I have nothing negative to say about this situation that wasn’t in our plans. It has been a beautiful reminder of the power of serenity, and how leaning into the moment is so much easier than fighting against it.

It can be tempting to want something to be miserable to prove a point. Believing that if you admit to something being good, easy, enjoyable- it weakens your position or argument. To that- I have two reminders:

1) Adapting and finding contentment with what life presents you, is a sign of strength and resilience. It has nothing to do often with your argument or stance on the topic that lead to things outside of your control.

2) What others think of you, and their judgment of your position is completely out of your control and should not mean anything to you. Why would you ever compromise your happiness in fear of another person’s hypothetical conclusion?

You are allowed to find good in life. You are allowed to let go of what is not in your control. To stop wasting time wanting what you don’t have. And instead find a way to use what you do to create a life worth living.

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