Wild Violet Pops! Fun with Wild Eddibles

These pops are not only beautiful, delicious and fun to make, but they are supper nutritious. Spring time is the perfect time of year to get outside and put those weeds to good use. Violets are full of vitamins and have so many health benefits. My kids love collecting the violets, making these pops and we all love eating them. What a treat!

Wild Violet Pops

What you will need:

• 2 1/2 cup freshly picked violets without stems (separated)
• 5 cups boiling water
• Juice from 1 lemon
• 10 - 20 drops stevia or honey to taste
• 1 t vanilla
• ZOKU Quick Pop Mold

Directions:

Pour boiling water over 2 cups of violets in a glass bowl. Let sit covered for 6 - 8 hours to create an infusion. Stain the flowers out of the water. The water should be a pretty blue color now. Add the lemon and watch the magic happen. Then add your vanilla and sweetener to taste. Place the other 1/2 cup of violets in a glass of water. Using tweezers, take the wet violets out of the glass and place them on the insides of your ZOKU pop mold. They should stick to the side. Then place your stick in mold and you are ready to pour in your liquid. Watch it freeze in about 7 minutes and then enjoy this spring time treat. 

                                 

        

Best Banana Nut Pancakes (Gluten Free, Grain Free, GAPS, Paleo)

Here are some yummy pancakes that we have been loving lately. Hope you try them!

Best Banana Nut Pancakes (Gluten Free, Grain Free, GAPS, Paleo)

6 T Coconut flour

6 Eggs

3/4 C Milk (you can use coconut milk)

A Couple Pinches Baking Soda

1 Banana, chopped

1/2 C Finely Chopped Crispy Almonds

1 t GF Vanilla

Use butter, coconut oil or lard to fry them up in a pan. Make them small as they will be easier to flip. 

Enjoy!

happy belated valentines day post!

A time for love, a time for sharing, and a time for sharing the love with those you love. I can't think of a better way to do all that then to get cooking together. We made these delicious grain free, almond cranberry upside down cakes for our valentines breakfast this year. Yummy!

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 John surprised me with these beauties. 

 He never forgets the golden rule for a cook.....taste, taste, taste.

Teaching his little brother why cooking is so much fun!

on the slopes

I took the kids to White Tail to ski yesterday. It was their first time in skis and we had a blast and are planning our next trip already.

This Moment : 4th generation

This is a special moment from the past week that I want to stop, savor and enjoy.  If you are so inspired, please leave a comment for me with your own special moment and check out other moments this morning at soulemama. 

finding eggs!

My sweet five year old boy brings so much joy to my life. Here he is in his favorite scarecrow costume, at sunrise, finding an egg. I don't know what is more exciting, the egg or the delight on his face. 

more of this

The new year has brought some clarity to me. A wise friend of mine reminded me that clarity was something I was looking for as she gave me a handmade gift with "CLARITY" sweetly written on it for Christmas this year. She has a way of tuning in to the truth and I am so grateful for her friendship. Yes, clarity. Since then I have been pondering what that looks like for me.  I realize I will never be completely clear about everything in this shades of grey world, but I can clear up the signal that runs from my gut to my brain. I can tune in to the station a bit more and just do what feels right. And right now, it feels so right to spend more time outside. Even in the middle of winter, the beach can be a great place to be clear. It can be as simple as that. It also feels right to focus on my own children and family more and allow others to create their own lives, fight their own battles, and win or lose on their own. I am feeling the need to be more available to my husband and children's needs and less mentally preoccupied with others. Making choices to be in community with people that lift me up and strengthen me. Yes, clarity is feeling pretty good right now. 

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