Author: Ashlie Dulien
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A Family Favorite – Chicken and Quinoa Meatballs
If you only have time to make one homemade meal this week, make these meatballs and thank me later. I stumbled across Turniptheoven.com via Pinterest and would rank Lucy’s blog as one of the best things I’ve found on Pinterest, to date. Her meals are delicious, recipes are healthy and best of all – she’s a mom…
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Garbanzo Bean Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’ve been gluten free since 2009 and I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to discover bean based desserts. I always assumed that the beans would over power the recipe and therefor be loaded with sugar to compensate, but after discovering these amazing garbanzo bean chocolate chip cookies, I realize I have been missing…
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Earthquake Survival Kit for Babies
I remember the ’94 Northridge earthquake vividly. We lived only a few miles away in Calabasas and our home was hit hard. In fact, we had to move out for several weeks while they repaired our home. Everything closed for a few days – schools, businesses, grocery stores. Thankfully, my parents had prepared earthquake kits for…
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Yummy First Foods
I was really excited to start Ryder on solids. I had heard conflicting advice on when to begin baby on solid – some say you can start as early as four months and others say absolutely not a day before six months. I took two baby food classes through different institutions and both instructors each…
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Organizing Product Manuals
Every time we bring home a new baby item it comes with tons of literature. There’s a registration card, manual, safety info and receipts. And since babies need so many things, my desk was covered in paper. While you may be tempted to toss it all, it’s important to hang onto them and reference as needed…
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My Magical Journey to Motherhood
Five years ago, the last thing on my radar was sobriety, a husband and especially a baby! I was obsessed with work, wine, work, vodka, work and sometimes I’d bake. On March 4, 2012, I made a decision to turn my life around and walked into the rooms of a 12 step program. (I’ll save…
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