Food photographer and educator | Spirited And Then Some

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Bars, Bakes, and Bites!

Gluten-Free Almond Butter Oatmeal Bites

No-Bake Paleo Chocolate Chip Coconut Bars

Recipes for Screen-Free Fun!

Yellow measuring cup of dairy-free cashew cream, topped with a blueberry

This 2-Ingredient Cashew cream is a dairy-free recipe and the secret to indulging your favorite comfort food recipes. With just two base ingredients and countless variations for sweet and savory recipes, it is a must-have in the kitchen! Another sauce and two similar recipes back to back? That’s a food […]

Strawberry Almond Salad

Strawberries, almonds, cilantro, and spinach take salad to a whole new level. Easy prep and perfect as a gluten-free breakfast idea or a new take on a tired lunch, Strawberry Almond Salad is everything spring and anything but boring. Do salads make you sad? Are you bored with lettuce? The […]

That Time We Went to Magnolia Market of Fixer Upper Fame

After all the appointments and labs and testing and we did manage to live it up in Austin and Waco. Because as Toodle said, “Mom, let’s jump into the fun!” Agreed. And so we did. So did we stalk Chip and Joanna Gaines from Fixer Upper? That’s the big question. And for an […]

A Mother’s Day Play, Otherwise Titled “The Night Nothing Happened and Other Delicious Drinks”

In honor of Mother’s Day (or as I call it “Crazy Family Celebration Day”), I bring you a three act play, and totally true story, titled “The Night Nothing Happened and Other Delicious Drinks,” along with family photos that have absolutely nothing to do with this story. The Night Nothing […]