The Smell of Cucumber and Yummy Potato Medallions

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Camilla

January 9 2017:

Just love the smell of fresh sliced cucumber. So refreshing! xoxo

January 11 2017:

Made these for myself thinking Thomas and Lillian wouldn’t want them. Should have made more!

Baked russet potato medallions with olive oil, pink Himalayan salt, black pepper, and ground ginger. Yum!!!!

I have an electric oven and baked them at 425. I started checking them after 15 minutes and every 5 minutes after that, rotating the pan each time. The first time I made them it only took 20 minutes. Next time it took about 30. Must have sliced them thicker as I just eyeball the slicing.

Dark Chocolate Bark and Lentil Soup and Mac n Cheese and Nachos

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Camilla

January 4 2017:

Coconut dark chocolate bark and gluten free, dye free peppermint bark ….. Perfect!!

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January 6 2017:

Lentil Soup with Short Grain Brown Rice … with a squeeze of lime drizzled on top! YUM!!

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More meals for the week …

Vegan Mac n Cheese Smothered in Vegan Chili

Camilla’s Lentil Soup mixed with Short Grain Brown Rice with English Cucumber, Avocado, and Skillet Cooked Sweet Potato

Lillian’s Gluten Free Cinnamon Toast, Raw & Roasted Cashews, English Cucumber, Raisins, Date, and Apple

Thomas’ French Toast with Raw Honey

Thomas’ Fruit of Apple drizzled with Raw Honey and a sprinkle of Cinnamon

Camilla’s Vegan Nachos with Vegan Cheese, Black Olives, Onion and Garlic

The Gift of Dream Catcher Earrings

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Camilla

**THROWBACK POST**

Summer 2013

The Romano Duo are back from Mississippi!! They brought Aunt Connie Wilson and Uncle Steve with them, Rocks for Team Member T & L and these GREAT dream catcher earrings for ME …. So pretty!! I’m not a jewelry kinda gal but I love the energy and color of these!

**Update January 2017 … These are the only earrings I wear! Love them!! xoxo

Potato and Vegetarian Chili and Green Beans and Banana Milk and Curry

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Camilla

December 26 2016:

Yum, yum!!! Baked russet potato smothered in vegetarian chili topped with salsa, fresh cilantro, chives, and aged Parmesan Gouda cheese!

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December 25 2016:

My Christmas dinner – baked sweet potato and green bean (un)casserole (cooked stove top rather than oven). So incredibly delicious!! Yum!!!

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December 29 2016:

Mmmmmmmm …. Baked Rosemary Fries with pink Himalayan salt and black pepper, baked sweet potato, steamed broccoli alongside a cucumber salad of English cucumbers, sweet onion, dill pickle, and black olives drizzled with a fig balsamic vinegar. That was so good!!!

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December 29 2016:

Chocolate Banana Mylk …. Yum!! …. Thomas loves this too!!!

1 frozen banana, 1 ripe banana, 1 cup coconut water or plain water, unsweetened cocoa to taste, and juice from half a lime or to taste. (Idea from Medical Medium blog and added my own twist)

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December 30 2016:

Vegan macaroni and cheese …. oh my gosh!!!! This was so yummy!!! I am incredibly inspired and grateful for these amazing foods I’ve been creating. Deep gratitude and gushing love for good food! (This one from the Medical Medium blog.)

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December 31 2016:

Wild Blueberry and banana smoothie …. Yum!!!!

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Curry soup ….. So yum!! I cannot remember ever having a food elicit such deep feelings of gratitude and love!!! Made with kabocha squash, potatoes, carrots, onions and garlic. Served with a squeeze of lime juice … oh so divine! How I love thee … delicious, nourishing, and nurturing food. xoxoxo 🙏💖✨😍

The Romano Duo and Thank You Letters and Super Surprise

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Camilla

December 21 2016:

It’s been six months since I’ve been a night without Thomas in the house. He’s only around the corner, yet I miss his presence!

The Romano Duo arrived yesterday and we went to the lodge today so they could use the gift wrap station. Thomas is spending the night with them tonight. Lillian’s turn tomorrow night!!

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December 22 2016:

More getting caught up ….. For our November gratitude project we wrote letters of gratitude to our future selves, to one another to be mailed in the future, and a letter thanking someone to be delivered in person in the present moment.

I had done it all except the letter thanking someone. I wrote two!! Delivered Lillian’s last night. What a wonderful feeling! xoxo

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December 22, 2016:

Remember when I posted about how the strap on the Coach purse I’d had for 17 years broke?

Just received the most amazing love filled package.

Oceans of gratitude to Super Owen and his SUPER mom and dad …. Olivia Burella Hinden and Justin Hinden ….. Thank you for blessing us! So big and so much love to all of you!!!!! xoxo …. 🎄⛄️❄️💕🙏✌️️💖💜💙💚

Liquid Sunshine and Avocado Boats and Fries and Pears and Grits and Sweet Potato

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Camilla

December 18 2016:

Liquid sunshine!!! Oh, how I love thee orange. Thank you …. xoxo …. 🍊💕🙏

December 19 2016:

Avocado boats piled high with sweet onion, English cucumber, salsa, fresh cilantro, pink Himalayan salt, and black pepper. Then smothered in left over vegetarian chili.

So incredibly delicious!! I’m not the neatest when it comes to scooping the avocado from the skin. Ha!

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December 20 2016:

Baked French fry salad …. I’ll take that!

Baked russet fries smothered in romaine lettuce, English cucumber, beets, sweet onion, garlic, raw sunflower seeds, salsa, aged balsamic vinegar, pink Himalayan salt, black pepper, sprinkle of Gouda and rosemary asiago, and drizzle of aged balsamic. Yum!!

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December 21 2016:

Want to know something that’s really yummy?

Cinnamon-baked pears with toasted pecans!! Slice in half, drizzle with maple syrup, top with chopped pecans, sprinkle cinnamon, and bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes. Yum!!!

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December 22 2016:

Grits! Not just for breakfast!

Brown rice grits, topped with sautéed mushrooms, sweet onion, and garlic. Then adding raw pistachios, a sprinkle of rosemary asiago, and fresh cilantro. xoxo

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December 23 2016:

I’m having fun creating!

Short grain brown rice topped with sautéed portobello mushrooms and sweet onions, with green olives, raw pecans, raw garlic, and fresh cilantro. And a side of steamed broccoli.

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December 24 2016:

This one turned out beautiful!!!

Baked sweet potato loaded with sautéed sweet onions and garlic, and steamed red cabbage. Topped with a honey, lemon, ginger sauce and fresh cilantro.

The red cabbage is simply gorgeous. This picture does not do it justice. Looked like I was eating indigo colored flower petals. So yum!!!!! xoxo 🍠 🍯 🍋 🌺

Almond Flour Cookies and Trusting Yourself and Washoe Lake

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Camilla

**THROWBACK POST**

June 14 2013:

I finally put the almond flour cookie recipe on my website y’all! Gluten free, dairy free and vegan and YUMMY!! Here ya go … Also, if you wanna make sure to not miss any of my blog posts you can sign up to get them as I post. I write about once or twice a week on living a natural, simple and inspired life (with a smattering of special needs parenting issues).

Recipe: Almond Flour Cookies

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When we are urged by our inner voice to share, do or say something, sometimes we don’t know the reason. Simply trusting that the reason will become clear once we let go and embrace it is all that’s needed to understand the reason. I received this comment on my website last night. I share it with y’all for anyone who questions their inner voice and chooses to ignore it. ♥

“Dear Camilla

I have only by accident come across your book and upon reading the first few pages was surprisingly ( even to myself) reduced to tears. Someone else has a daughter with 18p- … Someone else knows what that means… And the rarity involved. Someone else knows the endless parade of doctors and decisions and someone else does it as a single parent. I did not know I felt so alone in this until reading u describe my own child, Emalee, (13yrs) in your words about Lillian. I have lost a daughter to trisomy 18 and a husband to divorce. I look forward to reading your book knowing I am not navigating this alone.”

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Headed to turn in Thomas‘ summer horse riding paperwork … Making a fun little stop to get inspired and refreshed!!

A few more pictures from our quickie stop at ‪WashoeLake‬ today. So beautiful and ‪inspiring‬! ‪

Walks and Gifts and Cookies

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Camilla

**THROWBACK POST**

May 27 2013:

Just back from a refreshing walk with nature … Look at the beautiful gift I found waiting for me! Had the entire trail and walk to myself …. PERFECT!!

May 27 2013:

It’s a homemade almond cookie kinda day! YUM!! I experimented this time and made some substitutions to the recipe I usually use. Turned out GOOD! Sending y’all warm homemade cookie hugs!

May 27 2013:

Team TLC had dinner at The Romano Casa tonight … Yum!!!! That Romano Duo is so good to us!!

The Romano Duo and Steve the Alien and Meals and Glow and Homemade

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Camilla

December 11 2016:

We’re getting to have a drive by quickie visit with The Romano Duo on their way to see Heather Schutzler and Brian Schutzler in Washington. They’ll be back here next week! Happy Thomas and Lillian!!!! xoxo

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December 11 2016:

Three Team TLC thumbs up!!! It was great seeing and chatting with you for a wee bit this afternoon Brian Benson. Thomas chose this for our nightly read. Hope you have a beautiful time visiting your son!

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December 13 2016:

Made my salad into a meal tonight. One of the best salads I’ve ever had!

Sautéed onion, garlic, and potato salad with beets, cashews, raw pecans (from a Mississippi pecan tree – courtesy of The Romano Duo), raw sunflower seeds, sulfur-free dried apricots, sautéed broccoli, chopped pickle, olives, English cucumber, sprinkle of prairie sunset cheese topped with a drizzle of aged balsamic vinegar. Potato mixture sautéed in coconut oil, Himalayan pink salt, black pepper, paprika, chili powder, and ginger.

Yum!!!!

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December 16 2016:

Yum, Yum dinner last night!! Mixed mine with romaine lettuce, pickles, beets, English cucumbers, and aged balsamic. Thomas had his sans the salad.

Sautéed sweet onions, garlic, raw pecans, raw pistachios, and raw sunflower seeds in coconut oil with Himalayan pink salt, black pepper, and ginger. Mixing in gluten free Tinkada pasta and sprinkled with Prairie cheese.

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December 16 2016:

Thank you to The Vintage staff. They put together a Holiday Glow celebration for the residents. So grateful …. and what fun to meet and get to know the people in our community. I really, really like these two humans with whom I get to share this life ….. xoxo

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December 17 2016:

And then there was this ….

Vegetarian chili infused with fresh sage ….. With sautéed sweet onions and garlic, big pinch of unsweetened cocoa, dash of aged balsamic vinegar, Himalayan pink salt, black pepper, chili powder, paprika, and ground ginger. Needed quick so used 2 cans of Trader Joe’s organic vegetarian chili and 2 cans of fire roasted and diced tomatoes.

And …. it is soooooo good!! xoxo

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December 17 2016:

Finally took time today to get caught up on some “love” details.

We had a party, cake, and gifts for Lillian’s birthday in September; yet, I had not made her card. I also finally made Thomas’ 11th birthday poster for his November birthday.

I love making homemade cards …. xoxo …. 💙💚💜

Mushroom Soup and Office on Wheels and Chili

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Camilla

December 5 2016:

Mushroom, onion, and garlic soup …. beginning to end. So simple and so delicious!
Candy cane Joe-Joe for dessert. Yum!!!! 🍥

When I cook I don’t use recipes. However when I bake I must have one! HA! xoxoxo

For this batch (they are different every single time):

I sauteed:
one medium sweet onion, (chopped in various sizes of small to medium)
2 packages of mushrooms, and (I bought whole and sliced them)
3 cloves of garlic (chopped into small pieces)
in a bit of butter (from grass fed cows) and coconut oil and splashes of water as needed

(All ingredients are organic whenever possible)

Save the garlic for near the end so it doesn’t burn. When sauteed to my preference I added spring water and Himalayan salt (lots since I’m not using a broth – it’s cheaper with water .. HA).

It’s best if it’s made the day before consumption as the flavors get stronger and yummier!!

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December 7 2016:

Working in Rosey, our office on wheels, while Lillian is in OT. I think I’ve mastered working and living in small spaces. xoxo

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December 9 2016:

Last night was a potato and white bean soup and tonight …… vegetarian chili 🌶 …… Yummilicious!!!!! Happy body indeed!!! xoxo

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Team TLC = Thomas, Lillian and Camilla

Category Archives: Musings

The Smell of Cucumber and Yummy Potato Medallions

Dark Chocolate Bark and Lentil Soup and Mac n Cheese and Nachos

The Gift of Dream Catcher Earrings

Potato and Vegetarian Chili and Green Beans and Banana Milk and Curry

The Romano Duo and Thank You Letters and Super Surprise

Liquid Sunshine and Avocado Boats and Fries and Pears and Grits and Sweet Potato

Almond Flour Cookies and Trusting Yourself and Washoe Lake

Walks and Gifts and Cookies

The Romano Duo and Steve the Alien and Meals and Glow and Homemade

Mushroom Soup and Office on Wheels and Chili