my nourished vibes

for some reason i feel renewed excitement when my refrigerator is full. and not just stocked, i mean like stuffed to the gills. i even look forward to my day of grocery shopping. packing up my little man and trekking out to our local market, where we get lost in endless aisles of natural organic goodness....what could be better!? i come home and feel completely accomplished as i organize my groceries to perfection while they get nessled in the refrigerator. as the door closes, i sigh in relief that i now have endless possibilities for my family and me to deliciously stay nourished through out the week. yes, these are my favorite shopping trips. on the weeks when i have the extra money to spare, i stock up on everything my heart desires. all this, for just two adults and a baby! i usually have one to two trips to the store like this a month. on the other trips, i just buy the essentials and try to use up the other ingredients i have hiding in my cupboards. this is what my grandma

st. patrick's day is such a fun holiday, but i just never understood the excitement behind eating corned beef sandwiches. or drinking green beer. so today my husband and i are going to celebrate with a rawesome meal of purple sauerkraut and "mashed potatoes". ive been making a lot of sauerkraut lately, and thoroughly enjoying all of its probiotic properties. not to mention the way it just catapolts you to "having a screw loose" kind of crazy when you have weird jars of things fermenting around the house. my usual spots are in the coat closet, my bedroom closet and under the kitchen sink. and when chaz sees those jars, he usually determines to avoid them at all cost cuz they weird him out. more fermented food for me! SAUERKRAUT AND MASHED POTATOES the tang of sauerkraut has become irresistible to me. it works as a fantastic condiment and ive found ways to incorporate it into some of the most unlikely meals. my latest craze has been eating it alongside cr