On My Body & On My Plate 1.21.24

Lets call this an even more real and vulnerable peek into my menu and wardrobe

there she is, miss america

So I started off really strong this week. Things were lookin’ up. I made my forever favorite carnitas (by the grace of God because it was my only protein source aside from eggs for a hot minute.) And did a cute little meal prep, but not the full meal prep because Sunday was Lema’s birthday. By Monday night, the heart episode began and the heart/bronchitis situation didn’t let up in an impactful enough way for me to be fully functioning until literally today. For context, it’s Saturday night.

For four days, I didn’t make a meal—everyone just had to go with what was easy and quick. Thankfully, I was back in full force today and had to do it big. Just know that the extent of my “fashion” this week was my coziest, favorite pajama-adjacent staples and the food you see was the tippy top of the week and then the very end (like, today) just in the nick of time.

For your viewing pleasure, all the “on my body” photos this week are photos I texted O or a sister so expect only the highest quality and inspiration, y’all. Remember to click “view more” if the end of this email cuts off for you, or you can click to see the full post with the link roundup at the end right here.

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you know this sweatshirt is my comfort blanket when instead of burning it after wearing it in urgent care…I wore it for two days straight.

see? the alligator clip lets you know it’s real.

we’ve upgraded to the coziest t-shirt on the planet

And that wraps up the outfits I’m able to post on the internet.

this marks 9 years of sprinkle pancakes on my babies’ birthdays. For anyone curious, sprinkle pancakes with their brand spankin’ new age in a pancake and their name in a pancake eaten while watching a show of their choice in bed with balloons over them is the non-negotiable birthday morning lineup. linking my favorite melamine plates for the kids below.

Lema requested red velvet but we don’t use dye so they ended up as brown velvet. I’m not currently eating sugar and neither is O so we brought the majority of the cupcakes to Lema’s game for his teammates and they were a big, big hit. (Yes, I shoved a cashew butter cup in Lema’s cupcake because what could be better?)

I’ve probably used this cupcake transporter three hundred times in twelve years. full transparency—lema accidentally swung it and they all flipped upside down so this photo is the “before” photo. their glamour shot.

nana’s taco of choice with the aforementioned carnitas

just being real. this was lunch on tuesday. I roasted a bunch of potatoes while the kids were at school and they had loaded baked potatoes for dinner which is a quick win.

I started craving this stunning pot roast mid-week and I’m so grateful I felt fantastic today and had the energy to make it. gravy and all.

I always add extra veggies because it feels right and extra potatoes so the kids can have those with breakfast. this pot is still one of the hardest working and most beautiful things in my kitchen 13 years later. and three years later, this is still my favorite tablecloth.

bam. so yummy. serve with a delicious french bread or, if you’re me, this quick paleo simple mills bread made into flatbread.

I had to use up a bunch of zucchini I didn’t get to because I literally didn’t cook this week and making the kids double chocolate paleo zucchini bread was the best way to go about it. I topped it with melted vegan white chocolate since I didn’t add much sweetener and they were absolutely thrilled.

Cooking for my people is one of my greatest love languages and joys. I enjoyed a stretch of days where I didn’t have to do it and equally enjoyed a long Saturday where I got to get back to it. Knowing that they’re excited about a yummy meal after a long day of schoolwork and sports and chores and work genuinely warms me deep in my belly like an ember and it feels special that this is part of my role. Watching Lema make breakfast for dinner for everyone while I laid in bed with my heating pad on my chest watching Mad About You? That sparked the ember just as much, too.

1 favorite cozy tee. 1 favorite cozy boxer. 2. 3. 4. cupcake transporter I’ve had and loved for 12 years. 5. 6. melamine unbreakable plates the kids have used for years. 7. 8.

What are you making this week? Let me know in the comments and if you make the carnitas, best believe I’m gonna need to hear about it. See you Friday, friends.