Apart from all the amazing-ness that is Japan, one thing this trip inadvertently did was allow me to be Hilary Sledge again. Not the mom or the wife, but just me. All those things now define me and I love it, but every now and then, every woman needs the chance just to hang with her friends and let loose a little. And also not to feel guilty about it. It will make me a better mom and wife. Don't get me wrong, I think I was in bed by 11 every night of this trip so it wasn't exactly moms gone ...
Review of Udi’s Gluten Free Bagels
My whole family was in town this past weekend for Sienna's dedication (like a christening). My parents and sister Jackie stayed with me and my cousin Khari (Sienna's newly minted godfather) was over every morning at 8:30 to get the party started. When I have a house full, one of the mornings I usually end up asking Lateef to run and get bagels and lox - even hungry hungry mama gets tired of cooking every meal. I asked him to stop at Whole Foods and grab me a bag of Udi's Gluten Free Everything ...
Long Weekend in Stinson Beach
I'm a bit late in getting this post up, but I've been meaning to share our recent long weekend in Stinson Beach. Our close friends invited us to hang at their summer rental in Stinson Beach for a few days since we were going to be in the Bay Area for a wedding. Stinson Beach is a small beach community about 45 minutes north of San Francisco.We were wavering on the invitation, mainly because the thought of hauling the kids and all our stuff to another location sounded tiring. I'm so glad our ...
Roasted Bone-In Chicken Breast Recipe
This is one of my go-to weeknight recipes. It is excellent whether you marinate it overnight or if you only have 30 minutes before popping it in the oven. You will see both variations detailed below. If you haven't been cooking bone in chicken breasts, you are missing out on the juicy-ist and tender-ist chicken breasts you've had (hard to believe from this sentence, but I am a stickler for grammar, but you have to live a little). It takes a bit longer (and cost a few dollars more) to cook these ...
Geoffrey’s Malibu Kale Salad Recipe
I am the QUEEN of being at a restaurant, tasting something tasty and saying, "hmmm I could totally make that at home." Here's my take on Geoffrey's Malibu's kale salad. It is savory, bright, delicious, healthy and oh so easy to make! I could eat this salad every day - it's so tasty. My bestie Tatiana took me out for a belated birthday dinner yesterday at Geoffrey's Malibu. So thoughtful - we had so much fun hiking in Malibu and then catching up over a leisurely dinner. We shared the kale ...
Musings on the End of an Era
August 1-7, 2018 was World Breastfeeding Week. All week I was trying to figure out what I wanted to say about breastfeeding and this post is literally where I am today in my journey. In true form, I am posting this two days after the end of World Breastfeeding Week, but, hey, I've been busy BF. Sienna is definitely our last child. We have a 16 year old, a 28 month old and an 11 month old. Our tribe is definitely full (and we're often crazed). I decided that Sienna would get the boob for one ...