Father's Day Love

Lucas joining us for blueberries and flashing a smile for the camera!


Fresh salsa, garlic scapes, carrots, thyme and goat's milk gouda were some of the add ins for the omelettes and hash browns.


Omelettes with gouda, bacon and hash browns with carrots, thyme and garlic scapes made for this Daddy's perfect breakfast! The enchiladas for dinner didn't make it for a picture...

I love daddy because he snuggles me. Sometimes he takes me out to special places and because he loves me. -Chloe

I love daddy because he likes to play spiderman and transformers and stuff. And because he likes me and he likes you (mama). -Eli

I love Patrick because he captured my heart and I didn't even know it was happening. There are days when life feels heavy and he is always there to help me lift of some of what I can't carry on my own. I love watching the kids snuggle with him and how zen he folds the laundry! I love his face when he holds our babies for the first time. And I love that sometimes I can still see the look in his eyes he had 15 years ago when he first fell for me...Happy Father's Day Patrick. -Hannah

Harvest News

Sundried Tomato and Tuna "Sandwich"

1 huge collard leaf
olive oil or salad dressing
1/4-1/2 cup tuna salad
3 sundried tomatoes
1 TB pepitas

Remove the large part of the stem at the bottom of the leaf, then rub the leaf with olive oil and a little bit of salt. (We used some left-over salad dressing the other day to rub and that was fabulous!) Fold the leaf so that the opening where the stem was removed is now over lapping...does that make any sense? Add the remaining ingredients, roll like a burrito and enjoy. This is Chloe's new favorite "sandwich" minus the tomatoes.

My first newsletter will be going out in a couple of days, I'm just waiting to have a nice big list of people to send it to! If you would like to subscribe simply go to the home page of Hannah's Harvest and at the bottom there is a little box to put your e-mail and name into, press submit and you will be sent a confirmation e-mail. For those who have already signed up...just a few more days! I am so excited to connect with others in this way. I will have recipes, ideas for you and your children and tid bits for inspiration!

Meal to Feed Your Yin and Your Yang

If you are feeling a bit unbalanced try this yin/yang meal to even you out. The idea is that yin foods are expansive and yang foods are contractive. Grains, leafy greens and fruit and nuts are yin foods. Think of a very open yoga pose or a little toddler sitting down holding his arms open for you to pick up! On the yang, or contractive side, we have grains again, root vegetables, fish and eggs to name a few. If you have a presentation or other task that requires grounding and focus this is the side to eat from.

When making this meal think if you need more expansive or contractive foods to even you out. If you have been focused and need to break free and relax, add more leafy greens and be sure to have fruit and nuts for a snack later on. Perhaps you have lacked focus, you could add some scrambled egg or fish to the meal. See how this works?




Roasted Daikon and Carrots served over Kale and Quinoa

1 daikon radish, cut into matchsticks
2 carrots, cut into matchsticks
2-4 T olive oil
1/4 cup almond meal
salt/pepper/nutmeg to taste

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place daikon and carrot matchsticks in a small roasting pan and coat with olive oil. Sprinkle the almond meal, salt, pepper and nutmeg over the vegetables and cook for 35 minutes, stirring occasionally.

1 bunch lacinado kale, stem removed, cut into chiffonade
1/2 tsp olive oil

Place kale in a small bowl and gently rub the olive oil into the kale, massaging it to soften. Place in fridge while your vegetables are roasting. For extra flavor add your favorite salad dressing or some lemon and salt.

1 cup quinoa, rinsed twice
2 cups chicken or vege stock
1/4 cup parsley, roughly chopped

After rinsing the quinoa, add to pot of boiling stock. Stir, cover and reduce heat to low. Allow to cook undisturbed for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and let sit for 5 minutes. Remove cover, stir in parsley.

Putting it all together...on a serving plate place your kale, top with quinoa and roasted vegetables.

Yin Yang

Lots of rainy days

See that little gap of the missing tooth?

My teething baby has sent me into nights of much nursing and little sleeping, a familiar story as he follows 2 children who now have a mouthful of teeth. As Chloe has been loosing her teeth she has started to read, taking books into her bed at night and reading by flashlight. Eli pretends he has a loose tooth and sits reading books to us as though he actually knows every word on the page. And the little drooling "baby bot" (as he has fondly come to be known in this house) simply can't get enough of his brother and sister's books, blocks, teeth, giggles, hugs, and shear presence.

He has also fallen for the daily routine of going in or out of schools. He shutters with joy when we get to the classroom of either sibling. Arriving early to pick Chloe up yesterday, I tried to go unnoticed by the kids and sneak to the little bench outside the class. Lucas wanted no part in the trickery, he craned his neck as far as he could to see in the class and when that didn't work he tried to leap from my arms and take matters into his own hands!

Our days are feeling cluttered as we move from routine of school into visions of a summer routine. I am looking for my personal yin/yang...balance for myself and the kids. The last few days I have tried to follow an obvious yet tricky rule. Simply do what you are doing with full focus and attention. Since starting school and my counseling business I feel as though I am trying to do 3 or 4 things at once and never giving my full attention to anything. So the other day when playing on the floor with the little bot I did not turn around to try to sneak in 10 minutes on the computer, I just played. Eli came over and we built towers and knocked them over. Forgetting about the ever evolving "to do list" in my foggy brain, I just played with those two sweet boys and had fun.

Wanting for weeks to sit down and blog, I finally sit down and write. Three attempts now at one blog entry, I will not find time to do my usual editing. I make a list in my head now as the house is quiet of how to priorize...of what comes next in the fleeting minutes I have. My yin/yang meal will come shortly after this. It is perfect for this weather that makes you cold to your toes.

My thoughts are of balance and planning and being fully present...how about yours?