Documenting my daily hands-on education in how to live a healthy, thoughtful, slow, connected, fulfilling, empowered, and delicious life in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. I am a 24 year old doula, holistic health counselor, web designer, photographer, property manager, and aspiring herbalist and urban farmer. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=268305343219325"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Topics Holistic Health and NutritionHerbalism & Home RemediesFood RecipesHomesteadingBeekeepingBirth var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-500676-3']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); i love • Spontaneous Overflow • Browns Downtown Bees • Mother Nature Gardens • Sunstone Farm • For the Love of Bees • ABQ Old School • Holy Scrap Hot Springs • Jaunty DameTumblr (3.0; @barefootnm)http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m297rrPsSA1qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Birthday ginger cookies and carrot cupcakes for James. </p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/20833603079http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/20833603079Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:04:39 -0400carrot cakecupcakegingercookies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28g1rnRMM1qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28g1rnRMM1qkgdozo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Some days my life involves waking up next to a handsome guy I am madly in love with, going shopping and out to lunch with my Mom at Gold St. cafe (and giving hugs to Raleigh), working in my yard in the lovely New Mexico weather, meeting with a guy about using my yard for the filming of the TV show Breaking Bad, playing with a chubby baby for a few hours, and photographing a beautiful pregnant mama’s henna belly art. </p> <p>Yeah, there were several loads of laundry thrown in there as well, but all in all my life is pretty awesome and I am a lucky girl.</p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/20801882949http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/20801882949Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:05:00 -0400hennapregnancybellypregnant<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1s9xilzsu1qcoq26o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1s9xilzsu1qcoq26o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://alethiosaur.tumblr.com/post/20290403275/chubby-baby-toes-and-hopping-animal-toys" target="_blank">alethiosaur</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Chubby baby toes and hopping animal toys.</p> </blockquote>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/20801369079http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/20801369079Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:58:08 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1xrj7RkC91qcoq26o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1xrj7RkC91qcoq26o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The lilac bush in our front yard, captured weathering a New Mexico Spring day by Silvia. </p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://alethiosaur.tumblr.com/post/20450069834/the-first-picture-was-taken-this-morning-at-9-00" target="_blank">alethiosaur</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The first picture was taken this morning at 9:00 a.m. </p> <p>The second was taken this afternoon at 5:30 p.m., as I walked past the same flowering bush on my way to the car. </p> <p>Albuquerque, you and your weather are super special.</p> </blockquote>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/20801264091http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/20801264091Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:56:29 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m138yki4rF1qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Good morning muffins!</p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/19678983392http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/19678983392Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:00:05 -0400muffinsbaking<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m12fpuE2O91qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s almost Summertime! </p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/19626068288http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/19626068288Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:00:05 -0400Wintersummerwaterbaby<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m12e5uepUK1qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Raleigh makes these salami, goat cheese, and arugula sandwiches quite often.</p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/19572012595http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/19572012595Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:00:06 -0400salamitomatoesgoat cheesearugulasandwich<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m12e3urwPg1qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mac n Cheese with ground pepper and capers. Classy.</p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/19511003598http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/19511003598Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:00:05 -0400mac n cheesecaperspasta<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m12dzyC42r1qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m12dzyC42r1qkgdozo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Today I witnessed my 6th birth… of a healthy baby goat! There were actually a lot of similarities to a human birth, and it was awesome watching the experienced goat farmer “midwife” reading Lilac’s cues and helping her through labor. It was Lilac’s first birth and she did pretty well, although she started headbutting her new baby soon after she was born, which is definitely different than the typical human response to a newborn.</p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/19497198775http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/19497198775Sun, 18 Mar 2012 01:02:00 -0400babiesbirthfarminggoatsgoatynewbornhomesteading<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzfbvw4em01qkgdozo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dinner for my Valentine: seared scallops with an improvised charcutière sauce, spinach, and roasted brussels sprouts.</p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/17649583523http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/17649583523Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:38:00 -0500scallopsdinnervalentine's dayseafood<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwg798pOb1qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Butternut squash pasta sauce with sun dried tomatoes</strong></p> <p>This is one of my favorite go-to recipes in Fall and Winter, and an excellent thing to do with squash. The tomatoes are from my Dad’s garden.</p> <ul><li>Bake the butternut squash at 350F for 1 hour. </li> <li>Scoop into a large pan, add water, cover and cook on medium-high until soft. </li> <li>Saute 1 sm. onion (or ~1/3 of a large onion) in butter or olive oil in a separate pan, adding a couple cloves of garlic and any other spices you want to try - I usually use about 2 tsp Rosemary, salt and pepper. </li> <li>Add some butter (I probably use 2-4 Tbsp for a large sized squash), and some unsweetened almond/coconut/cow/goat milk if you like it creamier… around 1/2 - 1 cup. </li> <li>Mash or blend squash depending how smooth of a texture you want the sauce (I prefer mine extra smooth and use a food processor or hand mixer), and then combine both pans and let simmer.</li> <li>Throw over your favorite pasta with some Parmesan cheese and sun dried tomatoes and enjoy! </li> </ul>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/15950240951http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/15950240951Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:23:00 -0500pastasaucenoodlesbutternut squashrecipes<p>Lavendar is my go-to cure for everything at the moment. So… lavendar and vodka? Actually, I’m not a big drinker, so I’d probably go with lavendar and chocolate cake. </p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/15634939822http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/15634939822Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:51:14 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx9pyxeIzX1qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx9pyxeIzX1qkgdozo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Still recovering from the toomuchfood and somanycookiescakespiescandies of the holiday season, I made this rice/lentil/veggie dish in an attempt to get back on good terms with my tummy. It is accompanied by a life-changing cilantro coconut chutney that I learned to make in my Ayurvedic cooking class. Normally I am one of those people who <strong>hates</strong> cilantro, but somehow adding lime juice, shredded coconut, ginger, and  cumin and mustard seeds toasted in ghee makes it <em>delicious.</em></p> <p>This is a great dish for postpartum because it is so nutritious, warm, comforting, healing, and easy on the digestive system.</p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/15295927059http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/15295927059Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:00:06 -0500ayurvedaasparagusindian foodcookingpostpartumnutritionrecipes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx9q33ziGd1qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My Mom makes cornbread and black eyed peas every year on New Year’s Day for good luck, and I try to keep the tradition going…</p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/15289807564http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/15289807564Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:52:15 -0500new yearcornbreadback eyed peastraditions<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx7sryX1Kf1qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx7sryX1Kf1qkgdozo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx7sryX1Kf1qkgdozo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx7sryX1Kf1qkgdozo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>this is what i look like in 2012.</p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/15234390490http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/15234390490Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:55:00 -0500pictures of kellydahlia<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwsv8ln65g1qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ricotta stuffed chicken with basil marinara sauce, fancy mushrooms, and chard.</p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/15082295456http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/15082295456Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:00:05 -0500chickenchardgreensmushroomsmarinaraherbsfooddinner<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwsvskRNcg1qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I have kept this home-brewed kombucha in a cupboard for the past month or so in the hopes that it would carbonate. Past experimentations of this have failed, and I was extremely excited to see that the addition of strawberries to my homebrew + one month of sitting in the dark resulted in all these lovely bubbles. Hooray, it’s alive!!!!</p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/15027255901http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/15027255901Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:00:05 -0500kombuchait's alive!!!carbonationfermentation<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwsv4iicTf1qkgdozo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwsv4iicTf1qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwsv4iicTf1qkgdozo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Kimchi stir fried noodles with tofu. This is likely one of the most delicious things I have ever made. </p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/14974932458http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/14974932458Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:00:05 -0500kimchiasian foodkoreanspicy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwsv5uk32F1qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>These are my favorite flowers.</p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/14918430259http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/14918430259Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:00:05 -0500gerbera daisyflowerspink<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwsvgaizbG1qkgdozo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwsvgaizbG1qkgdozo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Tiramisu is my favorite desert. I recently had one at a restaurant that was a bit dry, and remarked that as a longtime connoisseur of tiramisu, I could definitely make a better one.</p> <p>I took that dare, and made this tiramisu for Christmas Eve desert. Not gonna lie, it was damn delicious.</p> <p>P.S. - my wonderful friend Avra made me that awesome flowery apron!</p>http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/14862984923http://barefootnm.tumblr.com/post/14862984923Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:05:00 -0500tiramisuchocolatedesertchristmas