Carrie Saum

Here's my favorite lazy food dish. I like it because I feel like I'm doing my body a solid by plying it with veggies, and my taste buds rejoice with spicy-sweet comfort food. It's like your very hardworking grandmother is hugging you from the inside.

The first time I ate a mushroom at Gram's summertime table (with me sporting a full coverage one piece and neon shorts, and her in a ruffled pink bikini), it was raw. All I tasted was dirt. I swore off them forever. So, she made them for dinner.

I didn't have even an ounce of energy to spare to process my own feelings. Everything I had went to my son.

You are more than a body; you are more than your achievements and goals. Here are three resolutions that have nothing to do with your body.

Cloud eggs are something entirely different. I was worried that these magical looking eggs would just turn to soppy, scary oven nightmares. But these are actually Alton Brown worthy alchemy breakfast wins.

Stuffing things is the best. I mean it. Can you think of ONE THING that is stuffed that you hate?

I’m writing this, and I don’t even fully know how to tell you to slow down during your busy life because the truth is, I’m learning how to do this myself.

I said it. The thing moms are never ever supposed to say. I NEED MORE.

I say this: Stop fat-shaming my toddler son. Fat will not make him fat. Fat does not make him unhealthy.

We are tired and hurting and don't know what else to do.