This is a beautiful time of year for self-reflection, and looking back on our past year. Everything that we did, and accomplished, and was challenged by.
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Episode 102: End of the Year Review for 2024 Planning
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WHAT WE ATE THIS WEEK #11
All in all it was a really good week. We ate at home almost every meal, and it’s really the first week I feel settled in the new home. There are still a ton of small organization projects / rearranging / decorating / donating to do, but that’s how these things go. We’re so happy to be here.
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WHAT WE ATE THIS WEEK #10
Annnnnd we’re back! It’s been about 2.5 years since I last posted a WWATW, and a lot has changed. We sold our home, moved into a temporary rental, bought a new home (we just moved in last week!), and had our third baby somewhere in between. I missed this series, and my one of my goals for Q5 (yes, I break up my year into five quintiles instead of four quarters) is to tidy up this little food blog of mine, and resume the WWATW series. So here we are. We’re so back!
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Book Club Pick: Remarkably Bright Creatures
This was an incredibly heartwarming story, peppered with wonderful characters, layered storylines, and just the right amount of humor. From cover to cover, it was a genuinely enjoyable read — one I didn’t want to put down.
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Episode 096: How and Why the Sabbath Balances Out Your Weekly Flow
Honoring the Sabbath is one of the most beautiful gifts God gives us each week. He knows we need rest — real rest — or we’ll crash from burnout. Rest and work must go hand in hand.
Today on The Raw and the Cooked, I’m excited to share exactly how the Sabbath (or Shabbat in Hebrew, Shabbos in Yiddish) shapes our week, balances our family life, and reminds us to pause, delight, and trust in God’s good rhythm for us.
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Why I Chose an Epidural-Free Birth (and Midwives Over an OB Practice)
Birth is deeply personal — and yet, in America, it’s often treated like a product. A transaction. An industry.
When I was pregnant, I spent a lot of time thinking about how I wanted to give birth and who I wanted guiding me through it. The more I learned, the clearer it became: I wanted as little intervention as possible, and I wanted care that treated birth as a physiological process — not a medical emergency.
This post shares why I chose to go epidural-free and why I opted for a midwife-led birth instead of a standard OB practice. This isn’t meant to shame or judge — it’s simply my experience, my reasoning, and what I’ve learned along the way 🤍
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