Last week was a really rough week for the Cotner-Bradford family in the kitchen. Basically, we never went grocery shopping (although Matt did pick up a few items at one point), so we ate out every night. Since I’ve been thinking that I need to eat more moderately, my overwhelming impulse was to eat junk food all week, before I officially started eating healthy food (terrible personal philosophy, I know!). We literally had veggie burgers, french fries, and milkshakes more than once. Since Henry has been eating everything we eat (from about eight-months on), I feel twice as bad about eating unhealthy foods because now I’m not only corrupting my

We had friends over for dinner at our new house in Austin last Friday night (it’s part of my “Build Community Crusade”). Our guests requested gluten- and cheese-free options, so I cooked:

• Roasted vegetables and chickpeas
• Salad (avocado, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries)
• Carrots + hummus

For dessert, I made chocolate fondue with strawberries and pineapples. I actually botched the fondue because I didn’t follow my own recipe, but I wanted to write this post anyway. I’ve made this recipe in this past, and it’s delicious. Plus, I discovered my new favorite chocolate chips at Central Market: Guittard Semi-Sweet. I may or may not have snacked on several handfuls before