So there have been a few changes recently in the Lam fam! At the end of July we moved into our new home in Bettendorf, Iowa. We were in transition for a few months until we closed on our new home. We absolutely loved living with my parents at the lake (AKA: my favorite place on earth). It was great to have time to relax after moving from Chicago and before moving into a new home. Friends, moving is stressful! Fortunately we had an army of helpers that actually made moving fun!
Chris and I are loving our new home and neighborhood. I miss Chicago restaurants and our friends
there, but that is about it! Moving into
a new state/home may not be the biggest news for us…. We are expecting a little
one in January!
We are both over the moon excited to grow our family and
become parents. Fortunately I have felt
great and have really enjoyed pregnancy.
Now that we are moved in and the final box has been emptied we can focus
on all things baby! I am truly pinching
myself over all our blessings. God is
good!
One of the most common questions I get is if I am having any
odd food cravings or aversions. While I
haven’t been dipping pickles in Nutella there are some foods that speak to me. In fact, they call out to me. I am loving cereal, fruit, anything pickled
and carbs in general. The only aversion
so far has been certain vegetables. I
will love them one day and detest them the next day. The pregnant body/mind is a fascinating thing.
In addition to green grapes and blueberries I have been
eating a lot of mangos. Fortunately they
have been on sale at our local grocery store so I can feel good about adding
them to the cart every trip. My mango
obsession actually started before I was pregnant. During our vacation to Cabo this year I
discovered the Mango Man. I kept seeing
people eating mangos on a stick or in a bowl with something red sprinkled on
top. My curiosity got the best of me one
day when he was on the beach in front of our hotel and I ponied up the cash to
try one.
Holy smokes. Game changer. Mango Man would peel the mango with lightning speed, chop it with a machete, squeeze fresh lime juice on top and sprinkle with chile lime salt. The whole thing happened in about 15 seconds. I quite literally chased him down the beach the rest of the trip.
Holy smokes. Game changer. Mango Man would peel the mango with lightning speed, chop it with a machete, squeeze fresh lime juice on top and sprinkle with chile lime salt. The whole thing happened in about 15 seconds. I quite literally chased him down the beach the rest of the trip.
I started doing my own version of this once I was back
home. Sometimes I use a chile lime salt
(like this) and sometimes I use my wedding Sriracha Salt. You can also just use a sprinkle of good
kosher. The combination of the sweet
ripe mango, tangy lime and spicy salt is perfection. The perfect pairing, my friends! I had always scored and peeled the skin off
mango in sections but after seeing Mango Man’s methods I started using my
trusty veggie peeler and was amazed with the results.
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