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Browsing Archive: March, 2025

Lure Fish House in San Luis Obispo Review

Posted by San Luis Obispo Mom on Friday, March 28, 2025, In : Restaurants

Lure Fish House is a newer seafood restaurant in Downtown San Luis Obispo with bold architecture and a wonderful fresh seafood menu that will make you feel like you're somewhere else! It's a nice escape. Upon doing a quick research online, I realized they've been open for a year at this point now!

Lure Oyster Bar in Downtown SLO

With high ceilings and posh service, I'm reminded of all the amazing restaurants that I've visited in the last few decades. Besides creating delicious dishes, Lure definitely knows how to find...

Best Gluten-free, Dairy-free Sugar-free Cookies That I've Ever Made

Posted by San Luis Obispo Mom on Thursday, March 27, 2025, In : Recipes

Surprising to many, one of my kids rather have cookies without chocolate chips. We had some gluten-free bread lying around so I concocted a batch of cookies that uses Monkfruit Sweetener with Erythritol instead of sugar, so it's also sugar-free. I also used vegan butter instead of regular butter. All in all, I really like how the cookies taste with monk fruit and vegan butter. It has a very rounded flavor with a hint of fruitiness that I very much enjoy.

My son boasted that it's the best coo...

Sucrose Intolerance Ingredient and Recipe List

Posted by San Luis Obispo Mom on Sunday, March 9, 2025, In : Recipes

There was a period of time when one of my kids had to go on a strict low sucrose streak because of blood work that indicated that he had sucrose intolerance. It was a big list of food elimination to reset. For a few weeks, I scrambled to find recipes and suggestions on the internet for ideas on meal and snacks so that we could stay on the right path. Here, I'll share what I've found and concoct.

Shortcut to Starch-free and Dairy-free or Sucrose Intolerant-friendly Recipes:

No sugar and dair...

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San Luis Obispo County, California

Originally from San Diego, California, I'm a San Diego State University alumna, veteran's wife and mom of two kids who were born two years apart. After living on the East Coast for 6 years, we now reside in San Luis Obispo County and here, the exploration continues. In between work and momming it, I like to exercise.

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