My family is in the midst of preparations in welcoming the New Year. Every year as the new year approaches, part of our tradition is to have an assortment of fruits in the house. 13 variety of fruits to be exact. Having 13 different kinds of round fruits during New Year’s Eve is said to […]
After Christmas, I purposely did not make any plans so I can have some downtime. A much needed downtime. I’ve spent a few days like no other days during the year. Just relaxing. Relaxing like staying in my pajamas all day, eating my meals in my pajamas all day and watching movies in my pajamas all day. […]
After my family’s Christmas Eve party, I woke up early on Christmas Day ready to greet the day 🙂 I was the first one to wake up. So I made a pot of coffee and sat down near the fireplace and just relaxed. Ahhhhh, I love the smell of Christmas and being surrounded by […]
It is our family’s tradition to celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, our families gathered to celebrate together. With food a plenty… like traditional food such as whole roasted pig (lechon) and noodles (pancit palabok) and of course desserts. We had some healthy snacks too. I ate my heart out […]
After a week of non-stop rain (I don’t remember the last time that happened here in SoCal), the sun is out and…. It’s a beautiful morning I know a lot of people are now on holiday vacation but I am still working. Traffic is very light so coming to work takes half the time, yay […]
Veggie Bars
Chocolate Avocado Cake
Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
White Bean & Roasted Tomatoes Pasta
Petite Lasagnas
Coconut (Chickpea) Waffles
Grain Free Cake for One
With all the fun summer has to offer, I must admit, that I haven’t spent much time in my kitchen these days. I’ve spent more time dining out than dining in the last few weeks. I love dining al fresco. I love feeling the summer breeze and dining underneath palm trees. I also love that […]
It’s Thanksgiving week and the tis’ (the beginning of) the season for celebrations with family, social gatherings and plenty of food. Probably everyone is thinking of all the delicious food they will be eating on Thursday for Thanksgiving. I love to indulge and enjoy every traditional food during the holidays, but when it is a […]
One of my favorite snacks in the afternoon is greek yogurt with nuts, fruits or granola. I’m also trying to add different variety of greek yogurt, and using plain yogurt instead of the flavored ones. I find that a little hint of honey goes a long way. Recently, I made a grain free granola. I’m […]
Summer is here! It’s welcoming us with a heatwave this week, it hit 108 degrees yesterday in our neighborhood. We spend most of our summer weekends having family and friends over to swim in our backyard. Personally, if I’m spending the day at the pool, I like to graze all day long and make recipes […]
I had a great weekend in San Francisco attending the Foodbuzz Blogger Festival. Each day has been filled with fun packed activities. From the moment I woke up until I came home late to my hotel room, it was food, food and more food. I will do a more detailed recap of the festival throughout […]
We celebrated Jill’s bridal shower last week at The Grand Del Mar in San Diego. The bridal shower was a day filled with friends catching up with each other, celebration of friendships, toast to the bride-to-be, very creative and personalized decorations, beautiful location and just an all around awesome party. Oh, there was a […]
It was a scorcher today and I wished I could have eaten ice cream for all my meals, but alas, I need nutrition so ice cream will have to wait, maybe for dessert later. Lets get straight to it…these are my eats for today. I had a soupy oat bowl today, I was a little […]
Ever since I turned my calendar to the month of February, chocolate has been on my mind. Everywhere I go, there’s chocolate in my face. The stores are filled with chocolate displays for Valentine’s day even before January ended. Since I know I will be enjoying some decadent chocolate desserts this week, I wanted to […]
Healthy Coconut 