Thank you to California Grown for encouraging me to connect with California growers and encouraging California consumers to “Choose California Grown” when they can. I buy most of our produce from our local farmers market. Ever since I’ve made an effort to buy locally, I’ve gained knowledge of the different seasonal items that are available […]
I hope this post will get you into the Christmas spirit….. Let the {holiday} memories begin. Being surrounded by so many Christmas lights can cheer me up any day. I’m feeling the holiday magic very early this year. I’ve been feeling it since mid-November. I can’t help it. Do you remember how Christmas makes you […]
Black Friday turned out to be “Buy Nothing Friday” for me. I’ve done the crazy bargain hunting and shopping before. When I lived in San Diego, I used to do Thanksgiving Day midnight shopping at the Carlsbad Factory Outlets. It was a crazy shopping experience. I remember standing in line for 15 minutes to get […]
Our day of thanks was filled with time spent with family. A day filled with moments of reflection for everything we are thankful for. I am thankful for my health. I am thankful for my husband and our home. I am thankful for my friends and family. I am thankful to have a blessed life […]
The mood is jolly around here. Chris and I are starting our Thanksgiving celebration & preparation today. I’m baking and getting ready for tomorrow while Chris just called and reserved his two pies 🙂 We have three Thanksgiving party to go to, same as last year. One for lunch and two around dinner time. It’s going […]
Veggie Bars
Chocolate Avocado Cake
Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
White Bean & Roasted Tomatoes Pasta
Petite Lasagnas
Coconut (Chickpea) Waffles
Grain Free Cake for One
I hope everyone had a great weekend. I had a sweet tooth this weekend and enjoyed eating a few treats, including chocolate covered pretzel with toffee from Disneyland. But onto a new recipe for meatless Monday…. I first read about tempeh a few years ago when I read The Kind Diet cookbook. Tempeh is made […]
The sun has decided to come out from hiding. We’ve had a rainy week here in SoCal, but today was great. Sunny and clear. Which means, I abandoned the treadmill today and ventured outdoors to go to the park for a 4 mile run. I was excited to get out and listen to new Jillian […]
I’ve been drinking a lot of tea lately. Chai tea with almond milk to be exact. Our house is filled with different candles in each room. I’m currently loving the Spiced Cider scent from Bath and Body works. I bought it last week and the large jar is half way done. I love that it’s […]
I was thinking that if I take pictures of my scenery wherever I ran, it will motivate me to change my routes from time to time (I get bored running the same route all the time). To change things up. To be in the moment and appreciate each run and really see the beauty around […]
I love cooking dishes that are considered “one-pot meals”. I like eating from a bowl and eating all the nutritious ingredients all mixed together. Food doesn’t have to be pretty, they just have to be nutritious. I call a meal-in-a-bowl “rustic”. One of my Sunday food-prep is to cook a pot of quinoa to eat […]
After reading a few thrillers and suspense books back to back, I wanted to shift gear and read mostly romance books in February. Funny, some humor and witty books are always a delight to read. It Was Me All Along: A Memoir / by Andie Mitchell I feel like I know Andie because I’ve followed […]
I have been wearing contact lens for almost 8 years now and I wore reading glasses a few years before that. Lately, I’ve had painful irritation everyday that started usually around late afternoon. I thought my eyes were just dry because my office job has me sitting in front of the computer all day long. […]
In this holiday season, I am choosing to be very protective of my time. Well, actually, this has been my theme all year. I don’t want to be soooo busy that I become exhausted. It’s so easy to get caught in everyone else’s busyness, that you really have to recognize when it’s time to […]
Healthy Coconut 