I’ve got plums. Tons of plums. My friend Sena has plum trees in her backyard and I went to town picking at the ripe, juicy fruits. I have never picked plums straight from the tree. It was a lot of fun picking them. Some of the fruits were so ripe that only a slight touch […]
I’ve got to be honest, even though I am physically here at home getting ready for our wedding, mentally, I am already in Mexico. If you go inside my mind right now, these images are what you will see. I’ll have the pictures do all the talking. We are so close that I can almost taste and feel […]
Thank you everyone for your well wishes about my mom. She was in good spirit when I visited today and is looking forward to getting out of the hospital. I spent most of my weekend spending time with my mom but once visitor hours were over, I was able to enjoy some sushi with Chris. […]
You know summer is on it’s way when you have fresh, sweet and juicy pineapples at the farmers market. We have been enjoying pineapple the last few weeks and it inspired me to make this dish. I love eating pizza but I don’t like the bloated feeling I get afterwards. I made my own healthier version […]
My day in pictures. In between the pictures are a few of my favorite quotes/advice received over the years. Coffee + Gym A beautiful mess. Oatbran + chocolate + coconut butter + peanut butter Running Errands. 85 degrees 🙂 Lunch. Sardines Mix. Snack. Mango Chobani. Very good. Then I’ve received a special email. From our day spent here. […]
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 have very exciting news at the end of the post I.AM.SO.EXCITED!! My gym session this morning included 2 miles of warm-up on the treadmill. Afterwards, I completed 45 minutes of upper body strength training. I felt the burn today, so good. Pancake Sunday was on today. I made my sweet potato protein pancakes. I […]
I am excited for this week, there are so many good things happening. Feasting, baking, cooking, family time and down time I’m sharing this festive drink in time for Thanksgiving. I made these last year when I hosted Friendsgiving, it was a great touch to have a festive drink ready once the guests started trickling […]
I created this pancake and topping combination during my run today. During my cool down, my mind started thinking about breakfast. I had a nice and short run this morning, trying to keep my legs fresh for my 10K Turkey Trot tomorrow morning. I have been eating a lot of red food lately and it […]
I really want to be consistent with writing on the blog, my way of documenting our summer. Before I would get myself overwhelmed with trying to post all the stuff we were doing because I didn’t have the time to sit down and draft a long post, I still don’t have the time most days, […]
After the holidays, I felt the need to hit the restart button when it came to foods that I was eating. Between Thanksgiving and New Years, I ate too many heavy foods during social gatherings. I ate too much sugar and I definitely did not have enough activity. It was cold and I promised myself […]
I made breakfast last night in the form of overnight oats. Usually overnight oats are made with uncooked oats but I wanted some chewy oats this morning and used cooked steel cut oats instead. It worked. I put in 1/2 cup cooked steel cut oats and 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt. I used Fage […]
Before I start the recap of the race events this past weekend, I just want to say that…I DID IT!! I am proud to say that I am now a two-time half marathon finisher!!! I had a great time running the race. It was even more special because I ran it with friends and […]
We are back from our vacation. We were on a 9-day Mexican Riviera Cruise that took us all over Mexico. We visited Manzanillo, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada. It was a wonderful trip filled with shore excursions, shopping, lots of eating and enjoying the cruise ship entertainment. I will be back-dating the cruise […]
Healthy Coconut 