On this day of love, I wanted to share with you one of the most romantic days in my life, the day the husband and I got engaged!! ************************************************************ Chris surprises me often with sweet gestures and small gifts, so I wasn’t shocked when he made a date for a romantic dinner that overlooked the […]
Happy New Year! Have a great time welcoming the new year. Be safe and have fun! I’ll see you in 2012. Great memories from 2011 Puerto Vallarta vacation for our wedding week. Our wedding day Our Honeymoon in Pearl Farm in the Philippines Touring underground river in Palawan, Philippines (honeymoon) Swimming in a cave in […]
I’m a huge Friends TV show fan. I own collections of DVD from that show and I even have the book that highlighted their last season. I miss that show so much. I still watch the reruns on TV whenever I catch it. If you watch that show, you know that each episode was called […]
This past summer (and this year in general) has been the best of times. Having returned from a month long travel, both for our destination wedding in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and for our honeymoon, island hopping in the Philippines…..I wanted to talk (and put into writing) about why I love to travel and why I always […]
Yesterday, a decade later…we still remember. I spent the weekend doing what I love, with the people that I love. Doing what we love. Taking nothing for granted.
Veggie Bars
Chocolate Avocado Cake
Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
White Bean & Roasted Tomatoes Pasta
Petite Lasagnas
Coconut (Chickpea) Waffles
Grain Free Cake for One
When the fruits outweighs the oatmeal, I call it a Fruitmeal. Can you see the oatmeal in this picture? This is my typical breakfast these days. Fresh fruits eaten for breakfast, snacks and dinner…is what I call summer meals. Today’s Oats includes: 1/3 cup oatmeal 1 cup unsweetened almond milk 1 scoop vanilla protein powder […]
A long time ago, a wish started growing in my heart At first, it was a quiet wish that nobody knew Then it became an out-loud wish that grew and grew and grew. Until one day, my wish came true Marianne Richmond Arriving March 2013!!!! Pregnancy update coming soon 🙂
In January, we took a road trip to Palm Springs and rode the aerial tramway to go see and play with snow. There were 3 cars total on this road trip, so it was a big group with my sisters, brothers and kiddos. For my brothers and my little guy, this was their first time […]
Hello Healthy Coconut readers!!! So happy to be guest posting for a fellow Southern California blogger – congrats on your wedding, Lea! I write “The Actor’s Diet,” a daily look into my life as an actress living in Hollywood, meal by meal. Here’s an old post from the set of “Yes We’re Open,” an indie […]
I’ve never once considered making my own bread, that is until I started dating my hubby and he made me a home made bread. He used a bread machine to make the dough and I watched how easy it was to make delicious bread at home. Ever since then, we’ve made many breads at […]
I am going to split my bridal shower recaps because there are so many things I want to remember during these special celebrations leading up to the wedding. They are going to be very detailed recap, they are for me and to preserve each precious memory so I can look back down the road and not […]
For a whole month during our vacation, I ate a lot of meat. More meat than I am used to. I ate a lot of seafood in Mexico but when we were in the Philippines, I ate meat almost every day. You gotta try the local delicacies right? I also ate a lot of sugar, […]
On Saturday mornings when we don’t have anything planned for the day, I come home after my workout with baking on my mind. I take my time making and eating my breakfast and then I read cooking magazines and go over recipes on my laptop that I have bookmarked during the week. I think of […]
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