Hi friends! How's the weather by you? It's feeling pretty hot in SoCal this week! I realize that hot is a relative term and that some might not consider 82 degrees all that hot, but the California sun is STRONG and I don't have air conditioning in my house... (which is a pretty common thing in SoCal) so it gets toasty! Luckily my house has lots of ceiling fans and I have a pool (which is currently 85 degrees!) to keep me cool, but some tell-tale signs of summer lately have been: a.) the fruit in my fruit basket is ripening in the blink of an eye, b.) I took coconut oil out of my kitchen pantry to bake earlier today and it was complete liquid, c.) my plants need some extra loving to stay alive, and d.) I'm drinking smoothies like it's my job. Oh smoothies, you forever have my heart. ... [Read More]
hemp hearts
Apple & Greens Hemp Heart Juice
Between traveling, being around tons of people, and going nonstop while visiting family, I used to get a cold almost every time I went back to my home state of NJ during cooler months. Fortunately I had broken this pattern in the last few years largely due to some nutritional planning, but then last week I totally jinxed myself. I mentioned to my mom that I've developed a ritual of drinking a big green juice the day before I fly, and I believe that's why I haven't gotten under the weather after traveling in awhile. But then when I was flying back to Cali last Monday from the Northeast, I didn't get a chance to pick up a green monster..... and then my hubby and I both woke up with upper respiratory stuff going on the next day. Damn it! Welp, no one in their right mind enjoys having a cold ... [Read More]