Hi strangers! Long time no talk. I'm back in the United States after quite a whirlwind trip to Ireland, where I had such a blast. I will be sharing more about my trip with you soon, but today I want to talk about a few of my favorite recipes of the fleeting summer season. While a lot of Americans consider Labor Day the end of summer, the season officially ends in two weeks. I'm soaking up the last bit of summer, but I'm also looking forward to some cooler autumn-ish weather and all that comes with it (YAY for football season!). Today I thought I'd share a couple of my top favorite summery recipes. There's still time to whip up these seasonal dishes, so let's get to it! I made this berry banana sorbet at least a few times a week all summer long. I love customizing it with ... [Read More]
vegetarian eats
A Day in the Life + Chocolate Mint Protein Pudding
Hi friends! So I've been seeing a lot of 'A Day in the Life' posts around the blogging world, and it has inspired me to do one myself. I enjoy these posts because it gives me a further glimpse into the blogger's life and lets me get to know them a little better. I love reality TV like the murder show Snapped and the addiction series Intervention because I'm just really interested in the psychology behind people and why they do what they do. Okay okay, I also like trashy reality shows like The Real Housewives too. My theory is that if you like reality TV, you enjoy 'A Day in the Life' posts. Do you agree? My schedule varies day-to-day, largely because I have a flexible work schedule (which I am so thankful for!). Sometimes I'll grab lunch or have a smoothie date with a friend; some ... [Read More]
A Labor Day Weekend Full of Hiking, Food & Booze
Hi friends! I hope that you all had a fabulous weekend. Not surprisingly, I must say that 3-day weekends are pretty sweet! There seemed to be 3 themes to my last 3 days: ... [Read More]
Back in Action with WIAW
Happy Hump Day! I haven't done a What I Ate Wednesday post in awhile, but today I'm back in action with my first recap post since starting my experiment with going gluten free. Apparently I'm all about the blogger parties this week since this is the second day in a row that I'm joining in on one! A big thanks to Jenn at Peas and Crayons for hosting the party. My breakfast was a chocolate cinnamon protein shake. I know that most of you reading this are shivering just at the thought of a smoothie, but I had gotten in a quick workout first thing in the morning so I was all nice and schweaty and ready for something cold. In the mix: chocolate almond milk + Designer Whey chocolate protein powder + Just Great Stuff chocolate peanut butter powder + banana + cinnamon + ... [Read More]
WIAW: Taco Night in Less than 10 Minutes
Fact: I love stretching, and typically do so on a daily basis. When I don't stretch for a couple of days, my body starts to feel achy and stiff. This doesn't happen often, but while my girlfriends were in town this past weekend, I didn't do any real exercise besides walking around San Fran and taking Harley for long walks - and I did very little stretching. So this morning when I woke up, I was looking forward to getting a nice stretch in post-walk with my pup. My foam roller felt glorious! (source) My workout at the gym this evening was my first sweat session of the week, and it was a good one. I got the okay to take off my foot cast a couple of days ago - WOOHOO! My foot has been feeling better, so I think the bone is healing and there's less inflammation going on. I've definitely made ... [Read More]
This Vegetarian’s Wednesday Eats
Good morning! I'm switching up my day a little and blogging on this Thursday morning, instead of my usual nighttime blog action. First off, in the past couple of days I've made some blog changes I'd like to point out. For one thing, I've updated my recipe page. My recipe list was getting too extensive to be on one page, so the recipe tab you see on my menu bar above is now a drop down list, so you can check out whatever category of recipes you want to look at in separate pages. I think this makes it easier to view. I also have added a "work it out" tab in the menu, which contains links to workout related posts I've written. Feel free to browse. :) Lastly, I also added access to my Instagram on the blog, and it's now on my sidebar under my Twitter feed. I haven't really been too ... [Read More]