Being that I'm on vacation this week traveling up the gorgeous Cali coast, I thought it'd be fitting to take a break from food and fitness to share a post about a new room I just redid in my house with a travel & adventure theme. This room serves as my exercise room for when I do at-home workouts - housing all of my fitness equipment like my bike trainer, dumbbells, yoga mats, stretching/foam rolling/recovery toys, workout DVDs, etc. It also serves as a guest room when we have visitors in town, and is the room where Adam's closet resides (...because I refuse to share the walk-in closet in our master bedroom!). Before we redid it, the room was dingy looking and plain... and now I kind of love the space! It seems like I've always moved into places in a hurry, decorated ... [Read More]
Archives for March 2016
Chocolate Cherry Cashew Smoothie Bowl [vegan]
Hi friends, Happy Friday! I couldn't get my act together to get this post out this morning as planned, but better late than never! Shall we catch up and talk about my recipe of the day? So, my father-in-law flew into San Diego from the East coast last night and will be here for the long weekend, I'm working on Monday, and then come Tuesday, I'll be on vacation for the rest of the week. My hubby and I going on a road trip up to wine country and meeting my parents there, who are flying in from the East coast. I am really excited for it and can't wait to be wine tasting in Sonoma with my favorite people! This has been a really busy time with work, so I can't decide if this is a great time to go on vacation. On one hand, it'll be lovely to get to unwind and relax after being in go-go-go mode ... [Read More]
WIAW: Easy Eats + Snacking on Kala Beans {Review}
Hello, hello! Today I've decided to switch it up & do something I haven't done in quite awhile: participate in the What I Ate Wednesday party, hosted by my friend Laura this week! This is actually a recap of my day of eats one day last week when I actually remembered to snap photos of every meal. Let's get to it! For breakfast in between my morning yoga practice and a conference call, I made a berry smoothie bowl and topped it with coconut shreds and blueberries. So good! I think that fresh blueberries + coconut is a new favorite combo of mine. Early afternoon, I took a break from work to take my pup for a walk and make some lunch - which was really breakfast #2: banana protein pancakes with blueberries, a few dark chocolate chips & honey + Yogi green ... [Read More]
My {Vegetarian} Easter Menu
Can you guys believe it's already mid-March? I feel like this year is flying by so far! Since I was a bad food blogger who didn't even mention St. Paddy's Day on here or make any festive recipes for it this year, shall we move on to the next holiday & talk about Easter? Normally my hubby and I don't really celebrate Easter since it's neither one of our favorite holidays and we live so far away from our families' celebrations of it, but this year, my father-in-law will be in town. I love entertaining, so this Easter I'll be whipping up some fun recipes. I've been brainstorming some menu ideas, and here's what's on my list for Sunday's holiday: Apple Dapple Pancakes. I'm planning on throwing together this family recipe as a breakfast/brunch thing on Sunday. Made with ... [Read More]
Chunky Monkey Protein Bites [vegan, gf]
It's Friday, and I feel like this Friday calls for a chocolatey recipe! Shall we dive into it? I've often mentioned my love for on-the-go snacks on the blog. Even though I work from home most of the time, I seem to always be eating in my car bouncing around from place to place. I have the protein bar and smoothie stains on the seat of my car to prove it. Whoops. I often whip up some type of bars or balls to have as snack options throughout the week, and today I have a new one to share that I'm loving: Chunky Monkey Protein Bites. We've got some rolled oats, chocolate protein powder, cocoa powder, and hemp hearts as our base. These ingredients get thrown into the food processor with some smooth peanut butter, maple syrup, and banana to hold them together well. ... [Read More]
Healthy Smoothies Made Easy with Green Blender {Review}
Smoothies. They're kind of a never-ending obsession in my household. It's an almost daily occurrence in my diet to blend up a bunch of goodness into one nutritious, delicious cup. While my hubby has his standard go-to smoothie (a chocolate peanut butter protein shake), I like to switch it up. However, sometimes in the busyness of life, I feel like I lack smoothie creativity. I'll get into a routine of making my same few smoothie favorites. Don't get me wrong, they're delicious, but I could use some new smoothie ideas sometimes. And that's where Green Blender smoothie delivery service comes in. Recently the NYC-based company reached out to see if I'd like to try them out, and I happily agreed to see what they're all about. When my delivery arrived, I was like a little kid in a toy ... [Read More]