Hello, hello! How was your weekend? My friend Danielle was in town staying with me the end of last week into the weekend, so I was busy hosting and having fun! Here are the highlights of our time together: Eat. I'd been wanting to visit The Red Door for a long time, and I finally got the chance to have dinner there. The restaurant offers a menu centered around local, organic, sustainable & ethically sourced, seasonal cuisine... so it pretty much couldn't be more my type of place! We both first enjoyed a glass of Gold Crush chardonnay, which was so rich and buttery. I've been all about buttery chardonnay lately and will definitely be nabbing bottles of it as soon as I find it around! We split a couple of dishes: First up was their vegan nachos, which had this awesome ... [Read More]
Archives for June 2016
Cabo Adventures Luxury Sailboat Excursion {Travel Review}
"Life is like sailing. You can use any wind to go in any direction." - Robert Brault When planning my recent trip to Cabo San Lucas, while my agenda was mostly to relax, I also wanted to get out to sea for an excursion. I love doing trip research beforehand, and there was no shortage of options for some adventure out on the water - not surprising for a place that's situated with the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Sea of Cortez on the east. My hubby & I narrowed it down to what seemed like the best fit for our adventure. One of the perks of being in Cabo at the start of their slow tourist season is that there was no need to make excursion reservations in advance. On Sunday evening we booked a tour with our resort concierge for the next morning. We decided on ... [Read More]
Cherry Coconut Chocolate Chunk Hemp Granola [gf, vegan]
Happy Hump Day! How's your week going? I've gotten back into the swing of things in SoCal since getting back from vacation. While Mexico was a dream, it's not too shabby coming home when you love where you live, so I can't complain! My work week is a bit more exciting than usual because an East coast friend of mine is in town and will be staying with me for a few days. I love when friends from out of town visit! But I digress, onto food... Question of the day: Coconut - do you love it, hate it, or feel indifferent to it? I used to not like coconut at all, and then all of a sudden last year, I developed a thing for shredded coconut. While I still don't love most coconut flavored things, coconut shreds are now routinely sprinkled on top of my smoothie bowls - hence why I've shared two ... [Read More]
Cabo San Lucas Travel Review: Staying at Hacienda Encantada
Hi friends! I'm back in California after a lovely vacation in Mexico, so now it's time for a travel recap! I planned this trip as a surprise for my hubby's 30th birthday. He doesn't actually turn 30 until July, but a trip over Memorial Day worked out well since we both had long weekends off of work. After much debate, I decided on visiting Cabo San Lucas. Adam had only been to Tijuana in Mexico and had never gone on a Mexican vacation, and Cabo was easy for us to get to from San Diego, so it made for a great destination for a 4-day trip! Located on the southern tip of Mexico's Baja peninsula, Cabo is a 2-hour flight from San Diego. I was able to get us a suite at a Cabo resort called Hacienda Encantada through a timeshare that we own. Sometimes with trading our ... [Read More]