"Shipping is a terrible thing to do to vegetables. They probably get jet-lagged, just like people." - Elizabeth Berry I had a blog series going awhile back that I call San Diego Spotlight, where I highlight a local eatery. I'm big on dining at local places, and the idea with the series is to spread the love about local spots that I adore. It kind of fell off last year, but I want to revive the series & bring it back today! Every month or two I'll resume sharing the details about an awesome place to visit in the San Diego area - mostly in North County because that's where I live, but I'll also be sure to share a few more southern spots too. Today I want to introduce you to Choice Superfood Bar & Juicery. With locations in the Carlsbad, Solana Beach, and Del Sur ... [Read More]
Archives for September 2017
10 Healthy Recipes to Try This Autumn
Well, autumn is officially here! I'm getting into the spirit of the season, having broken out cans of pumpkin puree and come up with some autumn recipes for freelance projects in recent weeks. Over the weekend I nabbed some fall decorations, and I've been burning an apple candle for days. If you aren't quite ready to let go of summer just yet, I thought I'd share some autumn recipe inspiration to get you more excited. Ready for all things pumpkin & apple? Let's get to it! Pumpkin banana oat breakfast cookies. I recently created this healthy breakfast cookie recipe for Shape - because who doesn't want to start their day with wholesome cookies? {vegan + gluten free} Apple pie banana bread. I came up with this recipe last fall, and have probably baked it a dozen times ... [Read More]
The 10-Move Medicine Ball Workout + Giveaway! {closed}
I think that sometimes people make exercising more complicated than it needs to be. While I certainly enjoy getting to work out with fancy equipment like the Megaformer at Lagree fitness studios, sometimes I like to keep it simple. After all, we don't need tons of equipment to get a good sweat session in! Some of my workouts involve just bodyweight or only one piece of equipment. I'll do an entire strength training workout with just a pair of 15-pound dumbbells, or an entire cardio session with no cardio machines in sight. There's something nice about the simplicity of getting creative with just one kettlebell for an hour-long work out, ya know? Recently the folks at Rep Fitness sent me some of their equipment to try, and I've been having fun playing around with my new gear doing ... [Read More]
5 Exercise Mantras I Hold While Traveling
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." I've been on the east coast visiting my family in Jersey for over a week. Between fitting in seeing my loved ones, being in the midst of my parents doing a major kitchen renovation (I'm excited to cook & bake in their new, beautiful kitchen the next time I come home!), and still working while I'm here, things have been very busy! Some trip highlights have included spending time down the shore with my parents while the weather has been gorgeous & mild here, and catching up with girlfriends from both college and high school. Oddly enough, when I left San Diego we were having a serious heatwave, and when I got to Jersey, it was unusually cool for the beginning of September. After living in a house that was a sweaty 85 ... [Read More]
Workout Gear Review: Polar A300 Fitness Watch
Over the last couple of months, I've made some upgrades to this lovely little corner of the internet of mine, and one of those changes has been updating all of my recipe, travel, and workout pages. Before, everything was in a boring list format, but luckily, I found a plugin to help me organize everything in a more visually appealing way. The problem was, I didn't quite get the hang of categorizing posts until a few years into blogging, and even then I couldn't predict that I'd be indexing things this way later on, so I pretty much had to manually organize a lot of it. It was a tedious process, but luckily it's now completely done! Now my posts are broken down into more specific categories, every relevant post is shown with a fun little thumbnail, and it's easier to browse posts to ... [Read More]
Fundraise Without the Hassle with Shop with Scrip
Do you remember having to do awkward fundraising as a kid for a team you were on or group you were in? For me, what sticks out is bagging groceries for tips at a food store nearby my childhood home, or hanging outside of local establishments asking for money for my competitive cheerleading team - "canning" as I remember referring to as it as. It had to be done to fundraise back then, but I kinda sorta hated every minute of it. Well my friends, today I'm here to share some info about a platform that takes the stress out of fundraising called Shop with Scrip. Shop with Scrip is a fundraising tool that allows people to support their nonprofits of choice through the purchase of gift cards. These gift cards all have a rebate percentage on them, between 2% and 16%, which is the ... [Read More]
