Guess whose a happy girl? After a week of wearing the dreaded cone, Harley's rash has healed and I was able to take the cone off of her. In true Harley style, having the cone on was anything but easy. Besides her being generally miserable and refusing to eat for the first couple of days, there were 2 particularly annoying parts of the cone: 1.) The first night she had it on, Harley walked around whining and pacing my bedroom the entire night. You'd think she would tire herself out, which she would for 20-30 minutes at at time, but then she'd be back at it. It.sucked. 2.) While driving with her in my backseat, I had the window cracked for her. Harley took it upon herself to put it all the way down (yes, she just pushes the button), and just as I was telling her to get her head back in the ... [Read More]
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Honey Almond Ricotta Fruit Parfait
Hi friends! What a lovely Thursday night it is -- despite the New York Giants losing tonight's football game and going 0-6 of the season. Whomp. After a hard workout at the gym, I came home to whip up dinner and watch the game in hopes of a first win. With a pumpkin pie candle burning, the game on my TV, and my favorite grilled cheese for dinner - cheddar & gruyere with avocado, fried zucchini & horseradish mustard - I couldn't help but think what a relaxing autumn evening it has been. Ya know, despite my having a slight heart attack and yelling at my TV in between bites of deliciousness. The focus of today's post is a breakfast or lunch combo that was born out my need to break out the new mason jar I bought in Amsterdam and start my day off in a fancy schmancy way. I started off ... [Read More]
Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with a Cinnamon Pecan Topping
Happy Friday!! Before I get to this deliciousness, my first pumpkin recipe of the fall... ...I have a few things to chat about. One, after much time and frustration I HAVE FIXED MY ANNOYING BLOG ISSUE! I thought that something was funky a couple weeks ago while I was in Europe, but I thought it had more to do with my traveling and using random Internet networks than anything else. When I came home, it seemed to get even worse, but then I had to get ready for my Seattle trip. Long story short, yesterday was the first time I had the hours & energy to figure out what the heck was happening. The first person I spoke to at Bluehost (my server) was very little help and sent me into a tizzy trying to figure out what all of this technical stuff was that could have been the culprit. ... [Read More]
Tofu Breakfast Tacos
Another weekend has flown by, and Monday came oh so quickly. As I've mentioned before, I telecommute for my job, and working from home has its perks: Sometimes I work in my pajamas. As a matter of fact, if I have a conference call at 8 am or earlier, it's an almost guarantee that I will not be dressed yet. I also get to work with my dog sleeping at my feet under my desk the majority of the time, which is pretty sweet. I'm lucky enough to have a pretty flexible schedule. If I need a breather or am having writer's block, I can go for a walk with my pup or take a workout break. And since my kitchen is just down the stairs from my office, I make pretty much all of my meals. I love being able to make my own food and taking a few moments to play around with recipes. Cue today's breakfast: I ... [Read More]
Hearty Whole Wheat Waffles with Strawberry Sauce
It's officially Memorial Day weekend! I hope that all of you reading this who are living in the states have lots of fun plans for your [hopefully long] weekend. I am super excited for the next couple of days. In the morning Adam and I are heading up to Napa for the weekend! It is a much needed mini vacay for us, and will definitely be involving some of our favorite things - wine, hiking, food, and time together! I have the perfect recipe to share today for those of you looking for a fancy, healthy breakfast recipe to try out over this holiday weekend: A couple of days ago, I realized that I hadn't used my waffle maker in quite awhile. Obviously this realization called for my whipping up of a new waffle recipe ASAP. I mixed ingredients up as I went along, which can either turn out really ... [Read More]
Blueberry, Banana -n- Oats Pancakes
At the beginning of each new year, I constantly find myself entertaining thoughts of ''firsts." Yesterday was my first hike of 2013 (and Adam and Harley's too!). Now that I'm getting over this energy zapping cold (WOOHOO!!), today I had my first gym session of the year. And a few days ago, I whipped up my first pancake recipe of 2013: These pancakes are full of goodness -- blueberries high in antioxidants, bananas loaded with potassium, and fiber-full oats. I topped them with a bit of drizzled honey, which added the perfect touch to these fluffy pancakes. Blueberry, Banana -n- Oats Pancakes 1/2 cup old fashioned oats1/2 cup fresh blueberries1/2 medium banana3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk1/4 cup all-purpose flour1/2 TBSP baking powderA sprinkle of salt Puree ... [Read More]