I'll come right out and admit it...I am a little bit of a food hoarder. Every week before I go grocery shopping, I scour my pantry to make sure I have at LEAST one of these go-to pantry staples. By consistently having these items on hand, I know that I can always make healthy choices and create delicious meals. This is the first post of a 2-part series, so I also plan to share my fridge and freezer staples separately in the near future. These pantry staples are vital when it comes to deciding "what's for dinner?" or th[...]
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Almost every Friday, a volunteer at the non-profit where I work brings muffins and other little breakfast pastries. Such a sweet gesture that is always a big hit with everyone! While I usually have no problem passing on any store-bought baked goods, this past Friday there was just something about the Blueberry muffins that gave me a major hankering! One way I have learned to keep myself on the "paleo track" over the years is to tell myself, "If you want to eat a ____, you can but you have to make it yourself." This is a[...]
From the sounds of it, cities all over the country are finally starting to get glimpses of sunshine, warmer temperatures, and the relief of SPRING! I am sure that after a long, cold start to the year, people on the east coast are jumping with joy. While the weather is very commonly sunny and warm here in southern California, temperatures reached the mid-90s this week, which was (in my opinion) a little over the top. Most people that know me know that I am NOT a big fan of the heat (unless I am sitting by a pool/body of water[...]
I think the title says it all (literally), but I have a super easy and yummy treat for you all today! If you love coconut, this recipe is made for you. If you are on the fence about coconut, you gotta give this one a shot because it is the tastiest way to eat it in my humble opinion (chocolate makes everything better). And if you don't like it at all, I am sorry because you are missing out on this delectable snack! In all honesty, I don't think I had ever eaten any sort of coconut product in my life before I start[...]
I started to enjoy cooking when I was a senior in high school, but it looked quite different back then! I mostly cooked Standard America Diet type meals consisting of casseroles, white pasta, white flour, and storebought dressings/prepackaged foods. I enjoyed trying new recipes, but I had no idea what I was doing and things usually either turned out severely overcooked or questionably undercooked. I think when I moved back home after college, I really started to get the hang of things in the kitchen. I needed to get healt[...]
Welcome back to another Monday! How was everyone's weekend? Did you have a happy Easter Sunday? As expected, we had a super low key, mellow day but it was lovely, none-the-less. My mom and brother came over for a light brunch consisting of an artichoke & cheddar cheese frittata, paleo biscuits to serve as a vessel for my beloved Strawberry Jam, some crispy white potatoes, and a See's candy peanut butter egg for dessert. It ended up being a vegetarian meal (rare around here!) but it was perfectly light yet filling! [...]
I totally get I am teetering on the verge of strawberry overload this week, but let me explain. As I noted on Monday, Travis and I went strawberry picking last weekend, and I had some big plans to use up the almost 4 pounds of berries we picked. First up was this strawberry salad with PINK poppy seed dressing I posted earlier this week. (I am already looking forward to making it again as a side dish for our Easter Sunday dinner!) Well, after making the salad, snacking on about a pounds worth, and even sharing some wi[...]
Another weekend has come and gone in the blink of an eye! Since Travis and I only get one day "off" together, we always try to make Sunday a good mix of productivity and fun. We started the day off with a major grocery haul at Costco and Trader Joes, to get those things checked off the to-do list. After a busy (and crowded) Sunday morning, we made it back home in need of a little R&R. A nice big lunch and an episode of Dexter later, were ready to head back out again. I have had my eye on a "U-Pick" Strawberry field[...]
With Easter just over a week away, I am getting in the spirit the best way I know how-creating Easter Baskets for my family! I am big on traditions, but my husband and I are still working on creating long-standing traditions as we approach each holiday as relative "newlyweds". I remember some fun Easter traditions our family had when my siblings and I were younger, but ever since we outgrew the egg hunt stage, our traditions pretty much petered out. These days, our Easter Sunday consists of a very low key brunch that do[...]
Tomorrow is the first day of spring! With a little bit of rain mixed in with beautiful, partly cloudy and cool days it is definitely feeling like it in these parts! In honor of the change in season, I am sharing a recipe that, in a literal sense, translates to "Spring Pasta". The light and simple dish is known for containing fresh vegetables (that commonly grow in the spring) in a light cream sauce. However, in our house, the possibilities and combinations are endless and we gladly eat this any night of the week no matter[...]