• Pregnancy Week 19: Focus

    Pregnancy Week 19: Focus

      Pregnancy is WEIRD. And cool. I’m typically the kind of person who is anticipating the next event. I rarely stay in the moment, preferring to eagerly entertain fantasies of “what it will be like when…” or shudder in anxiety over “what if…”. Yoga and crisis events have been my only escape from this pattern… Read more

  • Date-Sweetened Macaroons

    Date-Sweetened Macaroons

    As far as I can tell, most macaroon recipes call for honey as the sweetener. Confession time: Sometimes I just don’t like honey. It has a very distinct flavor which is great is some things, but in others the flavor takes over. In an attempt to quell my macaroon craving and also avoid the honey… Read more

  • Pregnancy Week 18: When It’s Hard

    Pregnancy Week 18: When It’s Hard

    I’m currently in Week 19 of my pregnancy which means I failed to produce a Week 18 update. Why? Well, it’s simple really. Pregnancy, like life, is sometimes hard. And when it’s hard, a lot of the peripheral tasks tend to fall away in favor of things like napping, moping, and endless hours of scrolling… Read more

  • Strawberry Chia Pudding

    Strawberry Chia Pudding

    “Chia Pudding… so hot right now” – Mugatu Here’s another quick, cost-effective solution to your breakfast or snacking needs! I was able to pick up all the necessary ingredients from Trader Joe’s, but you could easily snag the same ingredients at Whole Foods (not AS cost effective!). This recipe is easy to modify to fit your… Read more

  • Maple Orange Almond Cake

    Maple Orange Almond Cake

      Your weekly dose of yummy, healthy treats is here! When I tasted this cake, the first words out of my mouth were “Oh My God.” It’s delicious and decadent and also incredible user-friendly. I have this thing for simple baking recipes. I don’t like having to be super exact or go out and buy a… Read more

  • Lemony Greek Quinoa Salad

    Lemony Greek Quinoa Salad

    I don’t typically post a lot of grain-friendly recipes on this site, but I choose to include a few because I always want to support clean, nutritious, whole-food eating regardless of our respective “diets”. Some people just really jive with a more vegan/vegetarian approach and there are a bunch of great meal possibilities for you plant-based folks! Here’s one of them that… Read more