• Avocado Yum Sauce

    Avocado Yum Sauce

    I’m seriously stoked on the warm, wonderful weather we are having. Unfortunately, it does make for awkward tan-lines when you walk EVERYWHERE. I’ve got a legging tan-line, a shoe tan-line. A racer back tan-line and a budding shorts tan-line. That’s a lot of lines. Not super attractive but my body does appreciate the walks and… Read more

  • Banana Bread UPDATED!

    Originally posted on Home: I’ve been on a bit of a banana kick lately. Partly because I love baking things that are sugar-free (this includes natural forms of sugar like maple syrup, coconut sugar, honey, etc.) and sweet tasting. I also love them because when it comes to sugar, my body prefers starch. I’m not super… Read more

  • Ginger Date Bars

    Ginger Date Bars

    Public Service Announcement: This is a great time to remind everyone that there’s no need to be perfect all the time. Enjoy life and try to make good choices, but don’t let the idea of perfection rule over you. If I had my way, it was always be a sunny, perfect day. Yesterday was not… Read more

  • Turkey Meat Sauce over Zucchini Noodles

    Turkey Meat Sauce over Zucchini Noodles

    I’ve been thinking (I know… dangerous, right?). It seems this whole “paleo thing” is catching on with the population at large. Well, at least here in sunny Southern California.  It may not be a household word, but the movement has come a loooong way from 4 years ago (when I first joined the cave people). I remember… Read more

  • Mint Chip Smoothie

    Mint Chip Smoothie

    I’ve really been into these smoothies lately. Usually I shy away from them because I generally don’t like to drink my food. I love food. I love eating. So drinking usually leaves me feeling a bit unsatisfied. But I can to this realization that drinking a smoothie usually means that I get to have breakfast twice…… Read more

  • Grilled Vegetable Salad

    Grilled Vegetable Salad

    I was all kinds of active today. I headed over to my Crossfit gym at 7 am for a totally fun workout; Deadlifts, burpees, ball slams… it had it all. Then after work, I went on a fantastical hike up in the foothills of LA. And this evening I had a blissful hour and a… Read more