Before we went on vacation, I had this fantasy of lounging poolside with a tropical cocktail in hand, reading a book. It just sounds like part of the classic tropical vacation, right? The only part that actually happened was that I lounged poolside. Our first day to lounge by the pool, we picked up the … Continue reading »
Recently, I returned home from yoga to find a huge box on our doorstep. In this box, I found a Vitamix. For me. From my husband. I feel like an official vegan now. An official vegan with the most amazing partner anyone could ever ask for. It’s not just this gift, though. Have you seen … Continue reading »
I am the type of person that can eat the same thing for months, sometimes even years, then get tired of it suddenly and replace it with something else. My entire junior year of college, I had tomato soup (from a box) with a grilled cheese sandwich (on white bread, usually with Kraft singles) for … Continue reading »
Chris loves carrot cake. He also loves a big bowl of clustery granola cereal in the morning. It was only a matter of time before I put the two together. Fresh, organic, flavor-packed carrots from our CSA really put this carrot cake granola over the edge. From the look of it, it looks like just … Continue reading »
Growing up, my parents never told me what the ice cream man was because they didn’t want me running into the street every time I saw him. They also probably didn’t want me always begging for ice cream. Either way, up until the age of 9 or 10, I always thought the ice cream man … Continue reading »
In my book, the word “brunch” is a verb. Breakfast is a meal, but brunch is an action. You eat breakfast, but you do brunch. Brunching is best done on the weekends, but there are certain special days- holidays, if you will- which provide the perfect opportunity to take brunching to the next level: Christmas, … Continue reading »
Now that Easter is done (and all the candy is gone), it is time to get back on track. No more of this “eat-all-the-chocolate-you-want-because-calories-don’t-count-on-holidays-or-the-three-days-preceeding-them” attitude. It also means that the twins are back in school and I have to get to resume my morning gym/long run routine. Three or four mornings a week, I go … Continue reading »
Chris likes to have a big bowl of cereal (preferably of the clustered granola variety) for breakfast. I’m more of an oatmeal gal, myself. Brunch, however, is a different story. We like to go big with brunch. Since becoming vegan, we’ve tried so many different things for brunch, from elaborate waffles, french toast, omelets, frittatas … Continue reading »
Do you ever wish there was a way you could stick your head inside your blender so you can clean, with your tongue, the last traces of whatever it was that you made? No? Just me? Huh. Forget I mentioned it. I was informed recently that I would be going to Maui (yay!!!) in May. … Continue reading »
I love words. Phantom, Ubiquitous, Chrysanthemum- all are music to my ears. Even more, I love words formed into phrases. My husband gets songs stuck in his head and I get phrases stuck in my head. The phrases may, on occasion, be lyrics from songs (“Look at that pea coat, tell me he’s broke“), … Continue reading »