Living in the Pacific Northwest has its highs and lows. The lows are obvious—months of rain, endless grey—but the highs more than make up for it. We get the kind of scenery that stops you mid-walk and the kind of food that makes summer and fall feel like one long, delicious festival. Some of the […]
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Here’s a quick one for you, because this literally took me five minutes to make — and then I was swimming in luxuriously creamy coffee heaven. I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who’s reached out about my recent editorial posts (more of those are coming, I promise). Your messages, especially around my
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It’s Finally Summertime! When the weather warms up, my kitchen habits change completely. Sure, I’ll still happily eat soup in July, but one of the biggest switches I make is trading my usual post-workout shakes for full-blown smoothies. I’m picky about my smoothies. I don’t drink them year-round — they have to be cold-cold, full
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There’s something deeply satisfying about pancakes on a weekday — like you’ve gotten away with something. These Vanilla Protein Pancakes are my solution for mornings when I want a proper stack but don’t want to crash by 10 a.m. They’re light, fluffy, just sweet enough, and packed with enough protein to actually keep me going.
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There are few things in life as perfect as a good caprese salad — and when you swap the mozzarella for fresh burrata, it becomes something transcendent. I still remember the first time I tasted burrata. It was in the dining hall at Chicago’s Eataly, and it was one of those life-changing bites. The creamy
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If you’ve been reading my blog for a while (hello, this is my fifth year!) you may have noticed that I sometimes go all over the map of eating; healthy, junk food, vegan, paleo, meat-centric, desserts, no dairy, why smoothies, etc. I’ve pretty much dabbled in every kind of “diet” on the planet. But there are
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It’s not often I take the time on my personal blog to talk about appliances, but mostly that’s because the majority of the appliances in my life fall far short of my expectations (I have rather high expectations). I remember a couple of years ago I got a stick blender for the very first time…I
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Hey guys! Before we dig into this Moussaka, can we take a moment and make sure you’ve all entered to win the $300 Amazon gift card? Perfect. I wanted to thank Kim Adamec (a fabulous Facebook Fan), who suggested Moussaka when I asked what I could make with my ground beef. Although I like to buy the
So let’s talk about these awesome green Matcha Muffins, shall we? I recently received a free sample of Kiss Me Organics Matcha Green Tea Powder and also the most amazing Amazon service I have ever seen. I order it at about 3 in the afternoon on a Wednesday and at about 9am the next morning, it
If you follow my many social media accounts, you might know how much I love coffee and caffeinated food items… So it was with great pleasure that I joined the Lavazza Passionista network for the next few months. I will be talking about and using the Lavazza brand of coffee (Italy’s #1 drip coffee) in
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