Avocado Chocolate Mousse Pie

This avocado chocolate mousse pie is brought to you by the bountiful local avocado supply: reason 28374 why it’s nice to live in California. I remember when we brought Liv to Disneyland when she was an itty thing, and I ordered an omelet with avocado. The omelet had HALF an avocado on top. Coming from…

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weekends are for pizza

  day dates with friends,   oh, and chores. 😉 Round 2 begins, and it has been so much fun to sort through all of Liv’s baby stuff to use for her little sis. 🙂

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Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Mug Cake for One

Today I have a healthier mug cake recipe for when that nighttime sweet tooth kicks in. It’s a grain-free, dairy-free mug cake for one that’s perfectly soft, chocolatey and light! Scroll down for the recipe or read on for life updates. 🙂 Acupuncture, Workouts and a Green Smoothie Thank you again for all of the kind…

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Vegan Tropical Rice Pudding

 This Vegan Tropical Rice Pudding recipe is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almondmilk, my all-time fave and a staple in our house. Hi friends! Sorry to disappear on you yesterday afternoon. My allergies have been off the charts, and I woke up with a neon red, watery eye. It was a fun afternoon with…

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Gluten-Free Vanilla Almond Cake with Coconut Ganache

This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almondmilk. Hi friends! How’s the day going? Hope you’re enjoying the afternoon. I’ve really enjoyed reading all of your comments on this morning’s post. Thanks so much for joining me for a virtual green juice. I always love getting to know all of you a little…

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Homemade Raw Pitaya Cheesecake

Time for an afternoon sweet treat…. 🙂 I’m on a pitaya kick and I can’t.be.stopped. It’s been a way to switch it up from acai (though don’t get me wrong, I still love my acai). Pitaya is lower in sugar and higher in antioxidants. Oh, and it’s this gorgeous bright pink color, so that’s always…

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“Work It” Walking Workout

Hi friends! Happy humpday! Hope your morning is off to a great start. I’m excited to bring you a treadmill walking workout today.  Some adventures from lately, as told from my iPhone: Glowing in the spin room under the backlights. Class on Monday was a blast, as usual, and I added some new songs to…

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Pilot’s first BODYPUMP + weekend adventures

Hi friends! Happy Monday! How was the weekend? Hope you had a great one!  This weekend was a bit of a teaching extravaganza. Saturday, we had a huge event at our gym (with all of the Les Mills new release launches), so I participated in some classes and taught some tracks from the newest BODYPUMP,…

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cupcake destiny + a barre strength video

Hi friends! How’s the day going? So excited for the upcoming weekend, and even more excited because MADRE IS COMING . Liv may even be more thrilled than I am; she claps and cheers when I tell her that Nana Cece will be here in a few days. 🙂 Last night was a low-key evening…

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Dark Chocolate Almond Milk Truffles for Valentine’s Day

This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, my favorite almond milk. Just like many other holidays, it’s fun to look back at past Valentine’s Days and see how different they’ve all been: -with my middle school best girlfriends, when we all made brownie batter, ate it straight-up, and watched classic romance movies -my…

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Raw Brownie Cheesecake Raspberry Bars

I know, right?! Would you believe these raw brownies are as delicious as they are healthy? How’s the day going?? Hope you’re having a wonderful one so far. A HUGE thank you to my web wizard Cody for fixing the Family page and my technology screw-up. He is amazing if you’re ever looking for web…

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Nice to Seasons again

Hi friends! How’s the day going? Hope you’re having a lovely morning. A little later posting today; I’ve been trying to figure out how to fix something I screwed up on the blog yesterday. I was editing the menus (up top) so the recipe links will show an image and paragraph, and in the process,…

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