Avocado Chocolate Mousse Pie

This avocado chocolate mousse pie is brought to you by the bountiful local avocado supply: reason 28374 why itโ€™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. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Round 2 begins, and it has been so much fun to sort through all of Livโ€™s baby stuff to use for her little sis. ๐Ÿ™‚

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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. ๐Ÿ™‚ 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! Howโ€™s the day going? Hope youโ€™re enjoying the afternoon. Iโ€™ve really enjoyed reading all of your comments on this morningโ€™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 treatโ€ฆ. ๐Ÿ™‚ Iโ€™m on a pitaya kick and I canโ€™t.be.stopped. Itโ€™s been a way to switch it up from acai (though donโ€™t get me wrong, I still love my acai). Pitaya is lower in sugar and higher in antioxidants. Oh, and itโ€™s this gorgeous bright pink color, so thatโ€™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! Howโ€™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. ๐Ÿ™‚ 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, itโ€™s fun to look back at past Valentineโ€™s Days and see how different theyโ€™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! Howโ€™s the day going? Hope youโ€™re having a lovely morning. A little later posting today; Iโ€™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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