Prickly Pear Margarita + Healthy Cinco de Mayo Recipes

A beloved celebration is almost here! Cinco de drinkoโ€ฆ I mean Mayo.  At Annieโ€™s wedding a couple of weeks ago, we had the most refreshing prickly pear margaritas. They were the best type of drink: sweet with a salty kick, ice cold, and you couldnโ€™t taste the alcohol. It was like a fruit punch, really.…

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BBQ Roasted Chickpeas

This savory, healthy snack is perfect for hangry toddlers, packed in a purse for emergency snack mode, or awesome as a salad topping. Hi friends! Howโ€™s your Monday going? 4 weeks of workouts went out to my newsletter friends this morning, and Iโ€™m happy to hear youโ€™re enjoying the plan! Madre and I took P…

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Sweet Potato, Goat Cheese and Turkey Bacon Egg Bake

That’s a mouthful, huh? This is a super healthy breakfast casserole dish you can make ahead for the week, with a unique sweet potato โ€œcrust.โ€ ๐Ÿ™‚ Lately weโ€™ve been meal planning and prepping MACHINES. Thankfully, the Pilot decided to focus on eliminating sugar and cleaning up the eats the same time I did. It would be…

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Cheers to the Morning

Is anyone else so stoked that itโ€™s March? Itโ€™s that first little hint of spring -ok, so in San Diego we have two seasons, but Iโ€™m not complaining- and I love all of the things there are to look forward to. I also love love love St. Patrickโ€™s Day. I have fond memories of St.…

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Crispy Shrimp, Rice and Veggies with Soy Ginger Sauce

This crispy shrimp and rice bowl is a healthy way to satisfy your fried-food cravings! It’s loaded with veggies and drizzled with a soy-ginger glaze. Being pregnant and becoming a mom changed me in a lot of ways. Yes, it made me more patient, my heart more full, and my days more busy (yet fun!).…

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Up your recovery game

This cherry smoothie bowl recipe is sponsored through my partnership with the Cherry Marketing Institute. I love the energy and zest that new fitness goals bring into the new year. Itโ€™s the perfect time to revamp your routine, try out a different class, and focus on consistency. If you make changes to your routine, your…

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Egg-Less Nog Protein Shake

Hi friends! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful morning. Today I have a delicious eggless eggnog protein shake recipe for you to try!Yesterday was a great day. Liv, P and I met up with Jess and her daughter at the aquarium, (Liv is obsessed with her black boots) came back home and made dinner, (this stew…

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Chef Kyle’s Pumpkin Spice Chia Pudding

Hi friends! Hope youโ€™re having a great afternoon. Itโ€™s been a wonderful week so far: a happy and euphoric blur, snuggling our newest family member as days blend into night. Weโ€™re hoping to head home from the hospital later today. Fingers crossed. ๐Ÿ™‚ This week, I have some special posts going up while weโ€™re getting settled. This pumpkin chia…

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Banana Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hellooooo. How was the long weekend? Anyone else moving in slow motion this morning? ๐Ÿ˜‰ How about a banana flour chocolate chip cookie to perk you up? Behold, the latest and greatest on the gluten-free, dairy-free, Paleo-friendly front: Banana Flour. (<โ€” got it for $13 on Amazon) When I first heard about it, I was…

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Almond Butter Ice Cream Cakes

This recipe for almond butter ice cream cakes is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almondmilk, our very fave and a staple in the house. Weโ€™re going through a bit of a heat wave right now. Itโ€™s deceiving because the temp says 83, but with 100% humidity, you have one uncomfortable huffing and puffing person…

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Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Hi friends. What a day over here. Everyone talks about the 2s being rough, and I hate to scare anyone, but the 3s are the real deal. (My mom also said to watch out for the 4s, haha.) While there is way more *good* than tough over here, not every day is rainbows and acai…

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Healthy turkey sausage and shrimp jambalaya

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the day going so far? So happy you liked the playlist! Lots of good stuff on there. ๐Ÿ™‚ New post up on the Family page if you’d like to check it out.  It was a lovely day for barre, (when your socks are kind of crooked but fixing them = bending over.…

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