I scream for autumn

Heyyyyyy ๐Ÿ˜€ How are ya, bloggies?? Did you have your Indian food yet today?? I wish I could say I have a belly full of baigan bhartha, but alas, that is not the case. We actually got out of class super early and I was thinking of hitting up the Indian buffet but Iโ€™m trying…

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Nerd Alert

Hello!! Happy Wednesday aka Indian Food Day. I canโ€™t believe I havenโ€™t had Indian food in a month!!! Please have some in my honor and Iโ€™ll be happily feasting on Baigan Bhartha when I get back to Valdizzy next week ๐Ÿ˜€ Yesterday morning, Michelle and I hit up the gym per usual and I had…

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Recipe testing is no joke

Hey everyone! Hope your dayโ€™s been going well ๐Ÿ˜€ Recipe testing is seriously biznass. I thought it was going to be a breezy task, since the only brush with recipe testing Iโ€™ve had is the many episodes of Barefoot Contessa Iโ€™ve watched. In a couple of episodes, the lovely Ina Garden โ€œtries outโ€ new recipes…

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Put it in chip form

Hey hey hey ๐Ÿ˜€ Happy (?) Monday! ๐Ÿ˜€ How was the rest of your weekend?? After hitting up the gym with Michelle, I came back to the hotel-casa to get ready for work. I snacked on some grapes: (Which I ate about half of because I only like the hard ones. TWSS. Terrible, haha) And…

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Smoothie Bacon Lovin’

Heyyyyyy ๐Ÿ˜€ Happy Sunday! Hope yours has been restful and glorious thus far. Work last night was a blasty as usual. I love doing desserts and being surrounded with decadent treats all night ๐Ÿ˜‰ As you guys probably know, itโ€™s nearly impossible to take pics while Iโ€™m working โ€“usually my hands are covered in dough…

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Wake me up with yoga

Helloooooo ๐Ÿ˜€ Lack of technology isnโ€™t going to keep me away! ๐Ÿ˜‰ Iโ€™ve been bumming WiFi from schoolโ€”Iโ€™m writing this from the internet-less hotel and will post it when I get to work. Still no word on when weโ€™ll have internet again and no one seems to be in a hurry to fix it. Fun…

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Just one of them days

Hey everyone! Sorry about my little impromptu hiatus there. Friday was an off day for me on all counts, but when I finally felt ready to post, I found out that the ghetto hotelโ€™s internet is still down and no one knows when it will be fixed. Lovely. So Iโ€™m going to be bumming wireless…

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RAD Workout #1

Hey everyone! Happy almost-Friday! Iโ€™m just so happy right now. I slept peacefully last night, took the morning off from the gym and have a belly full of veggies. Life es bueno ๐Ÿ˜‰ This morning we talked about food that we were brought up with and how these foods comforted us and still give us…

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A kombucha convert?

Hey everyone! Happy humpday! I am totally blown away by the amazing discussion we had yesterday regarding food and fitness blogs. After reading through and responding to your incredible comments, I think the general consensus is: Food/fitness blogs are incredibly motivating but can also be a source of comparison which can lead to feelings of…

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Showing the coconuts who’s boss

Hey guys! Howโ€™s your Monday going?? Iโ€™m so glad youโ€™re enjoying the pilot’s post so farโ€”I loved waking up to that this morning ๐Ÿ˜€ Heโ€™s a keeper, right? ๐Ÿ˜‰ So this morning, I woke up after a host of terrifying nightmares (I have NO idea where they came from, but it was horrible and I…

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Lead legs and pancakes

Hey everyone! Happy Sunday to ya ๐Ÿ˜€ The rest of yesterday was bueno and I actually had a disaster-free work night! Miraculous, I know ๐Ÿ˜€ Before leaving for work, I made myself an open-faced salad with some of the goodies I picked up at the health food store.   Organic kale, leftover sushi veggies, raw…

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Let’s pretend it’s my birthday

So that I may have a raw cacao cake that looks like THIS: Isnโ€™t it stunning?? I wish so badly that I could take credit for it (and um, eat it) but alas I cannotโ€”that gorgeous work of art was done by Meredith (a raw chef) and her friend. Incredible, huh?? So after gushing over…

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