5.9 Friday Faves

May 9, 2025

Hi friends! Happy Friday! What’s going on this weekend? Liv has her last dance convention of the year, P has a couple of basketball games, and we’re getting ready for our European adventures. I.can’t.even.wait. I feel like I’ve been majorly slacking on everything and my goal is to record a bunch of podcast interviews before…

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Creamy cauliflower mash

Hi! How’s the day going? So happy you liked the tartlet recipe! Let me know if you give them a whirl 🙂 Anyone else going through a major mid-summer closet purge? It happened so quickly, shortly after reading a post my friend Maria FBed about a capsule wardrobe. I was instantly intrigued; before you knew…

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Grain-Free Apricot Tartlets

The night before last was officially pizza night. We still hadn’t made our weekly Trader Joe’s and Costco runs, and when I stared in the fridge trying to mentally assemble components into a decent dinner option, the dessert radar kept going off. So, I took the apricots that we’ve had for a few days (with…

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Orangetheory Blogger Fitness Class

Hi guys! How’s your day going? I’ve really loved your comments on this morning’s carb cycling post; keep ‘em coming!  My legs are begging for sweet mercy today. (Sorry legs, you’ve got two classes to teach later.) After teaching barre yesterday, I headed over to OrangeTheory Point Loma for a blogger fitness class. I’ve become…

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Focus On: Carb Cycling (what is it and how does it work?)

Recently, I got a question about carb cycling and how my eating changes depending on whether I’m in my losing or maintenance mode. There is a lot of hubbub in the fitness world about carb cycling and macro counting, so here’s a little post with my two cents. Here’s How Carb Cycling Works Carb cycling…

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Family sushi night + weekend adventures

Family sushi night! Uncle E got me in the sushi-making mood. These nori wrappers held brown rice, smoked salmon, julienned veggies (carrot, bell pepper, and cucumber) and I learned a valuable life lesson: always keep wasabi on hand 🙂 Someone very happy with her Mickey pancake: An awesome omelet with goat cheese, sundried tomatoes and…

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