Swiss G’hacktes mit Hörnli {macaroni with meat sauce}
I decided to give up on downhill skiing. It’s an expensive sport to keep trying to enjoy and I just don’t think I will ever get there. The process alone of putting on the uncomfortable boots and carrying the skis to the lift starts the day off all wrong for me. For most people, getting […]
Butternut Squash Kale Salad
Thank goodness my husband isn’t a very picky eater. He may not be any help with menu planning (all he ever requests are tacos and enchiladas) but he does eat whatever I put in front of him. Because he is easy, I give him a break on things I know he really doesn’t like. Quinoa. […]
Potato Leek Soup {vegan, paleo}
I have a go-to soup. It’s the first soup I ever learned how to make. A soup that I know the recipe by heart because I’ve made it so many times. A soup that introduced me to those strange looking green stalky things, better known as leeks. A soup that I decide to whip up […]
Tomato Arugula Quinoa Salad with Basil Vinaigrette
Our little balcony herb garden is doing really well, no thanks to me. Jon is the gardener around here and he doesn’t like when I touch anything in fear that I will kill it. Unfortunately, I can’t say much in response because his fears come with good reason. My black thumb reaches far and wide. […]
Persimmon Pomegranate Quinoa Salad
I just finished my first of eleven modules on the road to becoming a yoga teacher. It was probably the most physically challenging activity I have done since high school sports tryouts. By day three of five days, every muscle in my body was sore and not happy with me. I came home each night […]