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Baked French Onion Hummus
Thanks for all of the birthday wishes yesterday! You are such a great bunch! My birthday was filled with great things… I went out for lunch at the Coup with a couple of amazing ladies from the office, had an amazing salad with tofu, chickpeas, and sprouts, received my free coconut oil, courtesy of Averie’s…
Layered Maple Oat n’ Apple Dessert Jars
Before we get to this drool-worthy recipe… guess what? Today is my 25th birthday! To be honest though, I wasn’t exactly looking forward to the big 2-5. In preparation for the big day… I decided to look back over the last 6 years to remind myself of what I’ve accomplished, I ran my first 10km…
10km Forzani Mother’s Day Race Recap
What a race! Minus the rain, it was awesome! I couldn’t believe the sheer amount of people… or, how cold it was. We waited forever to start, so I played around with my Garmin. Since this was my first 10km, my goal was to keep my pace and finish. I just wanted to…
Steph’s Online Bake Sale
As many of you know, my Dad battled with Leukemia in 2009. According to Wikipedia, Leukemia (from the Greek leukos – white, and haima – blood) is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of white blood cells. Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of…
Photography 101: Overview
So many images, good eats, and many lessons learned along the way. Since sharing my thoughts on finding inspiration from other photography last week, a bunch of you asked me to write a photography post. Eak, me? I am by no means a professional, but I’ll try to share the lessons I’ve learned along the…
Spicy Mango Rice Bowl with Tofu (or chicken)
I’ve been enjoying these rice bowls in my lunch all week, but haven’t had the chance to share the recipe with you. I blame homemade yogurt, preparing for my race, and berries n’ cream parfaits. Do you forgive me? My eats this week have been marvelous. No complaints are coming from this stomach, that’s for…
Berries ‘n Cream Parfaits + Homemade Coconut Yogurt
I don’t generally toot my own horn, but I have to say I was pretty proud of myself when I made this. Not because of the pretty parfait [although holy moly are these babies delicious], but because I made my own yogurt. Homemade yogurt. How cool is that? And… it was easy! I used to…
Preparing For My First 10k
I’ve come to understand the importance of not pushing myself too hard after a race, but I haven’t spent much time learning how to prepare for one. Because there’s just 4 more days until my first 10k, now’s a better time than any to build a plan that will make sure my body + mind…
Willy Vanilly Protein Granola
Thank you for your supportive comments yesterday. Not only was the carrot cake loaf fun to photograph, but it’s also been great to have with me while I recover from this darn flu-bug! As some of you pointed out, satisfaction + happiness does strengthen our immunity! ———————————————————– One of the girls in the neighborhood I…
Carrot Cake Loaf with Cream “Cheese” Icing
This weekend was a lazy one. I’ve had a stuffy nose, fever, and headache for 2 solid days. As soon as I felt something coming on last Monday, I stocked up on camu camu and oil of oregano. It helped, but it wasn’t enough. On Saturday, I asked you on Facebook: What’s your strategy for…