Since yesterday was technically the first day of my vegan diet experiment, I dedicated quite a few hours to prepping food for the week. When I went to the store to get the supplies, I made fruit one of my main priorities. Buying more than I usually do, it was especially obvious that I had…
Archives for June 2015
Checking in on my 2015 Resolutions
Since we’re about halfway through this year (oh lawd), I figured I’d take some time today to revisit some goals I made in January to keep myself accountable. Usually, I don’t set clear goals for myself and just kind of…loosely work towards them. But I’m trying to change that because, believe it or not, that…
A Few of My Favorite Things
In honor of me being super busy lately and the following being myself in a nutshell… I’m going to jump right into things today! See below for some of my latest favorites. These Are a Few of My Favorite Things Orfila Winery – We don’t go to wineries too often out here, but this is…
Crock Pot Recipe Roundup
Since yesterday was the official first day of summer, I figured it’s time to break out one of my favorite cooking methods for hot days: the slow cooker. (It’s often hot over here in San Diego, but that’s beside the point.) Aside from grilling, the crock pot works so well for hot days when you…
Naked Berry Almond Nutmilk Review + Giveaway {Closed}
When I was in college, I was obsessed with Naked juices. I’d get Berry Blast constantly, and it’s still my favorite flavor. Recently, though, I had the opportunity to try out Berry Almond Nutmilk, which uses almond milk (if you couldn’t figure that out from the name). I’ve actually been trying to drink more almond…
Water Challenge + A Few of My Favorite Things
So I’ve decided I need to drink more water. I’m not always great with working out consistently, and I’m not the best at eating healthy all the time. But adding more water to my day seems like an easy way to be nice to my body. They say you should drink about eight glasses of…
What I Learned on the Mediterranean Diet
Over the past week, I’ve been, more or less, following a Mediterranean-themed diet as part of a diet experiment I’m doing for cooking inspiration. I finished seven days of Paleo a couple weeks ago, and I just completed the portion of my food adventure that involved eating mostly Mediterranean-esque foods for a week. If you…
Mediterranean Chicken & Veggie Kabobs
As promised on Wednesday in my favorite Mediterranean-inspired dishes, I’m sharing the killer kabob marinade recipe I made earlier this week. Now that we have a grill, I can make way more fun things, such as food on a stick (though I guess you can make it in an oven; it’s just less awesome). I’m…
A Few of My Favorite Mediterranean-Inspired Dishes
I think it’s safe to say Mediterranean is my favorite part of my diet experiment because I’m really enjoying all the fresh ingredients. Plus, it’s a lot of the food I would normally make, just spruced up with lots of produce. Today’s list of favorites includes several of the dishes I’ve been enjoying this week…
Yay for New Glasses! (GlassesShop.com Review)
Disclaimer: I was sent the GlassesShop product for free to review; all opinions are my own. I’ve always been a contact lens wearer, but approximately 1.5 years ago, I had to stop wearing them on a regular basis. Long-story-short, I developed an eye allergy that causes my eyes to get irritated from contacts. So now…
A Few of My Favorite Things
So Matt and I have the same phone (Samsung Galaxy S5), and he’s been really into the S Health app that’s already on there. I used it for the first time yesterday and highly enjoyed it. It’s interesting to see how many steps you walk (working from the couch all day / not carrying your…
What I Learned from the Paleo Diet
Now that the first week of my diet experiment is over, I’m excited to talk about my experience on the Paleo diet! Although one week on a specific diet isn’t exactly enough to show you its potential, I got what I wanted out of it – I tried new recipes that were very different for…
