Thanks to Foster Farms for sponsoring this post. Everyone has their own system for grocery shopping. Maybe you’re one of those people who goes multiple times per week, getting items as needed. Or maybe you’re like me, and prefer a big trip to get everything at once…because one trip to the grocery store is enough…
Archives for September 2018
September Favorites
Fall has arrived! And we’re nearing the holiday season! I’m puuuumped about both of these (though I’m not too thrilled about the noticeable difference in daylight hours lately). I’d like fall and winter without that whole…shorter days…thing. Thanks. I’ve got some good stuff in this month’s list of favorite things—from new music discoveries to style…
How to Juice Without a Juicer
Just because you don’t have a juicer, doesn’t mean you can’t reap the benefits of fresh cold-pressed juice. Read my tips for how to juice fresh fruits and veggies using a blender. If you’ve been following my Instagram over the past couple months, you’ve probably seen me regularly start posting about juicing. Although I typically…
Spiced Pumpkin Bread with Chocolate Chips
Try this chocolate chip pumpkin bread that has warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg and is made healthier by using applesauce instead of oil. I tried. I really did. I wanted to wait until tomorrow—the first official day of fall—to go all out for the season, but I was too excited to hold back. The sights,…
Bruschetta Chicken
Top chicken with the fresh, juicy flavors of bruschetta plus Parmesan and fresh basil for a healthy dinner. No matter how hard I try, I do not like chicken unless it has some sort of sauce with it—BBQ sauce, sweet chili sauce, cheese, mustard, ranch, etc. I just need some sort of juiciness to balance…
Sheet Pan Roasted Sausage and Veggies
For an easy weeknight meal, make this roasted sausage and vegetable mixture that can be thrown together last minute for a delicious and healthy dinner. This is one of our go-to dinner meals when we either don’t know what to cook, don’t have much time to prepare anything, or don’t have the motivation to do much work….
BBQ Chicken Salad
Make this loaded BBQ Chicken Salad by topping romaine with fresh ingredients like corn, black beans, avocado, red onion, and tortilla strips, plus an easy BBQ-ranch dressing. The right combo of toppings just MAKES the salad. This BBQ Chicken Salad has quite the colorful variety of them, and each one adds an important flavor and…
Do You Complain a Lot? – 6 Ways to Kick the Habit
Maybe it’s because I’ve started reading books that make me evaluate my character and priorities…or maybe it’s because of what I learned from doing 30 days of yoga—all I know is I’ve become a heck of a lot more mindful over the past year or two. One of the qualities I’ve started thinking about more lately…
Knowing You Already Have It All
Have you ever noticed that some of the happiest people seem to “have it all”? It probably has nothing to do with what they have—but more so…how they view what they have. At least with some of the people I think of, they do an impressive job of recognizing the good instead of complaining or always…
