New Year’s Eve is just 2 weeks away which means holiday mayhem is upon us! If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the abundance of sweet treats, open bar office parties and everything on your to-do list, here are 5 simple hacks for healthier holidays! 1. Don’t wait until New Year’s to start exercising. Frequent exercise usually
Holidays
a girly gift guide + holiday sale round-up
J.Crew Fair Isle Leggings // Golden Pig Bank // Lip Tease Mug // Leather Clutch // Mr. & Mrs. Cocktail Glass Set // California Earrings // Heart Water Bottle Tis the season to give…and receive! That gold piggy bank, those leggings and California earrings are at the top of my list–hint hint, husband–but really, they’d all make great gifts for the girls in your life, too! My friend Andrea
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Healthy Choices
beef & butternut squash tagine
Butchers are special people. I mean, given the somewhat dark nature of their job they’re actually really pleasant, don’t you think? And helpful! Man are they helpful. Every week I stroll into our local butcher shop clutching my grocery list and, when it’s my turn to order, I read off exactly what I need. I don’t
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Baked Goods
sweet potato pecan tart
When it comes to baking and entertaining for the holidays, I always make sure I have plenty of eggs in the fridge and some pie crust mix in the pantry. You never know when you’ll need to whip up a yummy quiche for a holiday brunch or get a hankering for a bourbon-laced Sweet Potato Pecan Tart. The latter
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Life
every new day is a blessing
Hello, friends. You’ve probably noticed the blog’s been very quiet for a number of days now. It saddens me to say my Dad recently became quite ill and has been hospitalized in serious condition for over a week. Last Tuesday I flew from San Francisco to my parent’s winter home in Florida for some much
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Kitchen Basics
homemade pumpkin pie spice
I don’t care that Starbucks is already serving up Gingerbread Lattes. I’m riding the Pumpkin Spice train all the way until there’s tinsel on our Christmas tree. After brewing my espresso and steaming the milk for my morning PSL the other day, I realized I had only two flecks of Pumpkin Pie Spice left. I
