happy, healthy & hot

Despite a broken shoe…

I had a great time on my trip to NYC last week. Yes, my shoe broke.  As in, my favorite Sam Edelman black wedges.  The ones I wear every single day.  Right on 7th Avenue. Which meant I had to hobble back to the hotel and put on the only other shoes I packed, which […]

My spicy little Southwest secret

It’s no secret that I love any food with a Southwest vibe…I can’t get enough Chipotle and Qdoba, and love local central PA places like Taco Solo even more. Anything with cilantro, lime, cumin….Mmmm!  Can’t get enough.  But I don’t always feel like getting in the car.  And sometimes I don’t want to go to […]

It's roasting outside…

and I’m roasting inside. Roasting veggies, that is!  You’re probably wondering why I would bother to deal with a hot oven when it’s so crazy hot outside. Here’s why…the heat is making me lazy.  If I make a huge pan of roasted veggies, I can throw together a bunch of quick meals very easily. Also, […]

"Like a Virgin"…

is one of my all-time favorite Madonna songs.  Especially her performance at the 1984 MTV VMAs with the wedding dress and boy-toy belt. I liked the early 80’s, dark roots, black plastic bracelet Madonna. As I discussed in a previous post (Has your olive oil lost its virginity?) most extra virgin olive oil is not […]

Free chocolate!

Few things get my attention faster than free chocolate.  Unless you’re talking Jason Derulo.  Or Justin Bieber.  They get my attention pretty quickly. Yes, I am really offering you free chocolate. If you sign up for Thrive Market between 7/21 (which would be today!) and 7/27, you will get a free box of Primal Kitchen […]

Beat the heat with this chocolate cherry treat!

I’ve been on a cherry kick lately.  And I’m pretty much always on a chocolate kick. So while I usually use my blender for whipping up green drinks,  I recently did something that felt a little more indulgent, but was loaded with good stuff.  And it helped me beat the heat! Something else that is […]

On Thursday I went to the market…

and loaded up on pastured eggs and meat from local farmers.  Also some amazing organic kale and cherry tomatoes. I love buying local and supporting organic farmers.  But for all the times that isn’t possible, I try to do the best I can. Like Tuesday.  Dinner came from Target.  And it was damn good.

A matcha made in heaven…

Vital Proteins Collagen Beauty Greens and matcha.  They are two of my favorite things (well, there’s also coffee, boy bands, black mascara, baby turtles….) so it’s hard to believe I never thought of putting them together in an iced matcha latte…so good and totally amazing for you! I got this idea on Instagram (another one of […]