Happy Sunday! I’m writing this post early considering the Thanksgiving holiday this week and the fact that many of us are preparing the menu for this day of over-eating and elastic waistbands. Surprisingly, Thanksgiving is one of the best days for the veggie-inclined eaters like me. I did not realize until I stopped eating Turkey nearly 30 years ago that...
Happy Friday! I babysat for my two month old goddaughter (I am one of 3 ‘goddess godmammas’ to this sweet girl!) for the first time recently. The moment I put her down, she let me know that was NOT ok. I had forgotten that babies love – need – touch, especially newborns. Touch is essential to their development and wellbeing....
basic ingredients for this easy recipe HERBED CASHEW SPREAD I replaced the ricotta cheese with my own version of herbed cashew cheese which contains healthful ingredients like cashews, nutritional yeast, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice and herbs- foods which contribute to increased energy and clear, radiant skin. Whenever I eat dairy, I am invariably stuffed up the next day and my...
Happy Friday! Chocolate lovers – this one is for you. This is the fourth time I have made these vegan (don’t let that word scare you- read on!) chocolate coffee cupcakes and each time I am modifying the recipe a little bit to make them tastier, healthier and easier. I’m really happy with this batch. They are incredibly moist, not...
Happy Friday! These days we are all about marketing and branding – ads are everywhere- Facebook, Instagram, you name it. Did you ever think that we market our own personal brand- namely, our face? We all have different yet not very distinct body types but our face is our proprietary brand. It’s our defining attribute and we want – we...
Happy Friday! One year ago this month, I left my corporate job as the Marketing Manager of a large, global law firm to focus on this blog. It has been a crazy, fun, stressful and action-packed year of discovery and creativity. I got to know myself better, had the pleasure of spending more time with those furry beings for which...
Happy Friday! It feels great to be back to posting. I took some time off and then Hurricane Irma became the main event for pretty much the whole month of September! I hope my South Floridian friends’ lives are back to normal. While my little cottage fared well, the lush jungle we once had took a serious beating. All in...
Happy Friday! The answer to all our health and beauty questions is staring us in the face. While we have been living in a chemical bubble for some time, there is shift going on and we are beginning to wake up to the notion that everything we need to thrive is provided by mother nature. Our great grandmothers knew it and lived by it every day. The...
Happy Friday! Seitan, pronounced SAY-tan, not SAYT-in, is a high-protein vegetarian food made from cooked wheat gluten. Before you run for the hills at the mention of the word ‘gluten,’ please give me, on behalf of my bff gluten, a chance to explain. First and foremost, seitan is not the devil and neither is gluten. when to be gluten-full instead of...
Happy Friday! Bugs can be beautiful. If we just took the time to inspect some of the creepy crawlers, they would not seem so creepy. Look at that gorgeous creature in the photo. However, bugs and other insects can also be annoying, especially if they bite or sting your flesh. I have a foot full of scars from fire ants to prove...
