Thursday I came back home after spending 12 days in Costa Rica. It could’ve been the bitter Chicago wind, or glimpses of my own dusky shoulders in mirrors, or nibbles
How plentiful is squash right now? Gorgeous varieties are popping up at the market; my favorite is probably the hubbard squash. It looks like a dead zombie squash. I’ve never
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For the third and final installment (check out the previous ones here and here) of how to make a smooth transition from summer to fall, I’m focusing on food swaps!
Happy Autumnal Equinox! Alright, summer is officially over. I spent the majority of the season in the sun working the patio: my hair is lighter and I have the best
Look at that beautiful haul. It’s from yesterday’s farmer’s market and I can’t wait to dig into all the goodies. (The La Croix is gone. It was delicious.)
I am a yoga instructor, health coach and beer lover. Some people hear about the first two and assume that I don’t eat chocolate or meat or dairy or sugar
This morning I woke up with the most intense craving for tomato juice. Spicy, fresh, tangy-sweet tomato juice. A huge shift from my regular sweet-ish breakfast of oatmeal and fruit,
I see a lot of pictures like the above on Facebook and Pinterest, and after watching food and farming documentaries, they get me riled up. This spring, I put my
Caffeine buzzed, that is. The fine art of becoming caffeinated is a fickle, delicate undertaking. Too much? Jitters and a yucky stomach arise. Too little? I’ve never actually experienced too
Today it’s 38 degrees outside in Chicago, and snow flurries are floating in the air. Awesome. Well, it’s Spring weather somewhere right? I can’t help but wonder how this interminable Midwestern winter
