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This post is in partnership with Quaker Oats. All opinions and thoughts are my own! Thank you to the brands that make Chickpea in The City possible. I remember when I got to college and I ate oatmeal like it was going out of style. To give you an idea, my mom pre-portioned out servings of oatmeal into baggies to take with me to my dorm my freshman year so that all I had to do was dump them ...
I often find that most of recipes I create are sparked from something I've come across or eaten when I was a little kid or teenager. There's a specific memory about a comforting dish or baked good that urges me to recreate it but in a healthier way. Like banana chocolate chip bread, for example. My mom would make this for my brother and I when we were younger in loaf and muffin form and I remember ...
There was a time in my life when I gave up coffee. Not too long ago actually. I lasted for about six weeks and then one day I thought to myself, "damn, I could really use a latte". The fact that I started working at Whole Foods with a coffee bar right by the entrance didn't help my situation much either. But to be honest, since I went back onto the coffee grind this summer, I have learned how to ...
This post was sponsored by Earthbound Farm Organic and Dash Hudson. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you for making these posts possible! I remember the days when green smoothies were just coming onto the health food scene and everyone was iffy about 'em. I'd take pictures of the ones I made in high school and people would ask me if I genuinely enjoyed drinking kale and spinach in ...
If there is one thing I love incorporating into my recipes it's coconut. Now that it's becoming more of a trend, it's being put into energy bars, ice creams, dairy-free milks, breakfasts, etc. You name it, coconut is probably involved. I remember my mom would always buy my aunt coconut patties and macaroons for the holidays when I was younger and I always thought how weird it was that someone ...
February is a special month and not only because it's focused on loving yourself and the special ones in your life. As a blogger and business woman like myself, I like to think of this month as a way to support and show love to all of the businesses that help me do what I do. In the past two weeks, I've received products from two Cleveland-based companies that I really love and want to share with ...
