Discovering health, wellness and the little things in Chicago.
Happy Thursday my fellow chickpeas. Guess what? Not only is the week almost over but apparently Comcast had an outage in the Chicago area I live in and the wifi and cable are completely out. A total letdown when you're trying to blog from bed. But no worries, it's great motivation to walk to my favorite local coffee shop to grab a tangerine ginger iced tea while blogging at a cute little desk ...
Imagine teleporting to Italy right after you just worked the busiest 7 hour shift of your life. Then imagine devouring the finest pizza and gelato you could imagine on one of the nicest nights of the summer. That was pretty much how I spent this past Sunday night and had no complaints about it whatsoever. Alright maybe I wasn't teleported to Italy exactly but you could say I went pretty close. ...
As I am slowly starting to get back on the blogging track, I thought this would be a great opportunity to get back into doing What I Ate Wednesday's as a few of my favorite food bloggers do. While sharing with you the wonderful things I've been chowing down on lately, I also want to introduce you to one of the newest products that's hit my foodie shelf. The shelf I keep stocked with all of the ...
Just when I thought I could not be more involved with hummus and anything chickpea related, I decided to make these homemade baked falafels. By viewing a few different recipes online such as ones from Just A Taste and Minimalist Baker, I was able to whip up a unique mini falafel recipe. Instead of pairing it with tahini sauce or tzatziki, I threw mine with some Heidi Ho Organics' Chia Cheeze sauce ...
I love quick and easy meals. Anytime I have free time on a week night to spend 2-3 hours in the kitchen baking and cooking endless amounts of recipes and prepping food for the week, I am one happy lady. There are so many recipes I've pinned, liked, starred, favorited and bookmarked in hopes of making but usually never get around to it - until two nights ago. By the end of the night I had made ...
Not going to lie, I was a little nervous about prepping this year's Thanksgiving dinner. Since I wasn't with my brother for last year, my mom made me all of the veggie dishes in the world without a single complaint. She realizes my addiction to veggies while my brother is more of a... how can you say... I'll eat whatever and pork is the reason for everything. While I'm over here making recipes ...
