Discovering health, wellness and the little things in Chicago.
There are few things I love more than snacks. When easy snacks like chips and popcorn are created in a healthy fashion with recognizable ingredients, I have to try them. As I stroll through the snack aisle at Whole Foods, I tend to lean more towards popcorns than chips. Most of the popcorn on the shelves these days contains just basic sunflower/safflower oil, popcorn and salt. No more and no less ...
I found this smoothie recipe from an Instagram I just followed recently called Another Hungry Vegan and let me just say my mind was officially blown. The recipe called for frozen pears and I didn't have any frozen on account of the fact I literally went to the store and bought the ingredients primarily just for this smoothie. It would have been a great post workout smoothie yet of course I had it ...
Two of my favorite bloggers, John and Dana, from Minimalist Baker created a phenomenal gluten-free and vegan black bean brownie with only a few ingredients (keyword why their blog is called Minimalist Baker). I've never made black bean brownies before so I figured I'd take on the challenge. Anything that can easily be made with my Vitamix and popped into the oven is always a favorite of mine. I ...
These past few days my work schedule has been very accommodating and since I just came back from a four day adventure off in Michigan, I needed to re-up on some snacks and groceries. Near where I live I have two Whole Foods fortunately yet the one closest to where I live now is not my favorite of the two. I decided to take the somewhat longer trek and go to the one I used to go to last year before ...
When I am in a hurry, smoothie bowls are the easiest things to make. However, I like getting in my protein and making sure they have a whole bunch of different nutrients in them. Since I had a super early breakfast today (6:30am to be exact) due to work, I wanted to eat right when I got off and not really wait for anything to roast in the oven or what not. Last night I saw on Instagram a delicious ...
Today I was off of work so I got the chance to go out to one of my favorite places in Cleveland... Coventry. In one of my favorite neighborhoods, Cleveland Heights. I went with one of my best friends and we were originally just going to hang out in Phoenix Coffee (which has 3 locations in Cleveland) while I blogged and she drew but we ended up at one of Cleveland's best (and surely one of my ...
