Discovering health, wellness and the little things in Chicago.
I never thought I was a baker, or into baking for that matter, even. What I'm sure all of you would be surprised to know is that my dad's dad (my grandpa) owned a bakery pre-1990. It was called the "Martanovic Bakery" in Cleveland, Ohio (where I'm originally from) and sold tons of breads, cakes, and pastries. You name it. Everything was freshly made, contained no preservatives and overall was ...
Last week the weather was all things fall and I was drinking hot lattes every day at work. This week not so much. Iced coffee was more my scene as every day felt like it was close to 90º and any minute I could melt into the atmosphere. Thankfully this week it's supposed to get back into that sweater weather. But aside from the heat, the week flew by yet again and surprisingly I survived. Since ...
Happy Friday my fellow chickpeas! Can you believe it's September 2? I feel like yesterday was the 4th of July and I was working just another average 8 hour shift at Whole Foods (which in case you didn't know, I sadly quit because of school/blogging commitments). This week was the first week of my senior (and final) year of college and I can't even fathom it's coming to an end. My freshman year of ...
Everywhere you look there are pulses. Today, as a matter of fact, I had them in my lunch in the form of hummus and falafel. The other day I had them in the form of black bean tacos. Do you know what pulses are by now? Maybe? Let me tell ya. If you saw my recipe the other week for this oh so delicious roasted sweet potato flatbread, you’ll know that pulses are another name for beans, lentils, ...
If you guys haven't been able to tell via social media as of lately, I've been getting progressively more into fitness and how I incorporate it into my brand/lifestyle. For the past five years, I've loved being active but since day one to now, I think my version of being an athlete has changed incredibly. You're probably wondering what do I exactly mean by that. Well, I used to workout for the ...
