Discovering health, wellness and the little things in Chicago.
Pitaya, pitaya. Where have you been all of my life? If 2015 was the year of my açai bowl love affair forming, 2016 will be the year I make pitaya bowls until my eyes see hot pink everything everywhere. When I came across this magical pink bowl all over my Instagram feed, I had to find out what the hype was about. Thanks to my new friends at Pitaya Plus, I received a big brown box on my door step ...
Happy Tuesday, friends! I hope it's not too cold wherever you're at reading this. Yesterday it was 5º in Chicago and one of those days where even putting your hands in your pockets doesn't help you stay warm. Am I the only one who continuously loses gloves religiously? After coming home from almost turning into an ice pop, I decided to make this chicken salad for the week. Since today is my first ...
There's nothing quite like sinking your teeth into a burger. When you get the perfect bite of toppings and that "secret sauce". You go in to take another bite and then ask your waiter (or mom) to deliver you more. As my French teacher in high school would say, it is a "PHE-NOM-ENAL" moment. While I'm not into beef burgers like I once was, salmon burgers are a whole new field that I love to ...
I like to think of the weekend as the prime time to make all of the delicious treats for breakfast that I don't normally have time to create Monday through Thursday. When Friday rolls around I head to work pretty early so having a jar of overnight oats in the fridge ready to go is key. I've been eating overnight oats so much (literally for the past four years straight) that I can get so tired of ...
It's the second week of January and I'm going to do a list of my favorite things of the month in segments. I want to do at least two a month so that A. they are capable of being done and B. you can get a look inside what I'm up to in my day-to-day life. Let's hope for the best! This month is filled with a lot baking, tons of recipe making, shifting jobs and beginning a new semester of classes. The ...
