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Ta-ta-tedious

Is there anything more mundane than pitting cherries? It has got to be one of the worst tasks on the planet.  Aside from peeling the skins off chickpeas.  If you can think of a more tedious chore, please share. The reward is so worth it, though.  Cherries + Granola + Coconut + Greek Yogurt =   Bliss.  Don’t forget to enter to win TWO POUNDS of coconut here.

Oh Fwed

Last I left off, we were dining on sushi after a whirlwind day in Versailles.  It was nearly 9 pm at this point and the sun still hadn’t even set…which meant we still had time in the day to fit in more sight seeing. Next up, the Arc de Triomphe! Cue the Eiffel Tower montage… Once again our museum passes were super useful as we slipped right into the front of the line without waiting even a second.  I wasn’t exactly eager to get to the stairs (my poor feet were heavily bandaged at this… Read more >

Flaky

I didn’t mean to hold out on you after that giveaway teaser in my last post.  No worries, though, I’m not flaky when it comes to hooking up my readers.  Or am I? Har. Har.  I couldn’t resist the pun, sorry.  [I almost deleted it, it’s so bad] How much do I love coconut?  Let me count the ways… (1) flakes, (2) shreds, (3) chips, (4) butter, (5) oil, and that’s just the beginning… They enhance the simplest dishes…cereal, granola, oats, cakes, cookies, bars, pancakes…you get the idea. Clearly, the common denominator (yeah, math vocab!)… Read more >

Kale vs. scale

My meals are breaking my back!  Fortunately, I have learned proper posture (even if I had to learn the hard way).  In all honesty though, nursing hasn’t re-aggravated my back pain in quite some time because I’ve been SO cautious in practicing good body mechanics. I’m happy to report that lugging all this loot on my back while biking to work didn’t hurt either.  But it really is heavy.  By the time I squeeze the zipper over my food, scrubs, klean kanteen, and coffee mug, my backpack is easily tipping the scales into the double… Read more >

2.0

Hooray!  I’m so so glad you guys like the new look.  I could never have done it without Julie’s services, so if you’re looking for a blog makeover, she’s your gal.  Seriously.  She took a sketch of a header I drew and made it into the reality that you now see.  It’s amazing.  And she was ever-so-patient with my (nonexistent) technology skills.  Not that it’s over…there are still some kinks to be worked out, but for the most part things are running smoothly.  Feel free to click around and let me know what you think. … Read more >