Jun 4
It’s amazing how impactful it can be to switch up the daily routine a little bit and do something completely unplanned – one minor decision has the power to change the course of your entire day.
Real life example: yesterday I felt like doing something completely spontaneous so I decide to dye my hair darker. (I know, living on the edge!) It may seem pretty insignificant and I went to bed feeling no different, but I woke up this morning feeling a bit more… fresh.
Jun 2
I heard a word on the street that the watermelon from our local co-op has been really good lately. On a separate but related note, the mint in our garden is popping up faster than we can drink mojitos! Combine both of those items with the fact that we celebrated a ridiculously important birthday party this weekend… and you can safely assume that I made a summery, minty melon salad and enjoyed it with a bunch of great people.
Don’t let the simplicity of this salad fool you – it tastes fancy, sophisticated and expensive. It also gave us inspiration a couple of hours into the night to combine remaining juices and chunks of fruit with vodka… yup not the best idea in the world.
I recently entered some of my work in a local food photography contest. In fact, the submission deadline was yesterday! I wanted to enter some photos that I could take outside with our beautiful green grass and trees in the background. When I was shopping around the grocery store for some inspiration, I saw a bunch of rainbow chard that was so beautiful it made me weak and I said to it, “You BELONG on camera”.
This recipe is pretty simple and easy to make, but it looks and tastes pretty damn sophisticated! Sauteed chard with ginger + garlic, toasted walnuts, some fresh grated parmesan cheese. Boom. Just add a (big) glass of wine and you’re good to go.
May 31
Today was one of those days where I left my house before the sun came up and got home long after it had already set. As I get settled back at home for the night, cook my lunch for tomorrow, hang up my suit and start to write, I can see the clock approaching midnight and I am the opposite of tired. In fact, I’m returning home from a day that has been full of small, beautiful things and it is absolutely energizing.
May 30
Quesadillas are one of my favorite quick weekend lunches to make because they’re a departure from my typical week-day salad and there are so many gourmet combinations you can make using a tortilla and melted cheese. This weekend I had a perfectly ripe avocado and half of a yellow onion that looked like they would go perfectly together. I also only had 20 minutes to make lunch and run out the door… of course while still allowing 5 minutes to snap some good photos.
This is what happened!
May 27
I know… I KNOW this idea might be a little out there for some of you, but before you say no to the possibility of adding tofu to your morning smoothie, please hear me out! This method is just as creamy as using milk, it’s a great way to pack some natural protein into an already-nutritious combination, it’s dairy-free AND it takes like heaven. In this recipe, you’ve got the free-radical fighting powers of antioxidants from all of the dark berries. No additional sweetener because guess what… you don’t need it!
May 24
I am naturally a really, really high-strung human being. I also have a very demanding job, an active social & family life, a love for high-intensity fitness, and a number of entrepreneurial projects that I work on in my free time. You can imagine that relaxing is neither a priority nor is it something that I can do very easily, even if I try!
As life gets more and more hectic, I am slowly coming around to the idea that I need to start “penciling in” time for relaxation. One thing that always makes me feel calm is to be near the water, so I’ve been making it a priority to spend a lot more time there lately and I want to share some of my favorite pictures that I’ve taken in the process.
