Conformity is celebrated within our society. Binaries are respected and belonging to a group is expected. Generations of people are brought up believing the same ideals. If there is never any positive exposure to anything outside of their scope then there will be no progress towards acknowledging other groups, or understanding differences between one another.Continue reading “No Guru. Just You.”
Finding Joy in the Rain
Gratitude is defined as the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. Admittedly, I struggle with gratitude. Life is not promised to be easy, and I try to remind myself that the ebbs and flows of life are one of the only things promised about life. I’m okay withContinue reading “Finding Joy in the Rain”
What’s in Your Pantry? Bricipe: Cava Inspired Green + Grains Bowl
Soooooo….one thing that I truly love about the quarantine is that it has taught me how to be more innovative and thoughtful when it comes to my meals. Admittedly, this can also be somewhat annoying because due to the fact most of my meals are prepared within my home, I have to put thought intoContinue reading “What’s in Your Pantry? Bricipe: Cava Inspired Green + Grains Bowl”
Grilled PB& J
I saw a grilled PB &J sandwich on my explore page on Instagram and I wanted to try it right then! A few days later I went to the store and purchased all the ingredients I needed to make the sandwich. This sandwich is AMAZING! The peanut butter is still creamy but not sticky onceContinue reading “Grilled PB& J”
Baked Salmon 2 Ways: Sweet Heat and Traditional
Ingredients for both Salmon recipes: Salmon filets Foil or parchment paper Cooking spray (if you use foil) Himalayan Salt Black pepper Garlic powder Onion powder Salmon #1: Traditional Style Ingredients: Himalayan Salt Black pepper Garlic powder Onion powder Old bay Dill Thyme Key West Spice Company seafood seasoning (https://www.keywestspicecompany.com/product/seafood-6-oz/) Oil Salmon #2: Sweet Heat SalmonContinue reading “Baked Salmon 2 Ways: Sweet Heat and Traditional”
Spicy Vegan Beef Crumble with Cheesy Grits
This was a hodgepodge, I need to go to the grocery store meal that turned out wonderfully! For starters, I am a spice fanatic! I cannot eat food without it having some sort of “kick”. I keep hot peppers on hand so this all started around how can I eat my jalapeños (lol). I alsoContinue reading “Spicy Vegan Beef Crumble with Cheesy Grits”
Sautéd Baby Kale
So I was at the Lidl grocery store one day shopping for veggies. I was in the salad section and that’s when I saw a package for baby kale. I had never seen baby kale before but I guess kale would have to grow through all the life stages to before adult kale…? Yea, soContinue reading “Sautéd Baby Kale”
Rosemary & Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Ingredients: Potatoes of your choice (I used white potatoes because that is what I had, but any potato will do) Minced garlic (I buy mine pre-minced, but you can mince your own if you prefer to do so) Rosemary Himalayan Salt Black Pepper Onion Powder Oil Prep: Wash and scrub your desired amount of potatoesContinue reading “Rosemary & Garlic Roasted Potatoes”
Greek Yogurt Parfait with Grapefruit & Peach
Anyone ever crave yogurt? No? Just me? It’s okay I like it here! I was reallyyyy craving a yogurt parfait so I went and got me some yogurt. I also purchased some peaches because they looked oh so good! I had about 5 grapefruit sitting in my fruit bowl that I really wanted to use.Continue reading “Greek Yogurt Parfait with Grapefruit & Peach”
Prickly Pear Hibiscus Citrus Tea
Ingredients: Tazo Hibiscus tea Tazo Prickly Pear tea Grapefruit (optional) Lemon juice (optional) Cane sugar (optional) Prep: Remove the rind and fiber from your grapefruit. IMPORTANT: when infusing or using any type of food with a rind, especially citrus fruit, please remove all if not most of the rind from the food before putting itContinue reading “Prickly Pear Hibiscus Citrus Tea”
