Finger food isn’t only for kids, grab ahold of these muffins and channel your inner-child! Fun to eat and tasty to pack and reheat for a brown-bagged lunch, you’ll be thinking of ways to minimize all of your favourite foods.
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“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
Upon recommendation I watched, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Based on the trailer, I sensed an upbeat film laced with nostalgic feelings of eternal adolescence. I anticipated laughter, heartfelt-ness, easy-going freedom, and awkward high school days. Some things are not as they appear and this movie is categorized as such, a good film, wrought with emotion, questions, and intensity—just not what I expected. A line that stuck, a piece of advice from the main character’s English teacher:
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Ribeira, Salvador da Bahia
Salvador, Bahia. A place with a time of its own, where popular culture is current yet the past is present, not relived—a part of life. Filled with colonial wonders, cobblestoned streets, sandy beaches, clay-brick shacks and modern concrete apartment buildings. Salvador a third-world city with traffic jams and crowds, is a city with soul. It’s a place one will not soon forget, the feelings that consume you while there, continue to resonate. Salvador is bright, outgoing and receives all with open arms.
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A Perfect Day For PINK!
In celebration of a day devoted to love—I’m sharing my love of PINK!
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Scrambled Tofu Breakfast Bahn Mi
The title may say breakfast but this bahn mi can be enjoyed at any meal.
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Roses are red…
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
DIY gifts
show how much I LOVE YOU!
Feast Your Eyes
(For Playful Lovers)
As with physical attraction, the food experience begins with the eyes. This Valentine’s Day, dish out the love with the aphrodisiac vigor of food and drink. Whether you’re hitched or single, incorporate any of the following into your V-Day meal for tantalizing effects.
Spaghetti and “Beanballs”
Aha! A vegetarian meatball that holds itself together, this is good news!
Spaghetti and “Beanballs” makes for a great weeknight meal that can be made ahead and reheated to serve. I’m looking forward to noshing on this protein and fiber-rich dish after my run tonight.
Mashable’s: Replaced by Modern Technology
Mashable recently released an infographic displaying, 50 Things That Have Been Replaced By Modern Technology. While I don’t agree with everything on this list, as I believe that some things have been enhanced rather than replaced, I still found it entertaining. Call me old fashioned but a few of these things sparked a sense of nostalgia in me. I decided to create my own list of things from Mashable’s that I wish were NOT replaced by modern technology. (note: I’m also thankful for some replacements like renewing my license via the interent!)
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Defining The Bitter End
Merriam Webster’s Definition
: the last extremity however painful or calamitous
: the inboard end of a ship’s anchoring cable
Grand Rapids’s Definition
: a coffee house open 24/7
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Fight Colds with FIRE!
The weather has been fickle, 50’s and thunderstorms on Monday and below 30° with snow today! The cold, the wet and the sudden change in temps may leave you sniffley, headachey or simply feeling blek.
Black Bean + Avocado + Goat Cheese Tacos with a Hint of Honey-Lime
This taco recipe is simple, quick to prepare and satisfying. Filled with real food and notes of sweet, sour and spicy paired with buttery textures of avocado and goat cheese. The honey compliments the tangy-ness of goat cheese while the lime, coriander and cumin lend a zing to the palette. This will be a go-to meal again and again.
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Washing Dishes: An Art Form
Where I come from dishwashing is serious business. I grew up in a house that had an actual, mechanical dishwasher but my mother never approved of its dishwashing capabilities. The phrase, “but you’re the dishwasher” was a typical answer to, “but Moooom why can’t we just use the dishwasher?!”
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Seitan Gyros + Cucumber Tzatziki
Gyear-ose
Yee-roh
JUST NEVER SAY—Jy-roh!
No matter the pronunciation how can anyone pass up such delish street food fare!
These gyros are vegetarian— swapping in seitan cutlets for the lamb and beef.
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Fix Chapped Lips with Kitchen Ingredients
Do chilled temperatures and cold, dry air have your lips peeling away? Forget about smearing them a million times a day with that tube of chapstick. All you need are a few kitchen ingredients and an exfoliation regime to smooth that pucker out!
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Nutritional Yeast Popcorn
Sometimes dinner may consist of popcorn + red wine and it’s perfectly okay!
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Table Without Borders 