Red Wine Chocolate Cake for Our Anniversary

Red Wine Chocolate Cake

My goal was to share this recipe with you yesterday because it was my wedding anniversary, but I was busy packing all day and at night I decided to hang out with my husband instead of blog J.  Even though it isn’t our anniversary any more in Japan, it’ll still be our anniversary in the… read more »

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One-Bowl Protein Energy Balls–Two Ways

Cherry Chocolate Almond Butter Protein Bites

On Monday I told you that I did something fun on Sunday too, but I wanted to save it for another blog post… I got together with the students who helped me with my project for my thesis!  If you’ve been reading my blog from the beginning, you know that last year I was working… read more »

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Cilantro Hummus Served Hot—The Food Matters Project {Week 6}

Cilantro Hummus on a Turkey Burger

Since our time in Okinawa is quickly winding down (only two weeks left!), I’m trying to check as many things off my “must see” list as I can before we leave.  Luckily my friend Sara is all about exploring the island so last week we went on two touristy adventures together. On Saturday, Sara, her… read more »

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Bites from Other Blogs and A Surprise!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls Light Close-Up

It’s late on Sunday night for me so I’m going to keep this post short, but this recipe is so good that I couldn’t go to bed without sharing it with you! Since I’m doing the No Processed Sugar Challenge, I have been on the lookout for recipes to satisfy my sweet tooth that don’t… read more »

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Blog Swap: The Cards We Drew

thecardswedrew

Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you’re all having a great weekend so far. I played tourist today with some friends. We had a lot of fun and I promise to share some pictures soon, but today I wanted to let you know that I’m doing a blog swap with Abbey from The Cards We Drew.… read more »

Kale, Pumpkin, Sausage, and Sage Pasta

Kale, Pumpkin, Sage, and Sausage Pasta

Since we are getting ready to make our big transcontinental move, I’m doing my best to clean out our pantry.  I have seen a lot of people give away tons of food when they leave so I am determined to use as much of it as I can. I have been planning our meals around… read more »

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Happy (Belated) February Foodie Pen Pal Reveal Day!!

Foodie Pen Pal Logo

As you all know from my previous foodie pen pal posts, I love foodie pen pal reveal day!  I love telling you all about what I got in my package, and I love to see what all of the other participants got in their packages. On reveal day, I usually sit at my computer drooling… read more »

Seared Asparagus with Spinach, Beef, and Sesame Orange Sauce—The Food Matters Project Week 5

Beef and Asparagus Stir-Fry with Sesame Orange Sauce

Holy Smokes how is it already Monday?!  This past week flew by, which means we now only have two weeks left in our apartment (tear!) and only three weeks left in Okinawa (sob!). This is one of the biggest things I’ll miss…. We’ve been so spoiled living here!  Sunsets on the beach, waking up and… read more »

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Did You Know….Mindful Tips and News from Around the Web

Mindful Tips and News

One of my goals when I first started this blog was to share some mindful tips with you once in a while.  I wrote a few mindful tips posts, but did not write nearly as many has I had hoped. The mindful tips posts are among my most popular posts though so I thought I… read more »

The Next ”No Processed Sugar Challenge”–Are You In?

No Processed Sugar Challenge

Happy Leap Day everyone!!  Since today is Leap Day I wanted to do something unique for today’s blog post because after all, this day only comes around once every 4 years! I tried to come up with a fun recipe, but I couldn’t come up with one that I thought was perfect—one that really captured… read more »

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