Hello, friends! I’ve been out of pocket lately… in Jakarta, to be exact! Sara and I spent 5 days there last week for her Honors Choir Festival with the Association for Music in International Schools (AMIS). It was a glorious festival of singing, with 172 kids qualifiying from 14 schools throughout Asia. I have to …
This beetroot hummus proves you can train for a bikini fitness competition without following the “standard” diet. Before I committed to doing a bodybuilding competition, I really did my research. As in, I wanted to make sure I could eat something besides oatmeal, egg whites, chicken breast, and broccoli! Haha. Because all over the internet …
These no-bake sweet potato brownies have been my best sweet potato discovery since around Thanksgiving 2004… when I discovered (a bit too late for that meal!) that there actually are really great taters here in Philippines! We had lived here for less than 6 months, and I was newly pregnant with Sara, when we thought it would …
This blueberry protein smoothie bowl has had to wait 5 days and as many writing attempts before finally coming to you… but life is sometimes messy like that… very much like this smoothie bowl! But that doesn’t mean it isn’t still good… the smoothie bowl, I mean… and life too! These past 2 weeks have …
Hello friends! The week that started slowly in bed with a cough & cold is ramping up and racing to the finish line with hosting 3 middle school kids from abroad for a band festival this weekend. And more kids= more food, am I right?? I’ll have 6 kids in my house for 5 days… and …
These spicy tofu wraps with citrus tahini dressing just might be the solution to all your lunchtime woes… Lunch is sometimes a problem, do you get me? Like, breakfast is a no-brainer (good thing at 5:45am!) and dinner… well, I usually have some idea of what I’m going to cook. But lunch… it’s usually the …
Finally: a recipe that makes it easy to follow our Momma’s advice about vegetables. These chargrilled French beans with chili & garlic take plain ol’ green beans to a whole notha’ level. She is right, you know… about veggies. The more the better!! Veggies are low in calories, high in fiber, filled with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, …
As my aunt recently commented, “I don’t see how you have time to do anything but train… and EAT!” And after seeing everything I eat in a day, you’ll probably agree!! I’ve always had a ridiculously easy time gaining weight… until I started trying to gain muscle. (Let’s be clear… no one tries to gain fat, …
Peanut butter is a staple in many households, and ours is no exception. In fact, we love it so much that we go to great lengths to keep our pantry stocked—even if it means lugging giant 2-lb jars from overseas! But with store-bought options often loaded with sugar and hydrogenated oils (not to mention their …
The only thing Sara loves more than marshmallows is this vegan broccoli cheez soup. Kidding!! She doesn’t love it that much! But to even put it in the same category as marshmallows is saying a lot, if you know how much Sara loves those sticky white puff-balls. But check out Sara’s list of “Dinner Ideas”… at …
