by niccolapiccola | Sep 3, 2015 | Baked goodies, breakfast, cheese and wine, fitness, health and wellness, News & Updates, yoga
Happy September to you! As usual summer managed to wiz right by and just like that we’re falling into autumn. I love a new month and a new season as it’s a great time to change your goals, intentions and mindset. I enjoy revisiting my vision board that I...
by niccolapiccola | Aug 13, 2015 | Baked goodies, Desserts and Yum Yums, News & Updates, Quick dinner ideas, yoga
Last weekend I did something that I’ve always wanted to try… to teach Chair Yoga to a group of older women who ranged in age from 65 to 85. When the woman who was 85 started bragging about how she was the oldest one in the group, I knew I was in for a good...
by niccolapiccola | May 14, 2015 | Baked goodies, books, Desserts and Yum Yums
It’s actually raining here on the Central Coast as I write this and for once, it’s lasting more than just a mere five minutes. In the background, there are police sirens blasting, heading to accidents because California people do NOT know how to drive in...
by niccolapiccola | Apr 23, 2015 | Baked goodies, Desserts and Yum Yums, yoga
Boy am I glad it’s Thursday! When I woke up this morning, I was already dreaming about the nap that I’m about to take after publishing this post! So much for “rising to shine” eh?! If you didn’t know or didn’t see it, yesterday was...
by niccolapiccola | Mar 19, 2015 | Baked goodies, books, breakfast, Eating Italian, Everything Italian, holiday food, Quick dinner ideas, yoga
*And by everything, I mean everything… from cooking to eating, and yelling and driving Caddy’s to loving our families and squeezing each other’s cheeks! Happy St. Joseph’s Day to all my fellow paisanos out there! Let’s eat zeppola...
by niccolapiccola | Mar 16, 2015 | Baked goodies, books, holiday food
Greetings! I’m preparing for St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow by listening to some U2, House of Pain, The Cranberries and the comedian Hal Roach, all while I bake Cecilia (my Gram) Mulligan’s famous Irish Soda Bread! This was a tradition for my Gram each...
