by niccolapiccola | Sep 4, 2014 | animals and such, books, cheese and wine, News & Updates, Quick dinner ideas
Howdy Readers! The Yummy Yogini got a fancy new makeover this week thanks to my yoga student and webguy Jimmy Crow. He is phenomenal at designing websites, among other things, where is I am not! I’ve known Jimmy for years when he first stepped into my Ashtanga...
by niccolapiccola | Aug 22, 2014 | Baked goodies, books, breakfast, cheese and wine, Desserts and Yum Yums, Eating Italian, salads, snacks
It’s the One Year Anniversary of the Yummy Yogini Blog! And my 120th post… I can’t believe it! What started out as a little idea has turned into a passion for me and has inspired me to cook and write more. Thank you all for supporting me and taking...
by niccolapiccola | Aug 15, 2014 | Baked goodies, books, cheese and wine
Hallelujah it’s Friday! I call today my half-day of work because I’m through teaching at one o’clock and free to get into trouble from then on out… until tomorrow morning when I work at seven a.m. at the Yoga Centre in SLO! If you’re up...
by niccolapiccola | Jul 30, 2014 | cheese and wine, parties!, Quick dinner ideas, restaurants, salads
I love it when new restaurants open in town… it’s a rarity around here in the Nickel Cities but in Chicago, where I moved from, a new spot would pop up weekly it seemed! So when I suggested to Andy that we try out the new Comfort Market in the Village this...
by niccolapiccola | Jul 24, 2014 | cheese and wine, parties!, Quick dinner ideas
It’s no shocker that I love wine. I’ll take it a step further and admit that I’m obsessed with wine for it’s color, different varietals, how it’s produced, for the neat labels, beautiful vineyards, for food pairings, picnics,...
by niccolapiccola | Jun 25, 2014 | books, cheese and wine, Quick dinner ideas
Happy Summer Everyone! In true summer fashion I already have a sunburn on my back from last weekend’s festivities! My girlfriends and I accidentally stumbled into the annual Roll Out the Barrels event here on the Central Coast and ended up tasting and baking in...
