by niccolapiccola | Dec 20, 2013 | Baked goodies, Desserts and Yum Yums, holiday food, yoga
It’s the weekend before Christmas already! Where does the time go? My students have been showering me with holiday cards and gifts and my tree isn’t looking so desolate underneath anymore! I’m really thankful for all of them and just how much they...
by niccolapiccola | Dec 17, 2013 | Christmastime, Desserts and Yum Yums, holiday food
What a productive day! If only you could get paid for multitasking! I finished all of my holiday gifts for my family and they are in flat rate boxes from the USPS waiting for me to ship them tomorrow morning. I’m still waiting on some Butternut and Acorn Squash...
by niccolapiccola | Dec 16, 2013 | Baked goodies, Christmastime, Desserts and Yum Yums, holiday food
Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree that we just purchased last night, please do not shed your lovely branches since it’s 85 degrees out today! Can you believe it? I cannot. I grew up in New England, then moved to the Midwest and I...
by niccolapiccola | Dec 13, 2013 | Christmastime, Desserts and Yum Yums
It’s not Christmas without some Schweddy Balls from the gang at Saturday Night Live and from the Yummy Yogini kitchen! Delicious Dish, in particular this Christmas special, has got to be one of my all-time favorite skits on SNL. The gentle tone of Alec...
by niccolapiccola | Dec 4, 2013 | Desserts and Yum Yums, salads
Have you never heard of Dirt Cake before? It’s basically a mud pie of vanilla and chocolate pudding, butter, powdered sugar, cream cheese, whipped cream, gummy worms and smashed up Oreo’s, that create a “dirt”looking effect. It’s...
by niccolapiccola | Nov 25, 2013 | Baked goodies, Desserts and Yum Yums
It’s Thanksgiving week and I’m busy planning my menu, trying recipes and making treats for my students, all while trying to eat clean so that I can feast on Thursday and have a Happy Friday and not a ‘Black’ Friday the next day! I’m most...