by niccolapiccola | Feb 12, 2014 | books, Eating Italian, Quick dinner ideas
Thanks to my good gal pal and yoga student extraordinaire Kathy, I’ve got a great new pasta product to share with you all today! I know a lot of you who read this blog are gluten-free or allergic to rice or dairy or just dieting, so I do my best to keep on the...
by niccolapiccola | Feb 4, 2014 | Eating Italian, Quick dinner ideas, salads
Tonight is the season finale of the Biggest Loser, really the only show worth watching on TV… after The Carrie Diaries, that is, a prequel to Sex and the City that I recently stumbled upon! BL is the most inspiring show I’ve ever watched and I get so excited to...
by niccolapiccola | Jan 10, 2014 | Eating Italian, Quick dinner ideas
Boy am I glad it’s Friday! The days following the holidays are always so slow and it seems like the weekend will never get here, you know what I mean? Since Andy and I both worked, and hard I might add, these past couple of months, we’re treating ourselves...
by niccolapiccola | Dec 10, 2013 | Eating Italian, Everything Italian, food, soups
Even here in sunny California, it’s winter! So much so that my windows had frost on them yesterday and a few of my potato plants actually froze and I lost them because I forgot to cover them up. Rookie mistake. Darn that cold! Andy and I took a ride through the...
by niccolapiccola | Dec 5, 2013 | crafts, Eating Italian, food, Quick dinner ideas
I absolutely LOVE the month of December! Think Advent calendars, sending Christmas cards, crafting, Christmas caroling, making cookies, eating said cookies and playing holiday games like White Elephant/Bastard Christmas and Elf on the Shelf, better known in my...
by niccolapiccola | Dec 3, 2013 | Eating Italian, Everything Italian, food, Quick dinner ideas, soups
Happy December and welcome back Yummy Yogini readers! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! What a holiday debauchery was had last week. Even though all my side dishes were vegan, I totally overindulged (and overdid it) on pumpkin creme brûlée...