by niccolapiccola | Jul 2, 2014 | books, Quick dinner ideas
Happy Hump Day y’all! I cannot wait for the holiday weekend even though it means little in my life of teaching yoga! I don’t get to have as much fun as everyone else tomorrow night because I teach bright and early at 6:15 a.m. and I’m sure my usual...
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...
by niccolapiccola | Jun 19, 2014 | books, Quick dinner ideas, salads
My wind chimes are singing, the weather is warm but it’s foggier than a steam-room door outside…. ah yes, June Gloom is in full effect here on the Central Coast! That won’t keep me down though with all the free concerts, wine festivals, beach days...
by niccolapiccola | Jun 5, 2014 | Quick dinner ideas, yoga
Who says there’s no such thing as a healthy burger and fries? Not me! That is when the burger is made of black beans, veggies and herbs and when the “fries” are purple and red potatoes that have been roasted, instead of deep fried in LARD! It even...
by niccolapiccola | Jun 3, 2014 | books, Eating Italian, Quick dinner ideas
Howdy friends! I keep catching myself daydreaming of New York City and the apartment where Andy and I were less than two weeks ago and I’m having regrets.. food regrets that is! For one, we forgot to get a bagel with lox and two, we never had any...
by niccolapiccola | May 14, 2014 | fishy fishy, Quick dinner ideas
I can’t believe there are beads of sweat underneath my nose as I write this post, right now! It’s 92 degrees on the Central Coast today and it feels like it’s the middle of August in my home state of Rhode Island, minus the humidity! Did I mention...