by niccolapiccola | Oct 9, 2013 | Baked goodies, Desserts and Yum Yums, food, Quick dinner ideas, salads
My fall garden is starting to sprout and I’m excited about the eggplant seeds that I planted awhile back. It is so fun to sow the seeds and then watch them grow! It teaches me patience because I always want to pick the vegetables before they are ready to be...
by niccolapiccola | Oct 4, 2013 | animals and such, Baked goodies, Desserts and Yum Yums, food, Quick dinner ideas, salads
Every afternoon between 2 and 3 p.m., I sit outside on my patio to enjoy a salad for lunch. Usually I’m swatting away flies who are trying relentlessly to annoy me, until my hummingbird friends come around, and I forget all about them. Hummingbirds have got to...
by niccolapiccola | Oct 1, 2013 | food, Quick dinner ideas, salads, yoga
And although I’m not waiting for my welfare check like Bone Thugs-n-Harmony rap about in that song, I’ve got bills to pay and checks to cash…and grocery shopping, a Target run that will no doubt cost more than 100 bones, and a trip to Petco, for...
by niccolapiccola | Sep 30, 2013 | books, food, Quick dinner ideas, slow cooking, yoga
“The act of bring present is a practice in itself.” Meg Whitney ________________ Although I have been doing Ashtanga for many years, I still like to take a good Vinyasa class now and again. I teach lots of Vinyasa and I base my flow classes on the...
by niccolapiccola | Sep 26, 2013 | Baked goodies, Desserts and Yum Yums, food, Quick dinner ideas, salads, slow cooking, yoga
I’m just amazed at how fresh the produce is here on the Central Coast. One of my favorite things to do in general is grocery shop, and the Farmer’s Market’s here have taken it to a whole new level! Fruits and vegetables that I’ve never seen,...
by niccolapiccola | Sep 20, 2013 | animals and such, Baked goodies, Desserts and Yum Yums, food, Quick dinner ideas
Did you all see the Harvest Moon last night?? It was big and bright, and made me think about re-harvesting my garden for the start of fall on Sunday. I’m big into squash right now in all of it’s forms- spaghetti, acorn, table queen and my favorite,...
