by niccolapiccola | Oct 23, 2013 | Eating Italian, food, Quick dinner ideas, yoga
Tonight is the first game of the World Series featuring my team, the good ole Boston Red Sox! Oh you didn’t know I was a Sox fan? Now ya do! And those terrorists thought they could bring Boston down? Not a chance! If anything, what happened at the marathon...
by niccolapiccola | Oct 22, 2013 | food, Quick dinner ideas, yoga
The first time I ever tasted a pomegranate I thought I was in fruit heaven!…when in actuality, I was in Mysore, India, in the dead heat of an afternoon summer, at the outdoor market in town, crushed within a mass of sweaty people, merchants yelling at me to buy...
by niccolapiccola | Oct 18, 2013 | beverages, juice me, yoga
Costco is like Toys “R” Us for adults, don’t you agree? Every single time I go there I am left drooling over some “thing” that I know I don’t need but that I would really, really like to have! At the top of the list is the Dyson...
by niccolapiccola | Oct 17, 2013 | Baked goodies, Desserts and Yum Yums, food, yoga
Squash is in season…still, and NO! I’m not sick of eating it yet! I am however, bored with squash for dinner so I thought I’d create some easy, healthy and fun dessert recipes featuring… drumroll….squash! I’m dog/housesitting right...
by niccolapiccola | Oct 14, 2013 | food, Quick dinner ideas, slow cooking, soups, yoga
I was a sucker for those Cabbage Patch dolls when I was kid. Even though they weren’t the prettiest or cutest dolls for that matter, I loved them anyway for their round washable faces, adoption papers, yarn ponytails, and tomboy overalls that matched my...
by niccolapiccola | Oct 11, 2013 | animals and such, food, Quick dinner ideas, slow cooking, yoga
In honor of Jen Bulik-Lang’s passing yesterday, I thought I would plant Wisteria pods in my backyard as a sign of her vigor, like the plants themselves. They are greatly valued because of the time they take to grow and they remind me of Jen and how she valued...