by niccolapiccola | Nov 5, 2015 | Camping, holiday food, lunch/ brunch ideas, parties!, salads
Behold the time change! And welcome to fall, early nights, the approaching holiday season and cooler temperatures! For the past month I’ve been listening to people complain that it’s too hot here and lo and behold we finally get some autumn-feeling weather...
by niccolapiccola | Nov 4, 2014 | health and wellness, Quick dinner ideas, salads
It’s November Fourth People! Did you get out and vote? I’m proud to say I was one of the first in line this morning at my Grover Beach polling station and the turnout was looking good! It makes me so happy to be an American. Being able to cast my vote and...
by niccolapiccola | Jul 30, 2014 | cheese and wine, parties!, Quick dinner ideas, restaurants, salads
I love it when new restaurants open in town… it’s a rarity around here in the Nickel Cities but in Chicago, where I moved from, a new spot would pop up weekly it seemed! So when I suggested to Andy that we try out the new Comfort Market in the Village this...
by niccolapiccola | May 6, 2014 | books, breakfast, gardening and plants, restaurants, salads
I was thrilled to look out upon my plants this morning and see that I have a ton of spinach ready to pick. Nothing beats the satisfaction of having grown my own food, in my own backyard. It’s like my own private Farmer’s Market! I eat a lot of spinach so...
by niccolapiccola | Mar 25, 2014 | health and wellness, Quick dinner ideas, salads
Well hello there Yummy Yogini readers! So sorry about the lack of posts from last week but my husband and I share a computer, like our car, bathroom and bank account, and he needed it for work, so by fault, Andy won! This week though, it’s all mine and I’m...