by niccolapiccola | Oct 4, 2016 | Baked goodies, breakfast, gluten/dairy free, health and wellness, News & Updates, parties!
Happy Fall Y’all! When I think of autumn it reminds me of falling leaves, hayrides, carving pumpkins, warm sweaters, hot apple cider, harvest parties, apple pies, scarecrows and Halloween. Here on the Central Coast though, we are pretty much at the start of our...
by niccolapiccola | Oct 22, 2015 | News & Updates, Quick dinner ideas, yoga, yoga thieves
Have you heard the big news in the world of yoga? The founder of Bikram Yoga, Bikram Choudhury, lost a court appeal to copyright a sequence of 26 poses and two breathing exercises. The court ruled that the sequence, performed in a heated room more than 100 degrees, is...
by niccolapiccola | Oct 15, 2015 | breakfast, Eating Italian, lunch/ brunch ideas, News & Updates, Quick dinner ideas
What a glorious day! I’m typing this post while listening to the rain and thunder! Can you believe it? No? Me neither. I never imagined I would miss the sound, smell and taste of rain as much as I do these days living through a drought. When I lived in Chicago,...
by niccolapiccola | Sep 24, 2015 | Baked goodies, breakfast, cheese and wine, Desserts and Yum Yums, lunch/ brunch ideas, News & Updates, yoga
And just like that another fall is upon us! And with it brings warm drinks, cozy sweaters, carving pumpkins, apple picking, movie nights and the leaves changing. Since I’m New England born and bred, I can honestly say there’s no better foliage than on I-95...
by niccolapiccola | Apr 1, 2015 | books, Eating Italian, Quick dinner ideas, yoga
After much thought and reflection, I’ve decided to quit teaching yoga. I’m tired of getting up early and always having to “be on.” I’m over counting in Sanskrit, adjusting students, learning new names and faces, and hustling to teach...
