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 24, 2013 | books, food, yoga
This is my new personal trainer. His name is TRX and he gives me a total body workout through suspension training, without all the yelling! Never heard of suspension training? The TRX leverages gravity and your bodyweight to perform fun and different resistant...
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,...
by niccolapiccola | Sep 16, 2013 | food, Quick dinner ideas, salads
No! It’s a pizza-salad! Maybe this is me and Andy’s invention, but the two foods I love most are salads and pizza, so we decided to combine them. I know, you’re probably thinking why not just eat the salad first and then the pizza? Why, because...