A CHEF’S WIFE/ YOGA TEACHER’S GUIDE ON HOW NOT TO MAKE AN “ASANA” OUT OF YOURSELF…
OFF THE MAT AND IN THE KITCHEN!
Lard Have Mercy!
Who says there's no such thing as a healthy burger and fries? Not me! That is when the burger is made of black beans, veggies and herbs and when the "fries" are purple and red potatoes that have been roasted, instead of deep fried in LARD! It even sounds...
Cast iron cooking
Howdy friends! I keep catching myself daydreaming of New York City and the apartment where Andy and I were less than two weeks ago and I'm having regrets.. food regrets that is! For one, we forgot to get a bagel with lox and two, we never had any pizza!...
Artichokes Anonymous
I'm baaaaaaack! Greetings Yummy Yogini readers! I made it safely back from NYC where I was for five glorious days and where we ate like kings, shopped like queens and drank wine like we hadn't left the Central Coast! We stayed in a very generous friend's second home...
Salmon Steaks and Potatoes!
I can't believe there are beads of sweat underneath my nose as I write this post, right now! It's 92 degrees on the Central Coast today and it feels like it's the middle of August in my home state of Rhode Island, minus the humidity! Did I mention I'm headed there...
Inch by inch, row by row, I’m gonna make this garden grow!
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 growing my...
How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat yer meat?
Good afternoon all! I'm posting from my patio and I'm roasting as it's around 90 degrees in the sun! I'm not complaining at all! I love the heat! In fact I just took a two mile walk (clad in sunglasses, sunscreen and hat) and I feel great... and ready to eat. But I'm...
Happy Earth Day Folks!
Happy Earth Day to you Yummy Yogini reader! I hope you’re celebrating the Earth by drinking lots of water, planting a tree or a flower or a tomato plant (like me!) and by picking up your trash. The Earth is not your garbage pail so stop throwing things like cigarette...
SLO down and stir fry!
I'm a year older and wiser than the last time we spoke! Yep, I turned 34 on Saturday and so far, so good. It was the best birthday I've had in years and I celebrated it with about 20 of my closest gal pals here on the Central Coast. I swear I really do know 20...
Birds of a feather are flocking outside!
I'm writing this post today (my 100th one) especially for my friend Rick who says I never feature anything with meat in it! Guilty as charged. I'm not a full-on vegetarian anymore, mainly because I love fish and sometimes I crave a little chicken. I am...
Nobody walks in LA!
Oh hi there! I've just returned from a trip to Los Angeles, mine and Andy's first official weekend off since moving here in October of 2011. Hard to believe I got him away from the restaurant on a Saturday right? We got an early start on...
Swiss Chard-onnay
Wow, am I full. I just came back from In n' Out Burger and demolished a cheeseburger, animal style, a large bucket of fries and two huge Coke's to wash it all down. Now I'm headed to Doc Burnstein's for some chocolate ice cream on a waffle cone with gummy worms and...
Hi, I’m Niccola and I’m addicted to NPR.
Oh you didn't know? National Public Radio is my secret obsession. I could listen to it all day, every day of the week. I'm never bored when I'm listening to my favorite programs like Fresh Air, This American Life, Democracy Now and Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! I even have...