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!
Pasta-chimottanasana!
Thanks to my good gal pal and yoga student extraordinaire Kathy, I've got a great new pasta product to share with you all today! I know a lot of you who read this blog are gluten-free or allergic to rice or dairy or just dieting, so I do my best to keep on the lookout...
Leeks and Obliques!
Oh hi there! I just got back from my noon yoga class at Kennedy Club Fitness or KFC, as I like to call it for fun... it makes the members laugh! I focused my Vinyasa class around oblique work and everyone said their sides felt great after class. It's fun to target one...
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard!
Good afternoon! It's FINALLY raining here in California after one of the worst droughts to date. And it's coming down… I just threw all of my houseplants outside so they can get a nice long drink! And speaking of drinks, I keep meaning to post my favorite afternoon...
All the taste, not on your waist!
Tonight is the season finale of the Biggest Loser, really the only show worth watching on TV… after The Carrie Diaries, that is, a prequel to Sex and the City that I recently stumbled upon! BL is the most inspiring show I've ever watched and I get so excited to see...
Think Globally, Act Locally!
Today, I finally did something I've been saying I'm going to do every week for the past few months or so. I jaunted down to Rutiz Family Farms off of the Pike in Arroyo Grande for their weekly harvest box pickup. This small family farm consists of other small vendors...
This shit is bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S!
While I was making some dairy-free banana ice cream this morning (yes, in the a.m) I remembered when my best friend Lynn and I were in high school and used to cheer this funny banana tune. No, not on the cheerleading squad! Heavens NO! We were making fun of the...
No Yoga, No Peace
I just finished reading an article on the Huffington Post's website about how Chicago's O'Hare Airport opened a yoga room, complete with mats and disinfectant wipes for the estimated 67 million travelers who pass through each year. How cool is that?! I love this idea...
It was Professor Plum, in the conservatory, with the revolver!
Although I've got nothing in the oven, I just had to tell you all about the 1920s Murder Mystery Dinner that Andy and I were apart of on Saturday night! I had never attended one of these before but my Ma used to go to them and throw them for her friends when I was...
“I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then I just ate!”
Okay, it's time to get it out of my system. I AM OBSESSED WITH JULIA CHILD. Some of you who know me well knew there would someday be a blog post dedicated solely to her… and that day has finally come! It started in the early 1980s when I was just a kid and my Ma had...
Just another Namasday
I can't stand talking and listening to other people talk about the weather. It's a total pet peeve of mine. When I lived in Chicago, people moaned and groaned all winter long about how they couldn't go outside, that the temperatures were below zero, that they had to...
Bob Ross, I am not!
Last night Andy and I did something totally new and different for our "husband-wife" day, as he likes to call it! I'm a Groupon fanatic and I've found a lot of cool things to do around there via them, including this little gem of a date we went on last night. Picture...
“Soup-a” baddha konasana
There's nothing like a good ole camping trip to Big Sur to restore, rejuvenate and revive the spirit! What a relaxing four days we spent winter #glamping it up at Fernwood, as per usual. We brought some lovely bottles of wine with us to enjoy at...