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Love Veggies and Yoga
www.loveveggiesandyoga.com
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Vegan & Raw Food Enthusiast. Chocolate Lover. Gluten, Dairy & Soy Avoidant. Runner. Yoga Teacher. Athlete. Wife. Mother. Striking a Healthy Balance in Food, Fitness, & Life.
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Champion Sports Bras Giveaway

I recently received these two sports bras from Champion The Custom Criss Cross ($46.00) Customize your fit with adjustable criss cross straps and back closure Stay chafe-free with seamless constructi...

30 min ago

Chips and Cheese Chili Casserole

If you ever want to eat nachos for dinner and call it a meal, this is your chance. I have memories from junior high (and college) of taking Doritos and laying them on a plate, adding shredded cheese ...

1 day ago 1 person likes this

Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day. Thank you to everyone who’s ever served our country; past or present. Your service is appreciated! Some of the highlights served up here include chips with hummus – the four...

1 day ago

Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups and Ice Cream

Happy Memorial Day weekend! Summer’s here, or almost. Let’s pretend it’s sweltering out and there would be nothing better than enjoying chocolate chip cookies, ice cream, and chocol...

2 days ago 2 people like this

Kicking Off Summer

I always grew up thinking of Memorial Day Weekend as the kickoff to summer. Paradoxically, the weather in San Diego is usually pretty miserable during this time and during most of May and June. We ha...

4 days ago

Gluten and Allergen-Free Baking Cookbooks Giveaway

I recently received copies of The Essential Gluten-Free Baking Guide Part 1 and The Essential Gluten-Free Baking Guide Part 2 The books are co-authored by Iris Higgins of The Daily Dietribe and Britt...

5 days ago 3 people like this

Thursday Things

Here are this week’s Thursday Things: 1. I need a free-standing storage unit for my living/family room area for dishes, books, knick-knacks, and just stuff. Between a stand mixer, a Vita-Mix, a...

6 days ago 1 person likes this

20 Memorial Day Party Recipes

Where has 2012 gone? It’s almost half over! But now is the time of year to kick off summer, throw a party and have friends over, and enjoy some great food and drinks. These are all easy, no-fus...

23 may 12 3 people like this

Mini Grilled Cheese and Tomato Sandwiches

When I was growing up grilled cheese for dinner was a pretty common occurrence in our house. Now that I’m a mom, I can see why my mom was a fan. Easy, inexpensive, everyone likes them. No one c...

22 may 12

Cornflake Chocolate Chip Marshmallow Cookies – Milk Bar Mondays

If you’ve never thought to put cereal or marshmallows into cookies, you may wish to rethink that. I’ve made plenty of Rice Krispies Bars and Chocolate Candy Cereal Bars with with cereal a...

21 may 12 2 people like this

Sporty and Spoony

It was a picture-perfect Saturday morning for a nice run. Not too hot, not too cold, not too windy. 70F, sunny, and lovely. I normally purchase Champion sports bras from Target because I love the fit...

19 may 12 1 person likes this

A Few Books

I love reading blogs, the internet, and Pinterest for recipe inspiration, but there’s something about standing in my kitchen getting smeary chocolate fingerprints on the pages of a cookbook tha...

18 may 12 2 people like this

Thursday Things

Time for this week’s Thursday Things: 1. When I was on the Avocado Tour a couple Saturdays ago, Scott took Skylar to the mall and they went into the Disney store. She’s been talking about...

17 may 12

National Chocolate Chip Day – 15 Recipes

Today is National Chocolate Chip Day Let me count 15 of the ways I love thee… Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough & Marshmallow Stuffed Rice Krispie Bars (No Bake) Coconut & Chocolate Chip Cook...

16 may 12 5 people like this

Peach Mango Pineapple White Sangria

Summer parties, get-togethers, barbeques, pool parties, and friends-dropping-by-spur-of-th e-moment-parties are what warm weather is all about. And warmer weather means you better hydrate. With booze....

15 may 12 6 people like this

11 Years

It’s hard to believe that 11 years ago today, I was standing in a little chapel in Las Vegas getting married by a minister with spiked hair and a tail. A pink plastic corsage was affixed to the...

14 may 12

Mounds Bar Chocolate Coconut Cake Mix Cookies

Remember the old Mounds Bar and Almond Joy Bar commercials Sometimes You Feel Like A Nut, Sometimes You Don’t I never feel like nuts in my baked goods. Macadamia nuts in white chocolate cookies...

13 may 12 4 people like this

Happy Mother’s Day

Instead of partaking in my usual chores and housework this weekend, I’ll be sitting on the couch with my feet up, looking into my very clean kitchen that I didn’t have to clean. From my v...

12 may 12

Steamed Brussels’s Sprouts and Broccoli with Cheezy Coconut Sauce

Every once in awhile I eat something other than desserts and sweets. Shocking but true. I love chocolate and cookies as much as the next person, or in my case, probably more than the next person, but...

11 may 12

Thursday Things

Here are this week’s Thursday Things: 1. French Terry Crop Pants, French Terry Raglan Sweatshirt with Ganesh and a Renew Long Sleeve Raw Edge Tee with Ganesh from Be Present Everything is so ri...

10 may 12 1 person likes this

Marshmallows

I was at Target a couple days ago and saw these Pina Colada Marshmallows from Kraft Jet-Puffed My heart skipped a beat. Marshmallows and pina colada in one? These were tailor-made for me and instantl...

09 may 12 1 person likes this

Sprinklebakes Cookbook Giveaway

I have been waiting for the release of Heather Baird’s cookbook, Sprinklebakes, for what feels like an eternity. Heather is the mastermind behind some of the most creative, beautiful, and awe-i...

09 may 12

Coconut Spice Cheesecake Bars

Spice cake tends to be one of those under-appreciated desserts, but I just love it. Any time I can indulge in flavors similar to carrot cake but without the dreaded chore of eroding my kitchen sponge...

08 may 12 2 people like this

15 Gift Ideas Under $25 for Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is coming up and although your mom would probably love one of these, it may not be in gift your budget this year. Instead, here are some gift ideas for the mom who likes to cook an...

07 may 12 2 people like this

Pina Colada White Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

I’m always a fan of eating my drinks. Or drinking my cookies. However you want to call it, we’re talking pina colada in cookie form. I know that Cinco de Mayo was yesterday, but feel free...

06 may 12 3 people like this

Special K Granola Bars Giveaway

Special K just launched their first ever Special K Granola Bars in Dark Chocolate and Chocolatey Peanut Butter. Both flavors are excellent; chewy, chocolate, and peanut butter can do no wrong in my b...

05 may 12

Avocado Tour

Last weekend I was invited by the California Avocado Commission on an Avocado Tour. I was with about one dozen other Southern California bloggers. We toured one of California’s leading avocado packin...

04 may 12 2 people like this

Thursday Things

Here are this week’s Thursday Things: 1. Fishs Eddy. Don’t click on that link unless you want to be tempted to buy copious amounts of adorable stuff for your kitchen that you probably don...

03 may 12 1 person likes this

Kitchen Knives Giveaway

I recently received these two knives from Big Kitchen Mercer Renaissance Forged Riveted Hollow Edge Santoku Knife, 7 Inch and Mercer Renaissance Forged Riveted Chef’s Knife, 8 Inch If thereR...

03 may 12

Spicy Honey Mustard

If you’ve never made your own mustard before, you need to. This entire batch of mustard cost me, maybe 28 cents, give or take a nickle. But it’s not about the cost-savings or the no-sodiu...

02 may 12

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