Between you & God

Between you & God

  Right now I’m in the middle of reading this great book by Brene Brown where she talks about cultivating self-compassion and being true to ourselves. It’s been a quick read, with lots of food for thought. Then yesterday I fell upon this Mother Teresa...
Focaccia {gluten-free & vegan}

Focaccia {gluten-free & vegan}

Last weekend I had the treat of going to a friends house for lunch and she made Focaccia (gluten-free and vegan!) and I made my pesto. The focaccia was so delicious; it melted in my mouth and definitely hit the spot for this gluten-less girl. I can’t wait for...

Need A Little Help From My Friends…

Hello! It’s already July and we’re onto the second half of the year…hope everyone’s summer is going well! Last month I joined the minted.com community of designers and submitted a few designs in their Festive Affaire Holiday Party Invitation...
Crunchy Raita {carrot, tomato and cilantro}

Crunchy Raita {carrot, tomato and cilantro}

This week I made one of favorites called Sahkla, also known as Spiced Up Rice Patties (click here for the recipe). These delicious patties are light, tasty and pretty easy to whip up if you already have rice leftovers on hand. I changed up the recipe a little by using...
Balance.

Balance.

Everyone I know is striving for some kind of balance in their life; I know I do. What about you? This new piece really hits home for me because for the past few years balance for me has been trying to find a happy medium between wanting to feel “grounded”...
Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day

Dearest Mother’s, We are so fortunate to have such caring souls in the world… you feed us, you protect us, you inspire us, you guide us… you constantly sacrifice for us. Thank you so much for all that you do… front and center and behind the...
Magic

Magic

Over the past few years I’ve met some many amazing people who have taken a leap of faith to “share their magic” with the world. There have been…photographers, several artists, a jewelry maker, a writer, a wood craftsman and a textile...
Avocado Lentil Salad

Avocado Lentil Salad

My family and I had brunch at my sister’s yesterday–as you can probably tell from the pictures EVERYTHING she made was AMAZING! The savory menu consisted of a hearty wild rice casserole, a light avocado  and lentil salad and some beautiful dinosaur kale....
Spring is Here (I think…).

Spring is Here (I think…).

I think spring is here….we’ve been having 60-70 degrees days here in Northern Viriginia—however, yesterday we went from 65 degrees to 30 degrees :)…so who really knows!  With spring in the air…we got up this weekend at 6:30 am to go see...

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