I always love to write a recent eats recap but I think they are extra helpful on a Sunday to provide some ideas and inspiration for the week ahead. Lots of good eats in this post including some variety with breakfast, salad combos and a few dinners cooked by my dad! BREAKFAST Cottage cheese scrambled [...]
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Update On My Mom + Recent Eats At Home
February 4, 2022 { 13 comments }It’s been a nice week at home in Charlotte. I’ve gotten caught up on some work, seen some friends, taught some yoga and got out on a few walks with the dogs. I’m looking forward to spending the weekend with Finn, and hoping to make it back to Durham for a few days next week. [...]
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8×8 Small-Batch, Single Layer Carrot Cake
April 17, 2020 { 15 comments }Given my deep love for carrot cake, it doesn’t seem right that this is the first carrot cake recipe that I’ve posted in the 10 years that I’ve been writing this blog. And yes, 10 YEARS! Believe it or not, I wrote my first post on Peanut Butter Runner on April 16, 2010 so I [...]
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Carrot Cake Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting {Recipe}
November 8, 2019 { 18 comments }I’m bringing back a recipe from the archives that deserves another day in the spotlight. These Carrot Cake Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting were one of the best ideas that I’ve ever had. ‘Tis the season to bring them back with Thanksgiving just a few weeks away and the holidays following shortly after. You all [...]
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And Upside Down & Inverted Saturday + Recent Eats
March 28, 2015 { 12 comments }It’s been a wonderful but exhausting day. I taught two hot yoga classes this morning and then headed back to the studio to teach an arm balance and inversions workshop this afternoon. I love, love, love all things inverted and upside down and teaching these workshops is rewarding and a lot of fun. This was [...]
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Scenes from Girl’s Weekend in Asheville
November 17, 2013 { 21 comments }My girlfriends and I deserve a record for how much we packed into 24 hours in Asheville while still staying totally relaxed and in vacation mode. We ate, drank, shopped, yogaed and talked non-stop. Side note, I think I need a second residence in Asheville. I would be up there all the time to eat, [...]
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Gluten-Free, Refined Sugar-Free Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes
April 5, 2013 { 15 comments }I can count the number of the times I’ve tried to bake desserts that skew more towards healthy than sinful and my experiences have mostly led me to believe that when you want a sweet, you just need to go for it. There was one incident where Pintest led me to believe it was a [...]
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The Simple Stuff
December 17, 2012 { 33 comments }This morning I practiced yoga, taught yoga and grabbed coffee from Starbucks. As I was driving into work I thought about how much peace these little everyday things bring me. Rolling out my yoga mat. Sun salutations. Leading a class through practice. Morning coffee. Then I got to my desk and read Caitlin’s post about [...]
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A Productive Lazy Day
November 23, 2012 { 9 comments }I didn’t really do much today but I am so exhausted. I almost fell asleep reading on the couch before dinner and I feel kind of lethargic in general. I was joking with my parents that when I slow down, I shut down. It probably doesn’t help that my diet has primarily consisted of sugar and [...]
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Girls Weekend
September 22, 2012 { 22 comments }One guess where I am. Asheville. I just can’t stay away! I have been planning a girls weekend getaway for months and it’s finally here! You all know how much I love Asheville and I’m thrilled to be here on such a beautiful weekend with wonderful friends. I knew today would be crazy trying with [...]