Happy new week! I am confident that this week is going to be more easeful than the last couple, especially since it’s ending in Florida with a visit to see my family. Counting down the days, it’s been a while since our last trip. Let’s start the week on a light and simple note…recent eats! [...]
Recent Eats
-
18 Things I’ve Eaten Recently: From Reese’s Pumpkins to Kale Salad
October 13, 2019 { 8 comments }I’m enjoying a quiet, cozy Sunday morning in Black Mountain, NC. I’m holed up at my favorite coffee shop, The Dripolator, drinking coffee and working on this post before I head over to Asheville Yoga Center for the last day of training. Lots and lots of recent eats for you today. BREAKFAST Banana cottage cheese [...]
-
All the Eats: Pumpkin, Salad, Tofu, Salmon and More
September 28, 2019 { 5 comments }Here I sit in a hotel room in Kingsport, Tennessee watching Twilight: Eclipse, snacking on Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Tortilla Chips and waiting for a burger to be delivered from room service. There is a MASSIVE soccer tournament in town this weekend and tons of families staying at this hotel. They are all just getting in [...]
-
Recent Eats: Summer with a Touch of Fall
September 20, 2019 { 5 comments }Happy Friday from FLORIDA! Finn and I hopped on a plane yesterday evening to spend the weekend with my family. We can only stay until Sunday so it’s a quick trip but I am THRILLED to be here. As usual, I am behind on recent eats so what I have for you today is from [...]
-
Just Eats
September 10, 2019 { 4 comments }Hi friends. Today is a day where I’m going to let the food do the talking, as I don’t have much to add as an intro to my recent eats. Simple is best so let’s get right to it. BREAKFAST Cottage cheese scrambled eggs with sauerkraut, avocado and grapes. I don’t understand this recent sauerkraut [...]
-
Recent Eats, Part Two: Dinner + Dessert and This Week’s Meal Plan
September 2, 2019 { 6 comments }Happy Labor Day! I’m sure many of you are off enjoying pools, lakes, beaches and cookouts but I’m keeping it low-key over here and getting some work done while Finn naps. I generally try not to schedule trips to Florida for big summer holidays like Memorial Day, July Fourth and Labor Day because the flights [...]
-
Recent Eats, Part One: Breakfast + Lunch
September 1, 2019 { 8 comments }Whoops! It’s been almost two weeks since my last recent eats post and I have quite the backlog of meals to share. For this post I am going to focus on breakfast and lunch. I’ve been breaking out of my normal groove a good bit lately and have some new meal ideas and salad combos [...]
-
Finn’s Recent Eats at 15 Months
August 29, 2019 { 20 comments }Time for another edition of Finn’s eats…which also encompasses to his recently “not” eating. Before you have a toddler…”I’ll introduce my baby to all sorts of foods so they will be well-rounded and not picky.” Once you have a toddler…”Graham crackers count as a meal.” Early in our BLW adventures, an Instagram friend commented that [...]
-
Travel Week Eats
August 19, 2019 { 17 comments }I hope your Monday is off to a great start. I’m getting myself settled and ready for my first full week in Charlotte in several weeks. It’s also my first week back to my regular teaching schedule due to a forced four-week break after my toe surgery. You can find my current teaching schedule here. [...]
-
15 Things I’ve Eaten Lately
August 9, 2019 { 8 comments }I’m saying hi from Tennessee today and after a quick stopover in Charlotte to repack and scoop up my boy, I’ll be saying hi from Florida tomorrow! I work with a yoga studio here in Tennessee, VIDA Hot Yoga, as their lead teacher. We are gearing up for our second 200-hour yoga teacher training which [...]
-
What I Ate Wednesday + What We’ve Been Up To This Week
July 31, 2019 { 16 comments }Hello and happy Wednesday. It’s been a low-key but enjoyable week over here. Finn is down for a nap and I’ve got two dogs keeping me company. Virginia’s cockapoo Stella is spending the day with us. This is an old photo but she’s still this cute! It’s great for Zoey to have some company today, [...]
-
Ice Cream Every Day
July 22, 2019 { 8 comments }Upon waking on Sunday morning I immediately thought to myself “there is no way I can be home by myself with Finn all week.” First, Finn is on the move and all but running around the house as of late. Second, both my bedroom and Finn’s nursery is upstairs and stairs are definitely the hardest [...]
-
Recent Eats + Pimento Cheese + Peach Pie
July 13, 2019 { 8 comments }A few weeks ago I asked if you guys preferred weekly recent eats posts or a bigger monthly recap. The vote was strongly in favor of weekly so I’ll keep going with every 7-10 days like I have for several years now. I’m just happy to hear that so many find these posts to be [...]
-
Retreat Week Eats + Workouts
July 3, 2019 { 5 comments }It’s been a bit of a rough few days transitioning back home after the retreat. Finn came down with another cold while I was gone and is also cutting his first molars. The combo of those two things + me being gone for a week made for a Sunday where I literally couldn’t put him [...]
-
24 Things I’ve Eaten Recently (Mostly Dinner)
June 21, 2019 { 20 comments }I’ve somehow gone from posting recent eats on a weekly basis to monthly. My last post was in May when I shared 20 things I had eaten recently. Well, here I am again with 24 more things…mostly dinner. I love sharing these posts with you and I consistently receive feedback that y’all love them too [...]
-
20 Things I’ve Eaten Recently
May 26, 2019 { 9 comments }Clearly it’s been a minute since I shared recent eats with you because after sitting down to edit photos this afternoon, I ended up with 20 of them! I have tons of meal ideas for you today. Let’s jump in and go in reverse order. My grandmother used to have a framed cross-stitch in her [...]
-
Eats + Trader Joe’s Trip
May 13, 2019 { 6 comments }Happy new week! I’m here to talk food as I am overdue a recent eats round up and I’ve had Trader Joe’s shopping trip photos edited for over a week now. So hopefully this post can serve as inspiration to to make this a great week on the eating front. :) RECENT EATS Cottage cheese [...]
-
13 Things I’ve Eaten Lately
April 28, 2019 { 3 comments }Hold onto your hats people! I have a recent eats post for you that does NOT include smoothie bowls or turkey sandwiches. I’ve been mixing up my breakfasts lately and you’ll even find waffles in the rotation! And there are lots of sandwiches, but some fun and different combinations. So here are 5 breakfasts, 5 [...]
-
Catching Up: Eats + Workouts
April 13, 2019 { 8 comments }Whew, I have a lot to catch you up on when it comes to my weekend but before I get into that…let’s rewind a bit. It has been a few weeks since I shared recent eats so I have some highlights for ya. I’m also doing a quick recap of last week’s workouts along with [...]
-
Kiss Me, I’m Irish + Last Week’s Eats and Workouts
March 17, 2019 { 5 comments }Good morning and happy St. Patrick’s Day. Fun story. My high school mascot was Lucky the Leprechaun, we were the Fighting Irish and our colors were green and gold. Needless to say, St. Patrick’s Day was always a big deal in our town and we had all sorts of events themed around it all month [...]
-
Sad Recent Eats + A Plan to Improve
March 2, 2019 { 18 comments }Hi there. I hope your weekend is off to a great start. Finn is down for his morning nap so I’m popping in quickly to share recent eats. This is probably the saddest recent eats that I have shared in a while. I was talking to my mom last week about how much I’m struggling [...]
-
Weekend Chill Playlist + Florida Eats
February 23, 2019 { 7 comments }It is currently pouring down rain outside and Finn is down for a long morning nap. I can’t blame him…it’s perfect napping weather! We have ZERO plans on our agenda for the weekend, which I’m really happy about. We may go check out a new ALDI that opened close by and maybe do some baking [...]
-
Overnight No Go + My First Batch Box
February 16, 2019 { 22 comments }Oh friends. I have had so many experiences with the TSA and overnight oats over the years. While I have had to do my fair share of explaining what they are and talking through it with the TSA agents, there has only been one time that I’ve had to throw them away…until Friday. I think [...]
-
Recent Eats + Workouts: PB & Chocolate Love
February 11, 2019 { 10 comments }I hope that Monday was kind to you. While my weekend in Hershey was a million times more amazing than I ever could have dreamed, it was still the best ever to be home with my crew this morning. We enjoyed a very low-key day that included lots of snuggles, a long walk and a [...]
-
Moving + Eating
February 3, 2019 { 13 comments }Happy Sunday! We’re having a great weekend over here and I’ll recap it for you tomorrow but for today I wanted to backtrack to last week and cover off on both eats AND workouts. I can’t remember the last time that I shared a weekly workout recap with you and that’s mostly because there hasn’t [...]
-
Recent Eats Part Two: Eating with a Baby
January 25, 2019 { 21 comments }So much to share. I thought I’d get this post written much earlier today but it was one of those days where Finn wasn’t into napping and wanted as much physical contact with me as possible. Is there an 8 month sleep regression? Because my Google searching tells me this might be a thing and [...]
-
Recent Eats Part 1: Things in Bowls (That My Dad Wouldn’t Eat)
January 24, 2019 { 11 comments }I missed writing a recent eats post last week so I have quite the backlog of photos to share with you. I decided to break it up into two parts and part one is all about meals in bowls. As I was assembling some of these bowl creations, all I could think to myself is [...]
-
The Chicken That Keeps On Giving
January 11, 2019 { 10 comments }Hi friends. I hope the first full week of 2019 was kind to you and that this finds you enjoying the weekend. I am in Tennessee for our FINAL weekend of yoga teacher training! Finn is fast asleep in a pack and play next to me as I type this post. The hotel I always [...]
-
Welcome Back Sushi
January 5, 2019 { 4 comments }Oh my goodness. This year is off to a crazy start. I haven’t stopped moving since I arrived back in Charlotte on Tuesday…and I’m writing this to you from a hotel room in Tennessee. I’m here to lead weekend 7 of 8 of our 200-hour yoga teacher training. I can’t believe we are almost done! [...]
-
Holiday Week Eats
December 30, 2018 { 3 comments }Happy Sunday (at least I think that’s what day it is…they all blur together this time of year). We are enjoying our visit to Florida and my nieces just arrived last night so there is lots more fun to be had! :) Here is a collection of things I’ve been eating throughout the course of [...]
-
A New Winter One-Pan Dinner to Try + Recent Eats
December 23, 2018 { 5 comments }I hope this post finds you full of holiday cheer and Christmas cookies. I’m really looking forward to my Christmas Eve and Christmas Day plans with my friends and then seeing my family the day after. I wish I could say that I was done with shopping but I’ll definitely be out in the craziness [...]
-
What I Ate + How I Moved Last Week
December 16, 2018 { 16 comments }Last week at this time it was snowing, icy and there were trees falling down in my neighborhood. Today, it’s 60 degrees, sunny and Finn and I just returned from a beautiful four-mile run. It is very nice to see the sun today after days and days of gray and clouds. Definitely puts a little [...]
-
Recent Eats: Overnight Oats, Curry Cauliflower Soup, Frozen Pizza + More
December 9, 2018 { 17 comments }Well, I’m back in Charlotte after a whirlwind trip to Tennessee. Due to the winter storm, I made the call with the studio owners that I should drive home after we wrapped our training on Saturday evening. I left around 6:30 p.m. and took a longer route that took me around the snow and rain. [...]
-
Thoughts on Asparagus + Recent Eats
December 2, 2018 { 23 comments }I came to the realization this week that I really don’t like asparagus. It’s never been one of my favorite vegetables but I buy it from time to time when I am wanting to switch up my veggies or it’s on sale. I bought some last week because it was on sale at Whole Foods [...]
-
Recent Eats: The Cranberry Sauce Edition
November 25, 2018 { 4 comments }Hi and I hope you’ve all had a nice kick off to the holiday season this weekend. My mom, Finn and I braved the crowds for a little Black Friday shopping and scored some cute clothes for Finn at Gymboree (including the wolf beanie he’s wearing in the photo below!!!) and for us at Loft. Everything at [...]
-
Recent Eats: Stuck on Turkey Sandwiches + The Best Spaghetti Squash Casserole
November 17, 2018 { 11 comments }Hello, hello. I am sitting in the lounge of my hotel in Kingsport, Tennessee enjoying some dinner and downtime after a long (but wonderful!) day of yoga teacher training. I still have to pinch myself every weekend that I’m actually leading my own 200-hour, and at such an amazing studio with such kind and loving [...]
-
Last Week’s Eats + Lots of Veggie Lasagna and Chocolate Cake
November 10, 2018 { 5 comments }I’m doing my favorite hotel room activity…watching HGTV in bed. I’ve been here since 7 p.m. after a long day of yoga teacher training! :) Lots of photos to share today, mostly of recent eats. BREAKFAST I had an empty peanut butter jar so I decided to bring back an old favorite…overnight oats. This was [...]
-
All Over the Place Recent Eats
November 4, 2018 { 7 comments }Happiest of Sundays to you guys. It’s a sunny and gorgeous day in Charlotte. Our afternoon includes some fun activities like a picnic with a friend and a play date with another babe. Although I have to say that I am not looking forward to darkness at 5:30 p.m. This is going to majorly impact [...]
-
Recent Eats + Dog Mom Guilt
October 25, 2018 { 14 comments }Hi friends. We arrived back in Charlotte tonight and I’m doing a quick re-pack and then heading out tomorrow for a teacher training weekend in Tennessee. Within 15 minutes of arriving home, I had these two leashed up and we went out for a long walk. It’s been hard to travel so frequently on the [...]
-
Recent Eats: Keeping it Simple
October 13, 2018 { 6 comments }I’m spending my Saturday night on my laptop in a comfy hotel room bed in Tennessee after a long day of teacher training. Finn is sleeping, I’m watching Dateline and I just forced my hand out of a bag of Boom-Chicka Pop. It’s pretty much perfect! I have put together a collection of last week’s [...]
-
Last Week’s Eats
October 6, 2018 { 14 comments }Hi. I’m back in Charlotte after a whirlwind 24 hour trip to Cincinnati for Wanderulst 108. I got in bed at 8:30 tonight (wild and crazy Saturday night!) because I am so wiped out. I’m going to type up this post and then Netflix for a bit. When it comes to recent eats, I’m happy [...]
-
Recent Eats
September 29, 2018 { 8 comments }Hello, hello! It’s 9:30 on Saturday night. I’m going to type up this post and hopefully be lights out by 10. I was in teacher training all day today and we start again tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m.! I will recap the weekend for you guys on Monday. For now, a collection of recent eats [...]
-
Recent Eats + When You Need to Gain Weight
September 23, 2018 { 51 comments }Hey guys. Just a head’s up that I’m going to be talking about food and weight in this post so if that’s a trigger for you, check back in with me tomorrow for an awesome fall yoga flow. <3 In the food, fitness and health space a lot of the focus is on weight loss. [...]
-
Home + So Much Good Food
September 11, 2018 { 27 comments }Finn and I flew into Charlotte on a 6:30 a.m. flight this morning. It definitely gave me pause to fly on September 11. It’s a date that so many of us will never forget. My heart is full of gratitude for a long weekend spent with my family in Florida. We spent a lot of [...]
-
Recent Eats: 3 Months Postpartum + Easy Dinner Options
September 2, 2018 { 4 comments }It’s been a busy but unplugged Labor Day Weekend, which has been really nice! My nieces have been here visiting with me and our days have been full of adventures. Getting in bed tonight with my laptop felt like a luxury vacation after a day of baby + energetic nieces + running all over Charlotte [...]
-
This Week’s Dinner Menu, Last Week’s Eats + Last Week’s Workouts
August 25, 2018 { 7 comments }Hey there. Since next week is going to be a “regular” week for me with no travel or company, I wanted to map out my meal plan for the week. It is super helpful in making sure a good dinner happens because evenings tend to be a little hit or miss with Finn. WEEKLY DINNER [...]
-
Easy Entertaining Meal + First Bread Bake + Recent Eats
August 18, 2018 { 6 comments }I hope this post finds you enjoying your weekend. Since many of you do food prep and planning on Sundays, I’ve been trying to get a recent eats post up over the weekend to give you some ideas and inspiration. I’m super pumped about the dinner I am cooking tonight for my mom and me. [...]
-
Recent Eats: All the Tomato Sandwiches + Bulla Gastrobar
August 11, 2018 { 5 comments }It’s Saturday afternoon and I’m sitting here eating a tomato, avocado and bacon sandwich with lots of mayo and fresh basil. I’ve really appreciated having fresh summer produce around after last weekend’s farmers market trip. Since Finn is napping, I thought it’d be a good time to pop in and share what I ate last [...]
-
Florida Family Eats
August 3, 2018 { 22 comments }Hi there. Happy weekend. I don’t really have exciting things to share today but I do have some photos of what I ate while I was in Florida over the last week. To say that it’s been nice to have someone else cooking me dinner would be an understatement. I am SO GRATEFUL to my parents [...]
-
What I Ate + How I Worked Out
July 31, 2018 { 7 comments }Many have shared that they liked seeing a full day of eats from start to finish but I know some of you also like the “recent eats” round ups so I’ll try to do a mix of both. My Tuesday got off to an early start when Finn woke up to eat at 4:45 a.m. [...]