On those cooler days when a cold kale salad just won’t cut it warm your day and self up with this powerful protein and nutrient rich warm salad.
Good Sweet Morning, Bunny!
Today I feed your senses with sweet crêpes , that will tantilize your taste buds and offer you a healthful dose of protein. This recipe is especially wonderful on those days when you want to switch up your veggie eating routine.
You do not have to be French to make great crepes, you don’t even need a crepe pan, you can use your simple kitchen pan and spatula to achieve gorgeous results that will even impress the French folks in your life. Trust me, as my loving partner is from Paris and is often referred to as Frenchy or French Alex, and he thinks these crepes are Magnifique!
Turn your kitchen into a Creperie and if you have a spot in your home such as a balcony or window pull some chairs out and enjoy your meal whilst looking at the pedestrians walking by, just as one might do whilst enjoying a crepe in Paris!
Creativity and inspiration pair together just as beautifully as peanut butter and chocolate. It’s hard to have one without the other. As we are always surrounded by both and with the awareness of their presence we can put them to great use.
Here are the rules for this award:
1. Thank the person who nominated you.
Two amazing ladies with an amazing talent for writing and humor Courtney Wood (www.thegoodthebadandthesaggy.com) & Jenny Pellicer (www.thejennyblog.com). Thank you both for this honor!
2. There are no limits for how many fellow bloggers you can nominate.
The Good, The Bad and The Saggy: – Courtney’s blog about parenting is for me as a non parent very entertaining and informative. She is raw and shameless, I can’t help but love everything she writes as I know it’s coming from her heart and ultra creative mind. Her posts are absolutely hilarious especially her random thoughts. She’s an incredible blogger, mom and true entertainer with words! I recommend Courtney’s blog to anyone who is a parent as they will find comfort and humor through her experiences as a new mom. For all of the non-parents or one day want to be parent it’s a must read for the insight into all the things you never think about until you are one.
www.thejennyblog.com: – Jenny is a beautiful woman with an eventful blog full of mindful matters, happenings and stories from her life and the life observed around her. Jenny’s smart, reflective and humorous writings are what I love most about her posts. She’s insightful and honest writing about topics with a wide range from meditation, music, culture and so much more. Great blog to follow for fellow Angelenos as she talks about some of her favorite local spots around town. She’s an inspiring woman with a lot to share so snuggle up to your computer and check out her blog for a healthy does of thejennyblog.
www.eco-vegangal.com: – Whitney has a passion for all things eco and all things vegan. She is a bright light in the world of veganism, health and sustainability. Her blog is full of great reviews on restaurants and products. Whitney is always sharing her vegan finds and updating her content through many social media sites. She’s really passionate about what she does and it shows through the rich content and dedication she puts towards sharing information with the world. I admire Whitney and have enjoyed watching her grow throughout the years. She inspired me to start blogging, have a twitter account and facebook. She continues to inspire the masses to consider vegan, the environment and choose health.
3. Share some things about you but alphabetically just a word or two about you starting with each alphabet. (Or alternatively, just write the first word you think of)
A: accomplished – for writing this post, starting a blog and winning an award
B: bare – how i wish i could be if only the jacquzzi I frequent was private
C: Crystal- the name of my identical twin (who is also a mirror that reflects my shadows)… this could explain why we never see eye to eye and why I have the most to learn from her as she is the most challenging relationship in my life.
D: Daffodil – oh how I admire your seasonal but timeless beauty as you adorn my desk
E: Einstein
F: Friends for all of the love, joy, support, learning, listening and understanding they offer.
G: Giddy – how i feel every time I see a hummy bird swoop by
H: Happiness & Health – what I want to share with the world
I: Ignite- the fire within
J: Jicama makes a delicious rice substitute for raw vegan sushi, I want to make some now
K: Kale chips (now I’m hungry)
L: Love
M: Maker
N: Ninja in training
O: Orange juice with bee pollen and ginger, mmmmm!
P: Pleasantly pleased as the love of my life surprised me with a piece of tiramisu from cafe gratitude
Q: Quiet time is sacred
R: Raw foods
S: Super duper (i like to say these two words with a french accent)
T: Tooth fairy, thank you for all of the coins you left under my pillow case when I was young… tell me, do you have a cousin who delivers dollars for every time one looses a nose ring in the pillow?
U: up, up and away (one of my playlists on my itunes)
V: victory, i’ve almost completed the alphabet and this post!!
W: whole foods- eat them for good health
X: Xtina (my stage name)
Y: You- thank you
Z: zzz, I have a super power of being able to sleep anywhere at anytime in 5 seconds flat.
This recipe is fun, simple and delicious! The cutlets are very versatile as they can be eaten as is, made into eggplant parmesan or used in a sandwich. Serve with a side of veggies, salad or over gluten free pasta. I recommend storing an extra stash of these breadcrumbs for future recipes, you can dehydrate them or bake them in the oven and store them in an airtight container. Let your imagination run wild with all of the possibilities of breading other vegetables or sprinkling these nutritious crumbs over your favorite salad. Have fun & enjoy!
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Let’s celebrate and share LOVE everyday, oh & perhaps eat ice cream too!!
Today I celebrate love by honoring myself with the following practices; healthy food, exercise, meditation, gratitude and joy!
Today I share love with my partner, friends, family, community, strangers, and natural surroundings simply by being.
How do you celebrate and share love?
How about by making these Chocolate Covered Ice Cream Lollis for yourself and loved ones?
OR
Maybe a spontaneous picnic on the beach, in a park, on a hike trail? You may want to leave these lollis at home for a dessert when you return.
Nature has provided us with all that we need to feel, express, witness and communicate love. Take a moment to appreciate all of the abundance that nature gifts to us on a constant basis.
Say hello to a hummingbird in passing, stop and smell the jasmine, be as light and bright as the wild dandelions, bask in the suns eminent glow, take a deep breath of fresh cool air, look at your reflection in a puddle, pond, lake or raindrop.
We are never lonely for we always have a friend and love in nature. A friend that loves and gives its presence to us daily so that we may also flourish in abundant beauty and grace. Share a smile, laugh or hug with a stranger, tree or animal today! (~;
It’s not always easy to tell someone how you feel especially when you feel you’ve been betrayed. I believe no words or reactions could hurt more than the internal pain and suffering one goes through from holding their feelings inside. It’s vital to communicate with the ones you love and also with the one’s who’ve hurt you. One must express how they feel to stay true to themselves and to not harbor any stress or negativity in their mind & body as stress leads to disease. After all, your initial feeling of betrayl could escalate into betraying yourself if your feelings and emotions are not communicated effectively.
Sometimes after someone has betrayed you, you may not be able to communicate quickly or as soon as they would like, that’s okay. Everyone processes feelings, emotions, information at different rates. I find it’s better to let time pass to really reflect instead of react to the situation at hand. In the reflection process really take time to look at what caused you to feel this way and to also consider the other persons perspective, this helps one to gain understanding as to why the situation happened. It also creates space for compassion which is a key element to forgiveness.
Once you become clear about your feelings and are ready to communicate try writing them down to gain even more understanding and clarity to exactly how you feel. You may find that the way you first felt is different from the way you feel now. You may reflect back on the situation and see just how much it has taught you, and how it’s another gift from the divine steering you in the direction of your heart. This also helps one become grateful for the circumstances they’ve endured.
Finding forgiveness and gratitude for a situation that once hurt you is very liberating as it clears up space in your mind and body for more positive energy to flow freely through you and back out into the world. Is there someone you’ve been wanting to reach out to to express exactly how you feel or is there something you may want to forgive yourself for? Take a deep look inward and shine a light on the situation, you’ll feel great once you can truly forgive and let go. As my favorite poet once wrote -”Better by far that you should forget and smile than you should remember and be sad.” -Christina Rossetti
Farmers market yams with home grown garlic, rosemary and thyme make for the most comforting kitchen creation!
Not only are these fries delicious but they also provide wonderful nutrients and nourishment to our bodies. I love eating these fries with a side salad or as a side dish to a vegetable entree.
In southern california yams are available at farmers markets throughout the winter season. Roseamary is often found lined on sidewalks or as a fencing around peoples properties here in Venice Beach. Garlic has sprouted itself from my heap of compost and turned out to produce many bulbs in my garden bed. It’s an incredible pleasure to pick food from these sources and prepare them in a light and loving way. Preserving the integrity of the ingredients and honoring the simple pleasures of home grown body fuel.
