Last weekend, we went on a spur of the moment exploration of the small, yet historical "downtown" in our town.  We wanted to try s...

I think it is safe to say that Asian food is one of my favorites, but then again, I could go back and forth between Italian and Mexican too!...

When I first put together the guidelines for my 5 week challenge (which I will share next week), I knew that meal prep would be a huge facto...

On my journey to clean up my eating, I have found that some foods have ingredients that just shouldn't be there.  One of the items that ...

I am now on week 4 of my 5 week clean eating challenge (post coming soon).  I can tell you, I feel so much better eating clean and hydrating...

I've been on a curry kick lately!  I used to dislike the taste of curry, until I became a vegetarian.  I feel like the curry spice gives...

It's rainy and cold here in Virginia today.  Not the weather I am used to, being from Southern California!  I love making soup on rainy,...

I have a hashtag that I use in everything I post on Instagram: #operationabs.  I have never had abs, but that is one of my goals this year, ...

Today marks day one of my 5 week challenge.  Operation Abs is in full effect.  I spent a majority of yesterday morning prepping food for the...

Happy 2015!!  Monday kicks off a 5 week challenge for myself and some close friends!  Real food (with an occasional cheat) for 5 weeks, tons...

Every time I am at the mall and I pass Panda Express, I always die over the smell of their infamous Orange Chicken.  That used to be a regul...

Chili is usually one of my go to dinners when I don't want to spend hours cooking.  I love chili but was getting tired of the tomato bas...

I have NEVER liked sushi!  My husband and parents always loved going out to eat sushi, but I stuck with eating safe things that I could pron...

Yes you read right, Apple Pie Protein Shake!  Being a vegetarian, I am always struggling with different ways to get in my protein.  After I ...

I could eat pumpkin pie flavored food all day, every day, but only in fall. There is something about fall that makes pumpkin much more appea...

I have been on a pumpkin kick lately.  Always happens around Halloween.  I buy everything in sight that is related to pumpkin or pumpkin spi...

This is one of my favorite times of the year!  Cooler weather, family, carving pumpkins, roasting pumpkin seeds.  I've always roasted pu...

So I actually stumbled upon this snack by accident. I've always liked rice cakes, but I like the ones packed full of artificial flavor! ...

I've never made my own tomato sauce.  I usually buy the organic sauce in the jar from the grocery store to cut back on the time it would...

One thing about beets, you either love them, or you hate them.  Me, I love them, and have since I was little.  I try to stay away from canne...