Events

Oct 02  I’m so excited that we got the opportunity to go to Chattanooga for a night while in TN last week.During my first trip to Nashville, I stayed at a hostel for the very first time. The Crash Pad in Chattanooga marks my second experience with a hostel. In fact, I read about The Crash Pad a year... Read More

Sep 21 I can’t stop won’t stop.ANOTHER post featuring ((drumroll)) ……TOMATOES!!!! Here we have a Caprese Salad made with mushrooms instead of mozzarella cheese, which happens to be a legit substitute. ((keeping it raw and dairy-free!))I’ve made it before ((and I’ll make it begin)) but I don’t remember where I got the idea….. Ingredients used:... Read More

Sep 04 “The place where you can feel Mother Earth, sense her balance, and find your own.” {{Intentionally keeping the words minimal in this post, allowing the photos to do all the talking.}} Above are a few of my favorite photos I took this weekend of the grounds at Ronora Lodge & Retreat Center in... Read More

Aug 31 It’s kind of a big deal when my boyfriends teenage brother eats my food, let alone enjoys it. When I made these quinoa fritters the other night, the boys couldn’t get enough of them. While I ate them with a homemade tomato chutney, the boys stuffed the fritters into pita bread with homemade... Read More

Aug 27 On my most recent trip to Peoria, IL, I was extremely excited to find Naturally Yours Grocery, a locally owned health food store. They have the LARGEST selection of kombucha I have ever seen, I went kombucha crazy!!!!!! For those of you who know me know that I have a slight obsession….. If... Read More

Aug 26 With more tomatoes growing in the garden than we know what to do with, I decided to make this Tomato Chutney when I came across the recipe. I absolutely love jams and jellies and chutneys but I’ve never made an attempt to make any of them until now. Print Tomato Chutney Author: peace. love.... Read More

Aug 17 In August of 2011, a popular California chain of vegan, organic-friendly restaurants, Native Foods Cafe opened up in my favorite Chicago neighborhood, Wicker Park. We lived in Wicker Park for a few years so we ate at Native Foods Cafe a few times a week. I loved it, we could walk there, take... Read More

Aug 14 We are absolutely in love with the beach at Warren Dunes which is why I can’t believe it took us this long to get there this summer….. and although we were just there last weekend, we’re considering another trip there this upcoming weekend (if the weather holds up)….  Seriously, that view….. not bad... Read More