Happy Family Day! (a.k.a. pajama + lounge day) I am super excited to share this wicked easy recipe with you. Like super excited. Why, you ask (tentatively)? Because, YOU DON’T NEED A JUICER FOR THIS. Okay, let me take you back down memory lane for a second, alright? Years ago, I bought a juicer. And
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Chocolate Chai Banana Bread {paleo} + a chat about LGBT visibility
Hello lovely humans! It feels like it’s been a hot minute since we last spoke and there’s a reason for that: pole fitness has temporarily (maybe forever) taken over my life (again). I finally renewed my membership to my local pole gym and now I’m basically too sore to do anything except shallow breathing
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Queer of Hearts: gay things that I am loving right now
Okay, we’re trying something new on the blog today–and I’m not going to lie: I’m a little nervous. If you’ve been reading the blog for awhile, or if you know me at all (you have all my sympathy), then you know that I’m gay. Like real gay. And if you’re new here (welcome!), well
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Rose, Cardamom + Raspberry Chia Pudding
My lazy weekends are not as lazy as I wish they were. Things keep on popping up and filling up my schedule. Sleeping in lasts until 7 am, and suddenly before I know it, it’s Sunday, and late in the afternoon. Anyone else feeling that? For now though, I’m enjoying the quiet: I type away
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Tilapia + Kale Piccata {paleo}
This has been such a wonderful weekend. It started Thursday night with belated birthday drinks with some friends. And then a movie night with the girls on Friday involving sappy movies, wine, and all the snack food. Yesterday I met with a friend for coffee (and a matcha latte for myself, as I’m still trying to
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4 Winter Supplements To Take Daily
Here’s the thing: I’m a big fan of getting your vitamins and minerals from food. For one, it’s super delicious, and for two, you get a variety of vitamins that work synergistically together in a form that is bioavailable to the human body. That being said, when it’s winter–and here in Canada, winter is a loaded word–I
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Anti-Inflammatory Turmeric Ginger Energy Balls
Oh baby, how good do these Anti-Inflammatory Turmeric Ginger Energy Balls look? Let me tell you: they are so addictive. Spicy from the turmeric and ginger, tangy from the lemon, and just a hint of sweetness from the honey. Hell yeah, these are delightful. With cold season dragging on, I’ve been drinking turmeric + ginger tea
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20 Self-Care Rituals to Practice This Winter
It seems everyone I know is sick. I’m talking coughing, sneezing, head-stuffed, sore-throat, put-me-out-of-my-misery kind of sick. Cause yeah: it’s that time of year. The cold weather is bad enough. But add on the stress of the holidays being over, of us all being back at work, and also working hard to make sure that
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High Protein Matcha + Blueberry Oatmeal
This week has been So. Freaking. Cold. Like brrrrr. Weather warnings have urged that we stay inside all weekend, so today I’m doing just that. Today is all about self-care: I’m talking about wearing sweats, working out, putting on a face mask and eating all things nourishing and delicious. Like this High Protein Matcha +
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5 Healthy Salads To Make In 2018
Happy New Year! It’s been a great start to January: there’s been hot yoga, there’s been drag queens, there’s been–no, actually that alone has made for a promising new year. Seriously though, I am pumped for 2018. I have big dreams, guys. Big dreams. So far these dreams mostly pertain to getting enough sleep to actually be dreaming,
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