I’ve been craving broccoli. It upsets my stomach, but I eat it anyway because IT’S SO GOOD.
I bought two bags of organic broccoli from Trader Joe’s, dumped it all on a foil lined baking sheet, drizzled olive oil over it (very little), sprinkled with fresh ground sea salt and black pepper, and garlic powder. Roasted at 400 degrees until it started to char. Slightly crunchy, super flavorful and delicious!
Truth be told, I rarely bake anymore. Not that I don’t miss it, I just don’t eat baked goods even if they are healthier, paleo-friendly, etc. Honestly, I’ve come to recognize how my brain and body feel when I eat sugar and I’m just not a fan anymore. That said, the holidays this year brought about the itch to bake. Seth and I had an ugly sweater party to go to in mid-December, and we always bring a lot of food (good cheeses, meats, raw honey, nut crackers, PIG CANDY), but I wanted to take something sweet this year, yet still on the healthier side, enter Paleo Pumpkin Spice Poppers from Rubies and Radishes!
They’re fabulous. Just hands down, FABULOUS and I highly recommend! The recipe is really easy to follow, and is one that you can make, then do something else if you’re busy (aren’t we all?), let them cool (go do something else), then finish the last step before heading to your get together. I followed the recipe exactly, and they turned out perfect; like little miniature doughnut holes – doughnuts were my all time faileo food, I lived for doughnuts pre-paleo.
A few notes:
They were gone half-way through the ugly sweater party:
And the debut of 2013 Ugly Sweater, just for you 🙂
Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.
—Aldous Huxley
What a year 2013 has been! The fastest year of my life thus far, I hope things start to slow down (but I guess that means I’m having fun, right?). There were so many amazing things that happened this year I am so thankful for, and I’ve learned. My favorite part above all, are the amazing people that have entered my life, and enriched it in ways I didn’t realize were possible. New friendships were formed, old ones blossomed, and hurtful ones were left behind. At the end of the day, people, love, friendship and support are what matters, if you have those, then you are rich beyond your wildest dreams. I hope you realize it.
I can’t wait for what 2014 brings. There are so many things I want to do (take hip-hop classes, learn to knit, start my first book, travel), changes I want to make (on my continued path to really living, being in nature more), a lot I want to learn about (food/health and maybe going back to school, again?), and while I have never done New Year’s Resolutions per say, I found this article and exercise (which I WILL be doing in the coming weeks) to start me off on this 2014 path.
Credit to my sister for sending me this awesomeness, and to Rebelle Society, Creatively Maladjusted via Andrea Balt: 30 Questions to ask Yourself Before you Die.
Watched the sunrise over the mountains early this morning, best way to start the last day of this year:
On any given day, we have gobs of fresh produce sitting on the island in the kitchen. We use bowls/platters to corral everything, nothing fancy. I secretly wanted to get more counter space back, and clean it up, but just couldn’t find a stand that I liked. My mom bought me a tiered produce stand for Christmas from Crate & Barrel, and we’ve reclaimed our island. I LOVE IT! It looks clean, organized, and simple 🙂
Before:
After:
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