The Diamond Behind The Chocolate
I'm always all of the following:
-Shoe Humanitarian
-Wine lover
-Storm chaser
-Chocolate addict
-Sweat obsessed
-Daydreaming of traveling to Sicily
-Mathematically challenged.I'm sometimes:
-Rude
-Irate
-Insensitive
-The main character in a chick lit novel (usually a bad thing)
-In a love affair with leafy greens, HIIT workouts, and VH1.I'm never:
-A sports girl.
-A soapbox preacher.
-Old man winter's friend.
-Interested in driving (limo, please?)-
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-Things To Try Thursdays- Cloveberry: Big City Comforts In A Quaint Cafe Atmosphere
When I think of a cafe, I envision a small display of homemade delicacies, coffee, and a quaint sitting area. Most of my experiences with cafes have been in the form of overly-commercialized Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts– and even in … Continue reading
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#WIAW- Curiosity Killed The CoffeeMaker
Have you ever broken something accidentally due to your curiosity? Have you then lied about it and blamed it on “the renters” before you? After lying about it, were you then found out? Let’s rewind to a few days ago. … Continue reading
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Tagged avocado, black bean brownies, breakfast, chicken, chobani, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, coffee, corn, delicious, dessert, dinner, doctor kracker, drink charm, food, health, homemade, Kitchen, living on the veg, long beach island, lunch, medley, nutffles, oats, peas and crayons, pumpkin, restaurant, salad, seafood, smoothie, sugar cookie vodka, tea, the wizards of waverly place, what i ate wednesday
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#WIAW- Its Been A While!
Thanks to Peas and Crayons for another great WIAW! Why hello fellow WIAW-ers! It definitely has been a while. (Yes, two whole weeks is a century in blog years!) Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying summer. … Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, chicken, chobani, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, coconut flour, coffee, dinner, edamame, farm, food, fruit, hummus, independence day, lettuce, lettuce wraps, lunch, mushrooms, pb chocolate puffins, peas and crayons, romaine, salad, snacking, sweet potato, tomato, veggies, what i ate wednesdays, wiaw
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#WIAW- A Dash of Color & A Lot of Chobani
Everything comes alive in the spring/summer season. We are no strangers to this yearly occurrence. This year is especially awesome due to the fact that I am learning to eat my colors and it’s the most optimal time to do … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, antarctica, balsamic, cheddar, cheese, chicken, chobani, chocolate chips, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, cinnamon, coffee, color, Cooking, cruzan, cucumbers, double espresso, dressing, drinking, eating, eggs, food, grill, honey, kebabs, liquor, love, mccormick, mozzarella, orange juice, pasta, peanut butter, peas and crayons, peppers, rum, skewers, smokehouse maple, toast, tofu, van gogh, veggies, vodka, wafers, what i ate wednesday, wiaw
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#WIAW- A Backlogged Smorgasboard
Thanks to Jenn L for hosting! 🙂 The past few weeks have entailed whirlwind emotions, too much tidying, and of course over-eating! My tastebuds have craved everything under the sun and at times I can strongly relate to Cookie Monster. … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, attitude, avocado, baking, boyfriend, chicken, chocolate, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, Cooking, dessert, drinks, eating, eggplant, eggs, filling, food, fries, froyo, hangover, health, jenn l, love, nutrition, peas and crayons, raspberry brownies, salad, smorgasboard, starbucks, what i ate wednesdays, whole foods, wine, yogurtland
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#WIAW- When Life Hands You Take Out, Do You Take It?
So that little colony of bees is back at work concocting some more of that honey in my life again. (A.K.A.- I’m super busy and loving the results it’s yielding.) Unfortunately, when most of us encounter the big bad “B” … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, Cooking, eating, eggs, excuses, Fast food, food, fruit, halftime, healthy, hummus, jenn, m&m's, madonna, mcdonald's, nanoosh, nutrition, peas and crayons, pop culture, salad, sausage, social, soup, Super Bowl, tacos, veggies, what i ate wednesday, work, wrap
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#WIAW- Top Eats For The Week
My FIRST What I Ate Wednesday. I consider this an accomplishment. Let’s start with breakfast this morning which consisted of Overnight Oats. Ingredients: 1 cup vanilla coconut milk 1 tbsp. flax seed 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/2 banana 10 chocolate … Continue reading
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Tagged banana peppers, beef patty, birthday, blogging, chicken, chips, chocolate, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, coconut, cookies, Cooking, eat like me, Fitness, flaxseed, flourless, food, health, keurig, mint, monday, nutrition, overnight oats, peanut butter, slow cooker, spicy, tablespoon, tea, tomatoes, wednesday, wild
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*EAT LIKE ME*- January 19- Bunion Burger & Revised Chicken Noodle Soup
Trader Joe’s is an easy magnet for my money. It seems every time I stride in to make one purchase, I come out with 10 more than I need. Today the Trader Joe’s magnet pulled my mother in as well. … Continue reading
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Tagged artisan, bread, broccoli, bun, bunless, carrot, chicken, chocolate covered diamonds, dinner, electromagnetic, Fitness, fruit, greens, ground beef, health, mache, nutrition, onion, pan, salad, seasoning, soup, spinach fettuccine, trader joe's, vegetable, wellness, whole foods, wholesome
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-Things To Try Thursday- Henrietta Hen Egg Cooker
It all started 3 years ago down an aisle in Home Goods. Browsing around for a new flavor of tea, I stumbled upon the unthinkable- an egg cooker in the shape of an actual hen. Thinking it was just an … Continue reading
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Tagged april fools, chicken, chocolate covered diamonds, christmas, concert, Cooking, eat, egg, eggs, girls, halloween, henrietta hen, home goods, lady gaga, learn, louboutins, materialistic, shoes, thanksgiving, wage
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*EAT LIKE ME*- January 13- Hummus & Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ok, so as much as I try to deny it, chickpeas are one of my favorite meal inclusives. I go through phases like most people, but chickpeas are my “ride or die”. I was contemplating what to make for lunch … Continue reading
Posted in *EAT LIKE ME*, Recipes
Tagged almond flour, ancient grains, basil, beaver, broccoli, carrot, cereal, chia seeds, chicken, chickpeas, chocolate chips, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, cook, cookies, crackers, domestic, exercise, flour, food processor, good, healthy, hemp seeds, Home, kale, lemon, millet flour, mixes, nutrition, old school, olive oil, portions, protein, purely elizabeth, salad, sesame, soup, trader joe's, vanilla extract
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