After this summer I think that I’m going to designate Kale as it’s own food group. It’s not just that it’s such a nutrient rich plant (or, you know, the most ‘in’ leaf right now; my excitement really revolves around the fact that it keeps so amazingly well marinated in dressing that other soggy and…
Category: clean recipes
Day 1 of 28: Real Food + ‘Real’ Life
Day 1 of 28 is in the books — and it was a great one. I had done my due diligence of stocking the fridge and cabinets with all of my favorite clean foods and ingredients, but I completely failed on the Sunday prep piece so meals today were a little bit of a scramble (and…
Pre-Snow Sunday + Spaghetti Squash (local) Meat Marinara
I live for Sundays. It’s the sleep-in, make breakfast, drink my whole damn coffee (or two), and enjoy the scenery day I exist for. Even when I’m in Charlottesville (especially when I’m here) and I know I’m going to be at MADabolic in the morning, the pace is still distinctly different. The only thing better…
From the Fridge to the Plate: Everything Taco Salad
A few weeks ago, amidst one of the most brutally cold days of the winter, I found myself staring into my fridge around 5pm, desperately hoping that I didn’t have to head out for groceries. I really do love grocery shopping and meal planning, but when I have a ton going on I hate the…
Grocery List, Breakfast Favorite + Monday Things
From the moment I opened my eyes this morning I could just feel the monday-ness looming in the air. I had the classic weekend where I had more to get done than I could have ever reasonably accomplished, and it was actually a struggle for me to admit defeat at 10pm on sunday night to…
Kitchen Therapy: Thai Chicken Stir-Style
I’ve been feeling pretty anxious and overly committed lately, so last weekend I made a very concerted effort to take time to do some of the things that too often get dropped from my schedule. Aside from taking full advantage of the additional hour of sleep, I managed to squeeze in two massages (yep, two),…
fuel | sweat | grow 