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“As long as you know how to bake, life is sure t “As long as you know how to bake, life is sure to be sweet.” The twins and I discovered this fab cookbook by @emcdowell at our local library.💜 So many great recipes, I’m going to have to purchase this cookbook! For the most part I bake with the twins (9 yrs), so I love how the difficulty level is listed on the recipes. I suggested to the twins that we start with recipes listed as “easy”, but just so you know there are plenty of “hard” recipes for those of you experienced bakers that like a challenge. We started out with “Banana Cake with Cocoa Nibs and Nutella Swirl” today because we love to make banana bread, and truth be told we had bananas that were ready to go. 🍌 This banana cake is so moist and the addition of Nutella is just amazeballs! Twins did not want to use the cocoa nibs called for in the recipe, I frequently put them in my chocolate smoothies and they find them bitter, so we used chocolate chips instead. I can’t help but wonder how it would have tasted with the nibs, so if you try it let me know.😋 Sweet dreams my friends!❤️ #bakingtherapy #bakingwithkids #mindfulnesspractice #bakesomeonehappy #bakingmama #bakingwithlove #bakingfromscratch #bakeyourworldhappy #bakeyourselfhappy #bakersgonnabake
“Home grown tomatoes, home grown tomatoes
What “Home grown tomatoes, home grown tomatoes
What would life be like without homegrown tomatoes
Only two things that money can't buy
That's true love and home grown tomatoes.”
~John Denver, 'Home Grown Tomatoes'
(from a song written by Guy Clark) Kai (9 years) grew an abundance of fresh Summer tomatoes in our garden - she loves tomatoes!🍅 She shared some with me, so I could make a pot of red lentils that would showcase their incredible flavor. It did not disappoint! Recipe in the comments below👇 Have a great night!💛 #lentils #summerproduce #eatinseason #seasonalproduce #livingyoga #consciouseating #healthyindianfood #mindfuleating #poweredbyplants #consciousliving #tomatoseason
“The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean “The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.” ~B.K.S Iyengar Happy Meatless Monday!💚 Kicking off the week with good eats! Was listening to @drmarkhyman talk about how photochemical rich foods can help balance our hormones, so I added some Rainbow Chard to my Chana Dal today and it was super! Recipe in the comments if you would like to give it a go!👇 Have a great week ahead! #livingyoga #consciouseating #mindfuleating #healthylifestyle #indianfood #meatlessmonday #meatfreemonday #healthyindianfood #eatrealfood #plantbased #poweredbyplants #wellbeing
“Bakers make the world smell better.”😋 Hap “Bakers make the world smell better.”😋 Happy Friday Beauties!✨ This here is our challah today, a 6 strand. Fun stuff! Anyone else have an interesting week? That Full Buck Moon in Capricorn was intense for me!🤣😳 Enjoy your weekend ahead! XO Shabbat Shalom❤️ #challah #challahbread #veganbread #bread #breadmaking #bakingtheworldabetterplace #bakingtherapy #movingmeditation #mindfulnesspractice #shabbatshalom #shabbat
“You can search throughout the entire universe f “You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe. deserve your love and affection.” ~ Gautama Buddha Vegan pesto pasta for lunch.🍃 Lots of goodies from my @farmfreshtoyou box in this meal - basil, spinach, parsley, lemon, garlic… along with pantry items I had on hand, pumpkin seeds, olive oil, nooch, and Himalayan pink salt. Good stuff! I also added carrots and broccoli from my farm box to my dish. I added chopped carrot with whole wheat pasta to a big pot of salted boiling water & cooked until the pasta was ready, drained and stirred in the pesto. I also added roasted broccoli on the side to pack in more veg! Pesto is a family fav, and this vegan version really hits the spot.😋 How about the Elvis movie? Wasn’t it fantastic? I wasn’t aware of the connection between Elvis and BB King until I saw the movie. I had the opportunity to interview and also deliver a guitar to BB King at a club @unistudios back in the 90’s when I worked for @gibsonguitars - good times!🎸 Anyhoo, back to the food - pesto recipe in the comments!👇 Want to try a @farmfreshtoyou box delivered straight to your door? #ad Use my code SADH8439 over @farmfreshtoyou to get $15 off your first delivery of organic fruits & veggies.💚 #farmfreshtoyou #farmbox #farmtotable #eatinseason #plantbased #veganpesto #consciouseating #mindfuleating #seasonalproduce #healthyliving #nourishyourbody
“Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.” ~ M “Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.” ~ Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati Happy Friday Friends! Had fun trying out this special @challahprince braid.💃🏻 If you check out his posts there is a video for it. Photo by one of the twins - not sure which!😂 Side note, we almost slammed the sliding door on the challah trying to keep Ghost (our Great Pyrenees) inside to get outside for a photo!😅 Circus life!🤹🏻‍♀️ Wishing you a beautiful weekend ahead.✨ Shabbat Shalom💙 #challah #bread #breadmaking #bakesomeonehappy #bakingtherapy #shabbat #movingmeditation #fridayvibes #braidedbread #breadlife #shabbatshalom
"I like to see a man proud of the place in which h "I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him." – Abraham Lincoln Proud to call this place home, Happy Birthday America!🇺🇸 Tom wanted blueberry muffins for breakfast, so that’s what we did.🫐 Happy 4th my Friends!🇺🇸 Stay safe, have fun, and keep those fur babies inside! ❤️🤍💙 #4thofjuly #4thofjulyfood #independenceday #freedom #liberty #redwhiteandblue #blueberrymuffins #blueberrymuffin #bakingwithkids #lifewithkids #bakesomeonehappy
Happy Friday Beautiful People!❤️ Diet & lifes Happy Friday Beautiful People!❤️ Diet & lifestyle have such a big impact on meditation practice, it’s important to be conscious about what we feed the belly (and mind)! Healthy lunch for me today was Khichdi with carrots and parsnips from my @farmfreshtoyou box. Root veggies are so filling & grounding, I just love them. For this dish I tossed the carrots & parsnips with olive oil, salt, pepper, and a pinch of jaggery and roasted them on a sheet pan at 400 degrees for about 40 minutes (time varies depending on the size you cut them) until they were tender. Quite often I see posts about eating khichdi for cleansing purposes, but it’s also incredibly nourishing and satisfying. Add seasonal vegetables to change it up & keep it exciting. Recipe for Khichdi is in the comments!👇 Speaking of seasonal veg, #ad. Want to try a @farmfreshtoyou box delivered straight to your door? Use my code SADH8439 over @farmfreshtoyou to get $15 off your first delivery of organic fruits & veggies. #farmfreshtoyou  #farmtotable  #seasonalcooking #khichdi #livingyoga #consciouseating #consciousliving #eatinseason #yogalife #fueledbyplants  #californiaproduce #meditationpractice
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