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Avocado Pesto with Zucchini Noodles

March 29, 2018
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You’re probably all familiar with zucchini noodles and pesto, but I bet you haven’t tried avocado with it! A friend of mine introduced me to this idea (with pasta not zucchini noodles) and I loved it. I couldn’t believe I hadn’t thought of adding avocado earlier and as you can see from my Instagram, I have had it a lot.

I remember the first time I ever tried zucchini noodles; I had seen a lot of people on Instagram making them and I took the plunge and bought a spiralizer. They have a fantastic texture and are like pasta in the sense that they take on the flavor of whatever sauce you add to it.  Continue Reading…

Health

Falling Into Bed With Tomorrow Sleep [Mattress Review]

January 17, 2018
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For the past couple years, we’ve been using an old futon as a bed in our guest room. While quite comfortable, we’ve started having quite a few friends come to visit us (finally lol), and it was becoming obvious that we’d need an actual bed soon. As luck may have it, the lovely Tomorrow Sleep team reached out to me, seemingly being able to read my mind, and asked if I’d like to review their memory foam hybrid mattress. Umm, yes please! Continue Reading…

Health, Recipes

New Year Detox Green Smoothie

December 29, 2017
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Detox green smoothies are the best way to start the new year. While I am not one for resolutions, there is nothing wrong with pledging to eat better in 2018. And this New Year detox green smoothie will help you do just that.

New Year Detox Green Smoothie

The word detox gets a bad rap because of how loosely it has been used in marketing by the health and fitness industry in the past. In this case, I am not using detox in the literal sense of the word – Google it – I am using it to denote supporting your body with nourishing and metabolism boosting foods. I think your body does a mighty fine job of flushing out ‘toxins’ and it kind of exasperates me to see smoothie recipes that claim to do this. Continue Reading…