Kirtan + Yoga + Smoothie = Healthy Life

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Life with Jen #24 First I will tell you about my yoga-kirtan experience and then I’ll share my favorite smoothie as of lately. I have been loving yoga and meditation lately…no doubt.  I had a real treat last night.  I went to a special class that was 90 minutes of vinyasa flow and then 3o [...]

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Spinach, Kale, and Tomato Baked Chicken

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We are sharing a quick and healthy recipe to help you and your family get over the hump of this week. It’s a chicken bake with an excessive use of fresh herbs from the garden and dried herbs from the pantry. The herbs combined with the chicken, tomatoes, and greens send this dish out of [...]

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Weekend: Full of Friends

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We appologize for the lack of posts lately… It seems like everything that could possible go wrong involving our camera has gone wrong. First the actual camera wouldn’t focus, then all my pictures got deleted, and yesterday my memory car reader stopping working so I couldn’t download any pictures. Summed up in one word: frustrating. I [...]

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If Dogs Were Teachers…

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When Bubbie and Poppie came to visit us a few weekends ago they brought Harley with them because we are keeping him for a few weeks while they are on vacation. Before he goes back home I wanted to include him in a post. This post was inspired from a picture frame I saw in boutique shop a [...]

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Nannygirl Recipes: Peanut Butter Nilla Wafer Sandwiches

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Growning up, I could always count on a container of peanut butter Nilla wafer sandwiches to be in our cooler at all of my brother’s baseball games. In my early days, these sandwiches were pretty much the only way my mom could get me to make it through the whole game without having a complete [...]

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We Are Official Macarooniacs

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Calling all macaroon lovers…. We have been dreaming about macaroons lately.  We decided this time we should pair them with chocolate……..oh my goodness…….DELISH! Coconut Plus…….a little…….. Equals……….Heaven…….   The macaroons have an airy feel and the toasted coconut adds just the right amount of sweetness.  I could not stop eating them!  I think I could [...]

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My Greatest Blessings Call Me “Mom”

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My wonderful day………..Mother’s Day………..I am so lucky to be Emily and Mark’s mom!  They fill my soul with love.   I started out the morning with an unexpected surprise… my favorite Chocolate Croissants from Fresh Market for breakfast.  I have a thing for chocolate croissants and I was lucky that my daughter took the time to [...]

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Mystery Product: Hemp Seeds {And a Recipe!)

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Hemp is considered one of the world’s most nutritious plants. It contains all of the essential amino acids making them an ideal source of protein for vegans. Hemp seeds are being used in many packaged products, usually found in health food stores. Some of these products, such as milk and ground hemp flour, are relatively [...]

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Farmer’s Market Experience & Tips

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Last weekend we went to our first summer farmer’s market of the year. Because it is still early spring, the vegetables haven’t harvested yet. That was a bummer, but we did pick up a few super awesome items. We got some fresh eggs, a loaf of fresh bread, lots of strawberries, and vanilla honey butter… [...]

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Life with Emily: This I believe…

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I want to share with you a short personal essay that I had to write for class about a belief I have. This one is for all of you with a dream. This I believe that the only opinion that matters in life is my own. Growing up I always remember my mom telling me [...]

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