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Surprise! A Drool-Worthy Vegan and Paleo Cheesecake
Last week, I received a very unexpected yet pleasant surprise in my mail – a check from my former car insurance provider for $700. Now to provide some context, I have not driven any vehicle even one time in over three years now. I have no desire to learn to drive on the opposite side of the road here on the windy and narrow roads of Ireland and living downtown Boston it was unnecessary, impractical and extremely expensive for both Jon and I to have a car. In almost any situation within the city of Boston, it takes roughly the same amount of time to walk, take the subway or…
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The “Perfect” Treat for Busy Times :: Raw Brownie Bites
This past week (or maybe two or three, who knows I am struggling to keep track at this point!) has been an absolute whirlwind. I have become inundated with projects, meetings, deliverables, and other time consuming activities and feeling like I am constantly running from one thing to the next. Of course some of the busyness is self-induced and energy spent on activities that I love, but unfortunately a lot of it has involved obligations and responsibilities that I have less passion for to say the least. And I know that I am not alone as we transition from summer to fall, a lot of people can agree the change…
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A Summer Snack – Lemon Pie Bliss Balls
It is funny how a little perspective can change things oh-so-much. All my life I have lived in places which experience all four seasons. We always had abysmal winters with blizzards, snow (in one year – over 116 inches, an all time record in Boston), and ice. As someone who does not enjoy the cold or any cold weather activities, this was something that I could have definitely just gone without. But on either side of winter were spring and fall, both considerably better than what was sandwiched between. Spring had its fair share of rainy days, but at the end of you could count on some sunshine and beautiful…
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Chocolate Hemp Protein Bars Worthy of the “Superfood” Title
I have always loved words. Vocabulary and semantics have intrigued me for as long as I can remember. As a little girl, I was a voracious reader and spend a lot of my free time journaling or writing stories. I was someone who never dreaded a research or writing assignment in school and approached nearly every such project with absolute fervor (I unfortunately cannot say the same was true for pre-calculus which was nearly the death of both me and my poor mother who had to resurrect the what-I-would-consider-useless information from the cobwebs of her high school days to help me barely survive the semester). Fast forward to today, while…
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The Perfect Party Dish… Squeaky Clean Spinach and Artichoke Dip!
It seems to be me that almost everyone has that one party trick that they can pull out to impress, or at least amuse, a crowd, if and when necessary. Some people can balance a coin on a dollar bill or solve a Rubik’s cube in two moves or walk on their hands for nearly 30 minutes continuously. Alas, I do not believe I have been blessed with any such dazzling skills. Similarly it seems that almost everyone has that one recipe that they can count on when a “bring a dish to share” occasion arises. And this one I do have covered. Historically, this was always my spinach and artichoke dip.…
