I’m always looking for new and unique ways to eat vegetables when my cousin posted a recipe for raviolis that were made out of zucchini. Raviolis are one of my favorite foods to eat, but my stomach has another opinion about it. All that wheat and dairy going straight to the gut in one shot is…
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LIVE with Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Last night I had the pleasure of not only getting to see Pigeons Playing Ping Pong at Higher Ground, but I got to hang with the boys too. Watch the video and enter our EPIC ABOVE THE WAIST COOL HAND TRICK CONTEST. You’ll win their newest album. Woohoo! Click ^^^^^ to watch us.
Have an Attitude of Gratitude
So grateful for all that I’ve manifested into my life and when I say all I mean ALL. All the exciting things like my amazing husband, living in Vermont, my friends, getting to travel for a month in Central America, leading retreats with Ryan, Suzanne and Oteil next year, having conversations with a couple of…
Recipe: My Favorite Smoothie Right Now
Learn how to make my favorite smoothie (in this moment) while rocking out to some Todd Rundgren. Stuff you need to make the magic: Fair trade
Recipe: Sweet Potato Carbonara
I’m always looking for recipes to make for dinner that I’ve never made before. This one from Eating Well Magazine popped up on my Facebook feed, I freaked out a little bit and added it to my meal list immediately. I made it and it was soooooooo delicious and easy (my two favorite qualities in a meal…
Recipe: Taraleigh’s Costa Rican Casados
One of my favorite things about Costa Rica is the food. I love exploring different parts of the country and eating at different sodas. Sodas are basically restaurants where they serve typical Costa Rican food and it’s simplest, cheapest and most delicious. I have eaten more casados (the Costa Rican typical plate) than years I…
All the Feels
I’ve returned home after a month of travels that included Florida, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Long Isand and I’m feeling so many feels. GRATITUDE for all the people, places and things I got to witness and experience. INSPIRATION from all that I’ve learned along the way. HIGH + BLISSFUL from all the magic that happened…
A Little Inspiration from TheNEWDEAL’s Keyboardist Jamie Shields
Originally published in the Huffington Post TheNEWDEAL first began in Toronto in 1999, quickly gaining support from Toronto’s underground club scene as pioneers in electronica, recreating the DJ experience with live, improvised music. Soon the band brought their interpretation of Electro House, Trance, Breakbeat and Drum & Bass to the US, where they were embraced…
Things I Learned from Being Alone in Costa Rica
I decided to travel all by my lonesome in a part of the world I’ve never been before. I have spent some time in other parts of Costa Rica, but I’ve never been to the Arenal Volcano and La Fortuna. It was fun, empowering, scary, social, lonesome and magical. Here’s what I learned: 1. Even…
Lost and Crying in Costa Rica
Last night in the pitch black darkness on a steep dirt road in Uvita, Costa Rica (a place I’ve never been that I arrived to in the dark) my car got stuck and I had a little mental breakdown and burst into tears. I was thinking, “Why am I here alone on a weird road…
