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This collaboration was sponsored by Beckon Ice Cream. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to brands like Beckon Ice Cream for making Chickpea in The City possible. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, friends! I kind of forgot it was even a holiday with everything going on lately. I’m sure you can relate. The current state of the world the last week and a half has made it hard to share ...
As I've gotten older, I think I've learned to gain a new appreciation for the Earth in numerous ways. Not only just what grows out of it (all of that good #organic produce) but the people in it and how the way we treat it is only reciprocated back to us. I'm more aware than ever before of global warming and it's impact on us and I try my best to recycle, waste as little food as possible and give ...
The other week I took a yoga class with one of my favorite instructors and he set the intention of the class on thinking of December as a time to reflect on the past year, what we liked, what we didn't, what was good/bad, etc. I can't even begin to tell you how much I've been thinking about everything that has happened this year but on top of that, how Christmas is only one week away. Why is time ...
I never thought I was a baker, or into baking for that matter, even. What I'm sure all of you would be surprised to know is that my dad's dad (my grandpa) owned a bakery pre-1990. It was called the "Martanovic Bakery" in Cleveland, Ohio (where I'm originally from) and sold tons of breads, cakes, and pastries. You name it. Everything was freshly made, contained no preservatives and overall was ...
The other day at work one of my co-workers asked me how my blog was doing. Quite honestly, it's been put on the back burner while I spend most of my week working 8 hour shifts at Whole Foods and then crashing in my bed after a long day. The fact I haven't even posted here since the beginning of the summer makes my heart drop to my toes but knowing it's always possible to give you guys content ...
If you know me by now, you know I like chickpeas. Well now wouldn't that be obvious? I also like finding and creating healthy spins on desserts. Going into this week I didn't have any plans for preparing a post since my birthday is Thursday, one of my best friends is coming into town Friday and I'm going out to dinner 3x this weekend. A large meal prep doesn't really fit into that equation. Since ...
