It’s been about two years since I last did a guide to Chicago and since then so many places have emerged. I’ve found a new found love for discovering restaurants, coffee shops and grab and go spots in the city and love sharing them with you guys. I’ve wanted to do this for quite a few months now but I’m going to be putting together separate guides rather than one post alone. To start, I figured ...
Chickpea’s Guide to the Best (Not So Sweet) Matcha in Chicago
I’m so excited to share today’s post with you guys. I am such a sucker for a good matcha latte and I think it’s so important for my readers and followers to know the best spots (especially when traveling) to get one. So many coffee shops these days sneak sugar into pretty much every beverage they can which drives me up the wall and around the corner. Truly. That’s why I wanted to put together this ...
My Serious Relationship with Ned, Anxiety + Your Questions Answered
As a ton of you probably are aware from following me on social media within the last few months, at the end of November I started incorporating full spectrum hemp oil into my routine from the wellness brand, Ned. I first heard about Ned when I was visiting my friend Christina in San Diego, who had the two co-founders of Ned (Adriaan and Ret) on her podcast, Wellness Realness earlier that month. ...
Chickpea Travels: Chickpea’s Guide to Denver
Hi, friends. It’s been a minute since I wrote a "Chickpea Travels" post but I'm inspired to do a HELLUVA lot more this year. I’ve been thinking about how I really miss writing travel guides for you. I love nothing more than when someone asks me my favorite spots in a city, especially my own. When I read travel guides or someone’s top recommendations in their home town, I want to know what they get ...
The Little Things: 90 Things I Find Joy In (And You Might Too)
If you guys have been following me for the past few months, you will know I have this phrase I pretty much say daily… it’s the little things. Since I lost my mom last year to stage four cancer, it’s been something that’s always on my mind. Focusing my energy, mind and time into the small things that matter. In high school when I took French class, we read The Little Prince and talked about ...
Paleo Matcha Chocolate Chip Cookies
This post was in partnership and sponsored by Vital Proteins. All opinions and thoughts are my own. Thank you for supporting Chickpea in The City! It’s the last Friday of 2017 and if you would have asked me a year ago how I’d be starting my morning, I’d probably say with a cup of cold brew or an almond milk latte. Over the course of the year, not only have my eating habits changed but so have ...