It’s incredible how much you can learn in one year. It’s like every single birthday I like to think about the past year and both the great and not so great things that happened to lead me to where I am at this very moment. Such a yogi-thought of mine (too much studio time lately…but is there such a thing?), but one year in Chicago later, I definitely did some growing up.
What’s one food that you can eat everyday and can never get tired of? Let’s gather around and say it together in harmony….
….sweet potatoes.
Also known as my comfort food of choice and my favorite vitamin A packed carbohydrate. The beauty of a sweet potato is that you can turn it into any meal, but on the menu lately? These delicious and flavorful sweet potato cashew cakes.
How is May already halfway over?
Memorial Day is coming up which means I’ve got a countdown calendar on my phone telling me how many days I get to live in white pants again. Not that I’m a fashion rule follower by any means, but officially wearing white bottoms means that summer is here and a) I’m getting ready to be on a boat for at least 13 hours that day while b) eating all the picnic foods. (Keeping my fingers crossed I don’t spill anything on my white pants. Seriously, it would be miracle if I actually didn’t.)
As you may have seen from Instagram (@nutritionhappens) and Snapchat (@nutritionhappen), I was in New York City last week with another Chicago-based food blogger, aka my little hummus-lovin’ sister Addie, from Chickpea in the City.
Welcome to the new Nutrition Happens – what do you think?
I know it’s been a long time coming, but you can’t run before you learn to walk, right? This new site design is a cumulation and result of my growth in the past three years – both personally and professionally. Social media is such powerful way to express yourself. Somewhere between still feeling like a college senior (no more stuffing my tupperware full of carrot sticks from the dining halls) and trying to adult (taxes, someone please tell me I’m doing it right), I finally found my personal blog balance.
There is something about small businesses that I just love supporting.
Maybe it’s because I grew up with a family in the small business industry, knowing that the countless hours they put in from morning to night was worth every customer smile back.
Or maybe it’s because I know how much passion they have for their brand, because passion is the key that drives them forward – even when no one else shares their vision.
And at the end of the day, it might be that the ideas are truly unique and overall, it’s a damn good product or service. My friend Bisera’s company Lush Gourmet Foods, reflects all of these qualities and more.
