ValerieMar 26, 20202 minSpicy Smokey Eggplant DipWho else hates saying Baba Ganoush?? No matter what you want to call it. This dip is amazing, and for those of us who can’t tolerate dair...
ValerieMar 5, 20202 minRaw Mint Matcha Bars Is it possible to have one thin mint? Asking for a friend.... Seriously though, during girl scout cookie season its hard for me to keep ...
ValerieFeb 14, 20201 minAin't No Love Like Self Love Loving yourself is about celebrating what makes you unique. We hear this a lot, and yet we are inundated with ways to compare ourselves ...
ValerieJan 23, 20202 minChange is Hard As January starts to wind down, you can feel the energy start to shift. You’ve been working hard to realign yourself with your targets an...
ValerieJan 9, 20202 minTortillas From Scratch If you’ve never made tortillas at home, I highly recommend giving it a go! They are so uncomplicated and there’s something so satisfying ...
ValerieJan 2, 20202 minAuthentic Goal Setting for the New Year What does the term “New Beginning” mean for you? There is a lot of bold and direct, masculine energy swirling around in early January, wh...
ValerieDec 12, 20191 minRaw Vegan Pumpkin PieI might have missed Thanksgiving but in my opinion pumpkin pie is good any time of the year. Why limit its stage time to November? This ...
ValerieNov 7, 20192 minSalted Almond Butter Cups Just because Halloween is over doesn’t mean that I’m done eating candy. In fact, I’ll look for any excuse to eat candy. Halloween?... Sur...
ValerieNov 2, 20197 min6 Weeks of Sobriety: A Cautionary TaleThis Summer was a whirlwind to me. From the outside, it looked and felt like all good things. It was my Birthday, the weather was amazi...
ValerieNov 1, 20192 minStrength in SoftnessIn a world that is constantly demanding and incentivizing action, power, dominance and material accomplishment, being soft is not somethi...
ValerieOct 28, 20192 minApple-Raspberry Jam Bites Do you know how easy it is to make your own jam?! Ridiculously easy. Like, so easy you could do it while on the phone, organizing your fr...
ValerieOct 25, 20192 minTurn Off "Auto-Pilot"Going about your day on auto-pilot is a silent hazard of living in the modern age. Here's a little test to see how entrenched in zombie-m...
ValerieOct 19, 20192 minMeditation and Yin: a Match Made in Heaven It doesn't look like i'm doing very much, but i'm actually multi-tasking. (Ahhhh I hate that word) Typically, i'm against anything that f...
ValerieOct 15, 20191 minPumpkin Donuts Have you ever heard someone say, "I don't really like donuts" ?! Me either. I don't think they exist. These donuts are just about as com...
ValerieOct 10, 20192 minStrawberry Rhubarb CrispIts not the time of year for rhubarb or strawberry, but I really don't care. They both remind me of Summer in New England, and staying u...
ValerieSep 27, 20192 minNearly Raw PB&J Bars Today I woke up with an intense craving for an old favorite. But, instead of calling my Mom to come and cut the crust off that glorious,...
ValerieNov 2, 20181 minScotlandBack to the homeland Scotland, where to even begin? This trip was a trip that I have been wanting to take since before I can remember. ...
ValerieJul 13, 20181 minMoroccoThe food, the history, the COLOR... It may be a staircase to nowhere, but the colors at this famous home in Marrakesh made it impossible ...