Hello, friends! Happy Monday! I hope that you had an amazing weekend. I am so excited to share this easy, delicious vegan rice and beans recipe with you today. If you love rice and beans, you’re going to love this recipe — even if you are a meat eater, I promise. It is so flavorful and filling that it will leave anybody satisfied. But before I get to the recipe,…
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Coco Bebe Coconut Oil {Giveaway!}
Read moreIf I had to choose one beauty/self-care product that I could not live without, it would be coconut oil. Coconut oil is my addiction. I use it every single day. When I get out of the shower, I apply it to my entire body. I…
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Thoughts on Food
Read moreI’ve been meaning to make a post about my thoughts on food for awhile now. I talk about food a lot — both here on the blog & in my every day life. It’s a topic that I am truly passionate about. When it comes…
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Bits, Pieces, & Garden Plans
Read moreYesterday I spent a couple of hours working on this year’s garden plans & ordering seeds. While we’ve had a garden in the past, this will be the first year that I am going at it full force. I’ve been researching about where to get…
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Making Up & Going Natural
Read moreFrom about nine-months pregnant to about three-months after birth, me & makeup just didn’t get along. For awhile I couldn’t even see my legs, let alone shave them. Then, when I could see everything again, I didn’t even remotely have the time to think about…
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Roman’s Baby Bath Routine
Read moreOn Thursday, Roman James had his first bath in his “big boy” bath tub. The tub that we’re using is the Babies R Us Stages & Ages Newborn to Toddler Tub. I love the netting that goes across the top of the tub. It allows…
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From Farm to Fridge
Read moreEating clean and green is not easy—don’t let anybody fool you!—but there are things that you can do to simplify. After we picked up our first CSA box, I went straight to work. Cleaning, peeling, and cutting oh my! I made it fun, put on…
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Poison Preservatives & Vanishing Bees
Read moreOver the past several years something has come to my attention, time and again. It appears that instead of making the health and well-being of its citizens its top priority, the United States Government is bending to the will of big corporate lobbyists. There are…
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Food Diary: Quick & Easy Pizza
Read moreA couple of weeks ago I had a craving for pizza. Every now & then I’ll divulge in a slice from a local pizzeria (we’ve got great ones here in New Jersey) but most of the time I like to experiment with making my own.…