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Pao de Queijo: Brazilian Cheese Bread (Grain-Free, Gluten-Free)

To see all recipes, scroll to the top and click on Recipes or just click here! Happy summer! And happy Friday, too 🙂 I’m happy to share with you a great new recipe (well, new to me) that I got from a friend a few weeks ago. She’s Brazilian, and this is the recipe her family always uses. I’ve done a little Googling and discovered many variations on this recipe, but … Continue reading Pao de Queijo: Brazilian Cheese Bread (Grain-Free, Gluten-Free)

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Books, Health & Wellness, Media & Publishing, Nature, Running & Triathlons, San Francisco & local stuff, Writing

Llewellyn Moon Signs Book + San Francisco Marathon!

Greetings, dear readers! Happy Friday! I have two fun things to share with you today and I hope they make you smile, wherever you are. The Wipro San Francisco Marathon—done!   The first announcement is that it’s done! I ran a marathon! Holy cow! I DID the San Francisco Marathon this past Sunday ~ success! It’s done, I did it… I done did it. 😉 … Continue reading Llewellyn Moon Signs Book + San Francisco Marathon!

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Food, Recipes, Running & Triathlons

Chocolate-Coconut Energy Bites (Vegan, GF, No Sugar Added, Raw)

This week marks the six-week countdown to my first marathon, the San Francisco Marathon, which I’ll be running with my sister at the end of July. I’m nervous but I know we can do it well! Training for a marathon involves, as you might have guessed, lots of running. Sometimes these are long, slow runs and sometimes they’re shorter, faster, hillier runs.  Either way, I … Continue reading Chocolate-Coconut Energy Bites (Vegan, GF, No Sugar Added, Raw)

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A Year of Natural Health & Beauty: 52 Tips, Health & Wellness, Makeup & Beauty, Running & Triathlons

A Year of Natural Health & Beauty Tip #15: Soften Calluses with Vinegar

Springtime is here! Which means summertime is right around the corner…and that means sandals, flip-flops, and bare feet. If your tootsies have been gathering dust ~ and calluses ~ over the winter, you can prepare to bare them easily with a simple vinegar soak. Of course, if you’re a runner or dancer and want to keep your calluses, go ahead and skip this section, or bookmark … Continue reading A Year of Natural Health & Beauty Tip #15: Soften Calluses with Vinegar

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Running & Triathlons, Yoga

Why Sun Salutations are Such a Great Running Warm-up

Sunrise by Kazuyanagae [CC-BY-SA-3.0 ] via Wikimedia Commons It’s common knowledge these days that dynamic warm-ups are much better for you than static stretching before running, which can cause more harm than good. Dynamic warm-ups boost your heart rate, actively engage your muscles and open your joints, and get your blood and endorphins flowing! Many runners, however, tend to focus only on the lower body when … Continue reading Why Sun Salutations are Such a Great Running Warm-up

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