mango

mango mouth.

January 18, 2012
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Yesterday was a sad, sad day for me.  After 3 days of an insanely itchy face and lips (on top of recovering from a cold, mind you) I came to the conclusion that I’m allergic to one of my most favorite fruits! I’ve written quite a few blog posts involving the mango, like how-to slice [...]

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Today’s Tastes: Apricot Greek Yogurt and Gourmet Grilled Cheese

October 28, 2011
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We made it to Friday!  Hope yours is going well so far! I’m running around this afternoon trying to put together some sort of costume for a benefit tonight but don’t think the lion is going to be happening.  Sad, but I couldn’t find any legit faux-fur for a lion’s mane in the fabric store so [...]

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Random Dinnertime Cravings

September 13, 2011
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Hi friends!  I’ve been experiencing bizarre dinnertime cravings the past few days and  I have no idea why.  Each night it’s been something completely random but tasty. Dinner Sunday night was a mango & plum smoothie. I had some frozen mango in the freezer and an almost mushy plum sitting on the counter.  Before I [...]

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Slicing & Dicing Mangos

June 28, 2011

I’m happy that it’s Tuesday.  This normally doesn’t happen but I have reason to be happy because 4 weeks from today my summer vacation begins!  With only 5 days off between spring and summer semesters, I am more than ready for a break.  I’m crossing off the days one by one on the calendar, looking [...]

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Today’s Tastes and Adios Flavored Milk in LA Schools!

June 17, 2011
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After last night’s Velveeta and Edy’s indulgence, my body was craving fresh, whole foods this morning.  I went for a run before work and with only 45 minutes to get ready, I decided to pack my breakfast and lunch before taking a shower… since I usually use every last minute getting ready and knew it [...]

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Today’s Under the Weather Workout

June 14, 2011
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Hi guys!  Well, I decided to skip working out today since I’ve had a headache all day long.  Ugh.  I’ve tried chugging coffee, chugging water and resorted to taking 2 Advil… nothing seems to be doing the trick.  I had plans to go to hot yoga with Anne but decided to lay low and do something [...]

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New Recipe Page & Nutrition Info: Mango Cheesecake

May 25, 2011

I haven’t been feeling great the past couple of days which means my cooking has consisted of making sandwiches and eating leftovers.  Sadly, there’s no new and fun dish to share with you today but I did make a recipe page for my Mango Cheesecake!  It can be found under the Splurge-worthy desserts page and [...]

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