Unbelievable Chocolate Coconut Brownies

My father died 2 weeks ago today. I left my tower on Tuesday morning, knowing I needed to get home to see him. He wasn’t doing well. In fact, he was starting to spiral downwards. He had the advanced stages of dementia. I did not get there in time. That part is going to be…

So where should I start? Delicious Peanut Butter Bars or my Costco shopping cart/ confession? Let’s start with my Costco shopping cart and my embarrassing confession. I like getting the bad stuff out of the way first. Deep breath… I, France Jeanne D’Arc Morissette, creep on other peoples grocery carts. I know, I know! So…

I had a mail delivery yesterday. I hardly see people, so a delivery (people and mail) is like Christmas! The few things I had ordered online arrived yesterday, along with it came my new workout program from Beach Body. I’m pretty excited to get started. There’s only one problem. I’m on day 18 of being…

This time of the year is tricky, because it is CRAZY. Crazy busy! When things get nutso, I make this quinoa salad. It’s like your favorite convertible bra, except with food. With a few easy switches of a strap it can go with any outfit or in this case, a few veggies or sauce. When…

Smoothies are a big part of my day since moving out to the bush. Without access to farm fresh eggs, I have decided that smoothies are my go to breakfast these days. Sure there are alternatives, like toast, granola, fruit crumbles even, but those all require time in advance. Not that I don’t bake bread,…

Though I’ve always loved a good smoothie, I have to be honest, it’s only in the last 6 months that I’ve really gotten into them. I used to like them, but most days the thought never even occurred to me. Not sure why. Now I have them almost everyday. Yup. Every. Single. Day. It’s the…

Something so freakin’ awesome happen to me today that I can’t wait to tell you all about it! Are you ready. Ok, so yesterday I get a call. A call from my husband. Ok, nothing out of the ordinary there, but there’s more. He says to me, “I’m a few hours away from the tower.”…

I’m craving a juicy beef burger! Correction. A juicy beef burger with fries. You gotta love those “comes out of nowhere food cravings.” I mean really, I never crave a burger. Never. But you know how cravings go? They rarely go away unless you give in. At least a little. I guess I could have…