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Valerie
Jan 9, 20202 min read
Tortillas 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...
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Valerie
Jan 2, 20202 min read
Authentic 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,...
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Valerie
Dec 12, 20191 min read
Raw Vegan Pumpkin Pie
I 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...
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Valerie
Nov 7, 20192 min read
Salted 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?......
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Valerie
Nov 2, 20197 min read
6 Weeks of Sobriety: A Cautionary Tale
This Summer was a whirlwind to me. From the outside, it looked and felt like all good things. It was my Birthday, the weather was...
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Valerie
Nov 1, 20192 min read
Strength in Softness
In a world that is constantly demanding and incentivizing action, power, dominance and material accomplishment, being soft is not...
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Valerie
Oct 28, 20192 min read
Apple-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...
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Valerie
Oct 25, 20192 min read
Turn 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...
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Valerie
Oct 19, 20192 min read
Meditation 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...
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Valerie
Oct 15, 20191 min read
Pumpkin 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...
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Valerie
Oct 10, 20192 min read
Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
Its 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...
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Valerie
Sep 27, 20192 min read
Nearly 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,...
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