food

Pumpkin Protein Latte

Since I am thousands of miles from any coffee shop that would make me any sort of pumpkin latte, I decided to try my hand at making my own. I bought a little 3lb pumpkin and got a few good dishes out of it. That little pumpkin went a long way! It was so easy […]

A Proper Thanksgiving Meal

Today we celebrated our proper Thanksgiving dinner. I have to say, of all the years we’ve done it here, this was the best. It just went so smoothly, everything turned out perfectly. Even the things that could have been a disaster went by miraculously well. The first step: The Turkey As I’ve mentioned, in Slovenia […]

The Netherlands, Part II

This is the sequel to my first post on our trip to the Netherlands. First on the list of places we went is the zoo! Actually, we went to the city, Best and to their zoo. We went to the Best Zoo. In hindsight, it was nearly the best zoo ever. It had all the […]

3 Travel Tips For Staying Fit

Luka and I are on the road a lot, traveling through California and Europe. Now, add a toddler to all that. It takes A LOT of energy to deal with all that. A lot of energy also goes into eating, believe it or not. Deciding what to eat, knowing when to eat, making sure the little one […]

The GMO Debate

This is a big one. This topic is REAL controversial. Having done a bit of reading and research in the field I felt the need to share it. It’s hard not to let one’s own opinion heat up and boil over in a conversation like this, but I’ll try my best. Let’s start with the basics. What […]

No Cookies For Baby

Here’s the situation: I’m at a social event and there is a table full of cookies and chocolates and sweets and juices. All the fixings. Olivia is charming everyone with her smiles and good mood. A lady picks her up and Olivia points to the table of cookies. “Oh! You want a cookie?” says the […]

Step Away From The Diet And Into A New You

In my work I have encountered more people who need to eat more calories to lose weight. I see this so often that I decided to share it and hopefully someone reading this will be able to use it. There’s nothing I hate more than diets. I’m not into diets, I’m into lifestyle changes. People […]

5 Steps To A Healthy Lifestyle

My philosophy on healthy living lies somewhere between crunchy mama and convenience, on-the-go mama. This is my own personal philosophy. The kind of life I want to live is the kind where I don’t have to be a slave to my lifestyle. I don’t want to constantly be in the kitchen preparing, cooking, and cleaning from […]

Mariah Dolenc