{10 second vacation} Nungwi Beach, Zanzibar
Nungwi is a stunning spot at the northern tip of Zanzibar. The waters of the Indian Ocean are impossibly blue and the people are incredibly welcoming. As the sun starts to set each evening,...
Author: Karen
{how to} Top Ten Diet Hacks I Use Almost Every Day to Eat Healthier – While Still Eating Exactly What I Want
I think this blog could easily be rechristened “The Healthy Hedonist,” because at heart, I am equally interested in eating the best things I can possibly get in my mouth AND maintaining a healthy...
{recipe} Blackberry Mint Julep
What could be more refreshing than a mint julep on a summer evening? Add some of the season’s best blackberries, and you’re really in for a treat. Since juleps are always served over a...
{recipe} Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
It’s 6:30, you have dinner guests are arriving in less than an hour, and all you have in the fridge are some boneless skinless chicken breasts and a head of lettuce. There are legos...
{how to} Easy Homemade Cronuts
Have you heard about the cronut craze that’s sweeping the nation? Here’s the story in a nutshell: some guy in New York took the fried, glazed goodness of a donut and introduced it to...
{recipe} Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
This was one of the most popular recipes on my old site, but I haven’t made it in years so I thought they deserved another go. Now I’m wondering: what took me so long?...
{recipe} Homemade Harissa
Harissa is a spicy North African sauce or paste made from dried chilis, toasted spices, garlic, and oil. In Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya, people use harissa like mustard or ketchup–it goes on many,...
{getaway} Heavenly Holbox: Long Weekend on Isla Holbox, off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula
I just got back from a long weekend in Isla Holbox, a little island off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Holbox is a weird name for a Mexican island, right? It’s actually a Mayan word meaning “black...
{pretty} San Francisco from Above
I’m heading out to Mexico tomorrow, but before I go, I wanted to share these photos. On a trip to Park City last month, I found I was in a prime position to capture...
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