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Why I Wake Up Early
If you feel like your day has a hold over you – like you’re constantly being pulled from one thing to the next and never have the time to engage in the things that make you happy – then hear me out on this one. Last year during Christmas, I knew that I wanted to…
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10 Uses for Vanilla Pods
Last month, I bought a monster bag of vanilla beans (the picture below is only half of the bag and it’s super cheap too!) I’ve been busy playing and have discovered tons of uses for them to have your kitchen, hair and skin smelling (and tasting)… delicious! In the past whenever I had a vanilla pod…
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Best Kids Posts of 2013
The new year is fast approaching… seriously, how is it almost 2014 already!? This year has completely flown by, but looking back – I feel really good seeing all the projects and recipes that we did on Little Green Dot! For this 2013 flashback, let’s take look at my favorite kiddie recipes and ideas, although…
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Amazing Homemade Pancakes!
So we’re at this little family restaurant, in the middle of a mountain in Colombia – and we get served the most amazing pancakes that any of us had ever seen. Tall & fluffy – they were incredible! We had to know the secret… extra baking powder? A special flour? Years of practice? We had…
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Blueberry Maple Syrup Recipe
I grew up in Florida, where everyone knows the name: International House of Pancakes. It’s a typical American diner. You walk in and it’s always full. People’s plates are stacked high with pancakes, grits, steak and eggs. The waiters are always these characters – tattoos, mullets – they’re running around refilling our bottomless coffee. There’s…
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Natural Beauty – Morning Detox Routine
This week I taught a workshop on how to Detoxify Your Skin. It’s always fun – we show you tons of recipes to make your own natural skincare – but one of my favorite beauty recipes is actually not something that you put onto your skin, but rather into your body! It’s a routine that I…
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Packing Healthy Treats for a Busy Week
3 days, 36 solid hours. That’s the amount of time I spent this week learning how to conquer one of my biggest fears. Here’s the thing: ever since I can remember, I’ve always been a little… awkward. Both an extrovert and introvert, I love the idea of speaking to people, sharing and teaching – but…
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Five No-Guilt Desserts You Can Make at Home
Who ever said that you can’t have your cake and eat it too? Healthy eating should never be about denying yourself. It’s a shift in perspective, where we choose to experience new things, new ways of eating that focus on whole and unprocessed foods – natural and body-loving. I’m talking about cakes with vegetables, ice-cream…
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Springtime Pesto Recipe + a Recipe for How to Eat It!
I have such a beautiful recipe for you! You may sometimes pick up a jar of pesto from the supermarket – and sure some are lovely, most are expensive, a lot are made with added preservatives and ingredients… anyway none of that is of any concern to you anymore! Once you see how easy it is to…
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Let’s be Pinterest Friends!
Hi! You may have noticed the Pinterest feature on the blog. Or maybe not…so I thought I’d tell you about it! I’ve started a pinterest board and I’ll be collecting all kinds of images that inspire me. So far I have things like: breakfast ideas, kitchen & home decor, organization and all kinds of things…