Own Your Reality
Accountability is a difficult thing for us all. Accountability means having to take ownership for yourself: for your problems, for your goals and dreams, for your responsibilities, and for your daily actions. Owning the reality of our lives is a daunting, and sometime downright terrifying thing to do.
But doing so will change your life and how you live it.
Penne Primavera
Spring is finally arriving. After several long months of winter hibernation for us all, we're starting to get some sunshine and warmer weather in NYC. During the wintertime, it can be...
Raspberry Chia Jam & Oat Breakfast Bars
It's no secret that I'm always on the hunt for and trying to make nutritious and delicious snacks or breakfasts on-the-go, with my unusual work schedule. While a smoothie will...
A Lesson in Listening
Being a good listener is not an easy feat. Unfortunately, being heard is something we all want and need, yet sometimes it feels like people around us aren't hearing what we...
Healthy Hot and Sour Soup
Soup is the type of food that is inevitably comforting. Most of us have childhood favorites, whether it be a classic chicken noodle in bed from being sick as a kid, or I grew up with a Korean seaweed soup my mom...
Roasted Brown Butter & Sage Butternut Squash & How To Peel/Cube a Butternut Squash
Try saying that 5x fast! Every week, I try to have some cooked veggies on hand to just throw together in a quick dish for lunch or dinner when in a hurry, like in my freekeh fried "rice" or my
Favorite Friday Finds 11.0
Here are the eight things that I was inspired by, learned from, and laughed and smiled at this week:
Embracing the Introvert
For the overwhelming majority of my life, I've always classified myself as an extrovert. After all, I loved being around people. I thrived as a social butterfly, as I had...
Spinach Mushroom Soba Bowl with Peanut Sauce
There's been a lot of noodles on this blog lately when it comes to recipes- I guess there's something about winter that makes you reach for those slurpy broth noodles or hot noodles. Back in college...
Five Friday Challenges
Happy Friday, everyone!
Really should have gotten myself an unlimited Metrocard this week, considering how much I was running around. I got myself a tiny taste of what it's going to be like
Butternut Squash Carbonara w/Sage-Maple Bacon
Oh, noodles. I'd have to call myself a bit of a noodle connoisseur, having grown up with such a variety of them in both Korean and American cooking. Back in December, my sister, her good friend, and I took...
Friday Inspiration and Protein Shake Guide
Happy Friday, everyone! NYC has just turned into a giant slurpee this past week with rather bipolar weather, and yesterday it was so cold I lost all feeling in my face when...
No-Bake Peanut Butter Pistachio Granola Bars
Where would I be without easy breakfast bars on the go in the mornings? I've been obsessed with these no-bake peanut butter pistachio granola bars.
My meals lately have been a bit monotonous and I've been eating on the go quite a bit while running in between client sessions and teaching workshops as I head into...
Favorite Friday Finds 10.0
It's so crazy to me that it's been a touch over five months now since Living Minnaly launched, and that we're already on the 10th edition of Favorite Friday Finds. I love...
Feel-Good Humpday Reminder
False alarms about snowpocalypses and lots of rescheduling/transition this week has knocked me a bit off my writing schedule. I'm working on a few I think you guys will really...
Leftovers: Swiss Chard Lettuce Wraps
This is not a typical recipe post, y'all- it's more of a forgotten menu item that I wanted to throw out there for you guys to have more lunch and dinner options. As I've said before, I'm a big fan of "upcycling" dishes...
Sage Maple Roasted Chickpeas
I first made this recipe earlier in the fall this year, but for some reason completely forgot to put it up. Then the other day I used the Canadian maple syrup I got while in Montréal to make...
4 Reasons to Start NOW
We've all done it. "I'll start tomorrow." "Monday is a new week, so I'll start then." "New Year, New Me!" "Things are so stressful right now, I'll do that when life is less crazy." "I'll start taking care of myself when this deadline at work is over." Newsflash...: