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Harvest Fridays & Happy Easter!

April 3, 2015 by jessfuel 17 Comments

Hey all. Happy Harvest Friday! I’ve got a busy weekend ahead, so I’m going to jump right into it. Also, Happy Easter! Hope you have a great weekend filled with candy eggs and carrot cake. Aquaponics Updates We had a bit of a tragic incident last week. We’d been trying to lower the pH in…

Pinnacles National Park – Paicines, CA

April 1, 2015 by jessfuel

Last week, Nick had Thursday and Friday off, so we took a little mini-trip to Monterey, CA. On the way there, we stopped at Pinnacles National Park for the day. It’s been forever since I’ve done a travel post, so I figured it was high time. Plus, the park was too cool and beautiful not…

Black Bean and Kale Enchiladas with Avocado Cream and Homemade Enchilada Sauce

March 30, 2015 by jessfuel 21 Comments

These Black Bean and Kale Enchiladas with Avocado Cream are vegan and so full of flavor you won’t even miss the meat! Topped with a homemade enchilada sauce! About six months ago, we got rid of cable. Even though we had “on demand,” it seriously seemed like there was never anything to watch. We couldn’t…

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies

March 27, 2015 by jessfuel 21 Comments

These Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies are the perfect little spring treat. Moist, spiced carrot cake cookies sandwiched together with tangy cream cheese frosting! Spring has definitely sprung around here. We’re having 70 and 80 degree days, the orchards are all blooming and the local strawberry stands are officially open. Spring is a time we really…

Cauliflower Fried Rice

March 22, 2015 by jessfuel 37 Comments

This Cauliflower Fried Rice is low-carb, grain-free and a super yummy vegetable side dish! The “rice” is made from grated cauliflower, but it has all the flavor of take-out fried rice! Today is Secret Recipe Club reveal day! The Secret Recipe Club is a group of food bloggers. Once a month, we are given a…

Harvest Fridays – Aquaponics Update – The fish!

March 20, 2015 by jessfuel 12 Comments

Happy Harvest Friday! When we last left off, our aquaponics system was up and cycling, but the water levels weren’t quite ready for fish yet. Now… we officially have fish! So far, we only have 10 goldfish (including Captain Blackfin and Albie– who isn’t gold, but an albino white) and 2 plecostomuses (Bert and Ernie),…

Chocolate-Covered Potato Chip Crispy Treats

March 17, 2015 by jessfuel 40 Comments

These Chocolate-Covered Potato Chip Crispy Treats are the perfect combo of sweet and salty! Thanks to Cape Cod Potato Chips® for sending me some inspiration for this recipe and sponsoring this post! All opinions are my own. We’re starting to have some warm, 90 degree days here and it has me missing the beach big…

White Chocolate Mango Muffins

March 16, 2015 by jessfuel 10 Comments

These bakery-style White Chocolate Mango Muffins are light and fluffy, perfect with a cup of coffee. With the awesome spring-like weather we’ve been having lately, I’ve been doing even more running than usual. I’ve also discovered and become obsessed with podcasts, so I look forward to going on runs so I can hear new episodes….