SEALED WITH Adventure

I'd consider myself a moderate pesto fan. I love it on a veggie pizza, or mixed into a good salad, and I'll occasionally order it with a pasta dish. My husband? Well, it's definitely not his first sauce choice. Enough so, that I often apologize when I decide to try a new pesto recipe. A couple weeks back, I made an awesome basic pesto sauce even he enjoyed (enough to eat two meals worth.) In anticipation of a pasta salad I plan to bring to a party tomorrow, I replicated it. A

I hail from the earthy, crunchy, granola-eating part of Oregon. I'm a proud granola connoisseur - whether for snacking by the handful, served up for breakfast with a bowl of your favorite {alternative} milk, or topping plain greek yogurt and fruit for a yummy treat - I wear my granola badge with honor. And as with many things, I've found it to be grossly overpriced and sometimes downright unhealthy when picked off the shelf of the cereal aisle. I always appreciate a new homem

A Vietnamese friend of ours was visiting his family in Dalat and brought us back a bounty of fresh vegetables this weekend, so I made some pressed beet-carrot-apple-lemon juice! Elijah loved the color but wasn't so much a fan of the earthy flavor from the beets. I'm so glad we brought along our Breville juicer. #homemade #healthychoices

One of the things I will definitely miss when we leave SE Asia is the fresh tropical fruit and its accompanying cheap price tag! These are a few of my favorites... Mangosteen, not to be confused with mango (but it's also on the list...) - this is a purple fruit on the outside with a sweet and tart inside. Mango! We have mangoes year round, but mango season is usually a month or two around May. This is when they are plentiful, sweet, and cheap! We picked these ones up for $0.4

Our first race abroad! Set in Saigon's District 7 (Phú Mỹ Hưng), we finished our first family race in Vietnam. #Vietnam #expatlife #healthychoices #activefamily