A solid almost 15 years of serial monogamy gave me plenty of helpful lessons—how to spot red flags, emotional vampires, men who don't pull their weight, etc. The best among those lessons? How to get over the worst part of a breakup. No matter which way you slice it,...
This might sound like a controversial opinion, but I swear to you it's true: Getting fired is a good thing! It's not just a good thing that can happen to you—it's the BEST thing that can happen to you. You might be thinking, "Jessie, that sounds a little extreme....
We are big-time ramen eaters in this house. Living in D.C. means we have access to so many delicious options like Daikaya, Bantam King, Jinya Ramen Bar, and Reren DC—just to name a few (there are more and we've gone there, too, but these are my favs). But enjoying...
It's a sad fact that after my elimination diet, I realized I couldn't have coffee. Very sad. My Puerto Rican/Portuguese ass formerly joked that my blood type was Café Bustelo. But that threw a wrench into my nutrition, as I always started my morning with some...
You can take the girl out of Florida, but you can’t take the Florida out of the girl! This key lime pie recipe in smoothie bowl form makes me feel like I’m back in high school, swinging by Publix on the way home from the beach—sunburnt and salty and ready for the kind...
I'm a huge fan of smoothie bowls, but get sick of eating the same thing all the time. Thankfully, it's easy enough to keep a few ingredients on hand to customize throughout the week. But we can get into the details later. I know you're only here for one thing:...
When I picked up The Mind-Gut Connection by Dr. Emeran Mayer, part of me wondered whether I accidentally bought another aspirational read rather than one that I would actually use to help people learn how to alleviate anxiety and depression with food. You know the...
It might have been nearly a decade ago that I flirted with being vegan (I made it nine months), but the best lesson that stuck was how to cook perfect tofu every time. I brag a lot about my cooking skills, so I guess it could be difficult for someone to determine...
As soon as I saw "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo," I knew I needed to figure out how to use the KonMari Method with small steps that wouldn't overwhelm me. But as a self-professed slob who gets easily overwhelmed by big tasks, I put it off for weeks. I've had hoarding...
The recipe for these was inspired by Bon Appetit's Kimchi-Fried Grains recipe—by which I mean I ran out of a major ingredients and needed to substitute eggs for my elimination diet. And voilá! These kimchi scramble breakfast tacos were born. But more about that AFTER...