Eating Organic

I've been reading Omnivore's Dilemma and it has literally changed my life. I know, I know... that's a HUGE statement. And I haven't even finished the book yet! But it really has!! It changed the way I look at the food I put in to my body.
We do not have control of what the farmers, ranchers and the mass production food industry feeds the animals and what they spray on the produce we eat. So how do we fix this?!
Eat local and eat organic. And research the companies you are buying from. I've also been slowly moving towards a vegetarian lifestyle. And you know what, I feel better. My insides feel lighter. It's kind of amazing.

Why go organic and local? Because I don't want to eat pesticides and chemicals. I want my produce fresh because it was grown nearby, not because of the fertilizer it was grown in. Yes, it costs more - but the end result - healthier me and a healthier Ryan. :)

Has anyone else read Omnivore's Dilemma?


Thanks for reading,

Cooking Class at William Sonoma

Last night I took a cooking class with two of my friends from work at William Sonoma.

William Sonoma hosts monthly cooking classes and this month the class highlighted recipes from Chrissy Teigen's new cookbook, Cravings. 

The class was great and we learned how to make a German pancake!! I really can't believe how easy it is! I'm going home to Oregon in April and plan to impress my parents with the recipe ;)

As I've said before, I'm not the best cook, so taking classes and learning new cooking skills has been a goal of mine. I really want to be more confident in the kitchen. And I think I'm slowly getting there!

Thanks for reading,

Six Months!

This weekend Ryan and I celebrated our six month anniversary of being married. Though in the grand scheme of things it's a short time, or us, it's fun to think back to six months ago and how happy and excited we were to finally get married. We were engaged for about a year and a half, which gave us plenty of time to plan and enjoy being engaged. Here are some of my favorite photos from our wedding weekend. It was just so perfect.