Uncategorized &healthy recipes franziska | 31 May 2010
I first made this dish years ago when I worked for an elderly lady in college. I helped her with grocery shopping, gardening, and cooking. This was one of her favorite dishes. The recipe is from Moosewood collective cookbook and is originally called Mediterranean Eggplant Caviar. I decided to give it a more descriptive name [...]
Uncategorized franziska | 27 May 2010
This month I am participating in a blog-wide yoga pose challenge where everyday in May a blogger features a yoga pose on their blog.A yoga pose is randomly selected for every day of the month and over 100 bloggers are participating. Check out the Carrots ‘n’ Cake blog for all the poses featured in Yoga Pose May My pose is Crane. [...]
Uncategorized franziska | 26 May 2010
Ever have one of those mornings where your energy is just off? I woke up at 6 as usual, had a green monster smoothie and cup of earl gray tea in the car on the way to spin boot camp (my drive in 50 mins). I felt a little groggy in the car and I [...]
Uncategorized franziska | 25 May 2010
As you can see I have made some changes to Just a Little Chocolate. I wanted to make the blog a bit more personalized and I hope I succeeded and everyone enjoys the new layout.I am not the best computer person by a long shot. As Will says I am not bad at computers I [...]
cooking vegetables franziska | 24 May 2010
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. This was the first weekend in the Denver area that felt like spring – finally! Will and I celebrated our 6 year wedding anniversary on Saturday and treated ourselves to annual flowers that we planed in pots and beds in our garden. Then a nice dinner at a local [...]
favorite food items franziska | 21 May 2010
On the days I am not rushing out the door I love to make an Earl Grey Tea Latte. I have tried many earl grey teas and I think my favorite would have to be Tazo. Numi is also good. I also love Chai tea lattes but the flavor of Earl Grey is simply my [...]
favorite food items franziska | 20 May 2010
I love a refrigerator full of food! You have heard me talk before about the importance of being prepared by making your lunch the day before, having quick dinner ideas and go-to easy breakfast options available at home. If you do not have to brainstorm too much about what you are going to eat then [...]
Uncategorized &healthy eating &workouts franziska | 19 May 2010
Happy Hump Day! I hope everyone’s week is going well and you are taking some time to exercise, eat healthy and enjoy spring. Spring is finally arriving in Colorado and I am so excited!!! I like to use the transitions in seasons to motivate to try new things and add variety to my workouts and diet. [...]
grains &healthy recipes franziska | 18 May 2010
I finally carved out some time to try a new recipe. I have wanted to experiment with barely and when I saw a recipe for a barely, feta and pear salad I was sold! Barely can be bland so I figured the strong flavors from the feta, walnuts and radicchio would go well. Barley is [...]
Uncategorized franziska | 17 May 2010
Busy weekend into a busy week! I apologize for not blogging on Friday – I did not have a spare moment! I am pleased to announce that I am opening up an office in Longmont, Colorado for my nutrition counseling practice (nutritionbyfranziska.com). I am going to share the space with my husband, Will(whbtherapy.com) who has an [...]
