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[ last updated 04.19.2013 ]


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My name is Mandy, and I am from Corpus Christi TX. My hometown was labeled the “Fattest City in America” by Men’s Fitness magazine, which (as I finished a potato, bacon, egg, cheese, and avocado breakfast taco) I thought was really a shame. Corpus Christi has come a long way, grown beautifully and become more progressive…because we stopped to think about what we were doing with it and how to improve it. How could we make it feel better, look better, and function better in the long run? Your body is your own little city. I physically felt bad eating fatty foods, like I wasn’t getting anywhere; I felt like the magazine was exactly right and for good reason. And just like my hometown changed, I changed myself. I did some research, made educated decisions, and decided not to be a contributor to such an unhealthy statistic. I became vegetarian and it revealed (in a short time, actually) that any little effort you take towards your own health added up to a more positive existence as a whole. A lot of people claim that vegetarians try to “convert” other people to their lifestyle; gives me this image of hippies on bikes riding door to door with pamphlets, saying things like “Do you have a few minutes to talk about vegetables?” But rest assured, I have no such intentions. I don’t even have pamphlets.

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*Recipe featured in The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/08/recipes-with-nutella_n_1942810.html?utm_hp_ref=taste&ir=Taste *Recipe featured in Style magazine Australia:                                                                                 http://www.stylemagazine.net.au/a-little-bit-of-pinterest-love/ *Recipe featured in NSIDE magazine:   http://www.getnside.com/cc/magazine/business/102012/articles/2811-Sweet_Splurge/ *Recipe featured on This Little Street:   http://www.thislittlestreet.com/blog/2012/08/28/live-here-eat-that-a-family-loft/ Ingredient of the day: Nutella There are few things that can be made with 8 total minutes of time, including cook time, with minimal cleanup. Fortunately, this beautiful dessert is one of them! Thanks to The Novice Housewife, who did it with strawberries, for this idea. Nutella Espresso Mug Cake with Fresh Raspberries 4 tbsp flour 3 tbsp sugar 1 tsp espresso powder or instant coffee (I used Starbucks VIA Extra Bold) 1 egg 3 tbsp cocoa powder 3 tbsp Nutella 3 tbsp milk 2 tbsp vegetable oil Pinch of salt Whipped cream Fresh raspberries (or strawberries, blueberries, etc) 1. In a regular sized coffee mug (10oz), add egg and whisk lightly with a fork. Add milk, salt, espresso powder, sugar, cocoa, and oil to the mug. Mix well. 2. Add the Nutella and mix very well. 3. Fold the flour in carefully with a fork. Be careful not to overmix, to ensure a smooth fluffy texture. 4. Microwave on high for 3 minutes. 5. Allow to cool, and top with whipped cream and raspberries. Photo by Dustin Ashcraft. 

*Recipe featured in The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/08/recipes-with-nutella_n_1942810.html?utm_hp_ref=taste&ir=Taste

*Recipe featured in Style magazine Australia:                                                                                 http://www.stylemagazine.net.au/a-little-bit-of-pinterest-love/

*Recipe featured in NSIDE magazine:   http://www.getnside.com/cc/magazine/business/102012/articles/2811-Sweet_Splurge/

*Recipe featured on This Little Street:   http://www.thislittlestreet.com/blog/2012/08/28/live-here-eat-that-a-family-loft/

Ingredient of the day: Nutella

There are few things that can be made with 8 total minutes of time, including cook time, with minimal cleanup. Fortunately, this beautiful dessert is one of them! Thanks to The Novice Housewife, who did it with strawberries, for this idea.

Nutella Espresso Mug Cake with Fresh Raspberries

4 tbsp flour

3 tbsp sugar

1 tsp espresso powder or instant coffee (I used Starbucks VIA Extra Bold)

1 egg

3 tbsp cocoa powder

3 tbsp Nutella

3 tbsp milk

2 tbsp vegetable oil

Pinch of salt

Whipped cream

Fresh raspberries (or strawberries, blueberries, etc)

1. In a regular sized coffee mug (10oz), add egg and whisk lightly with a fork. Add milk, salt, espresso powder, sugar, cocoa, and oil to the mug. Mix well.

2. Add the Nutella and mix very well.

3. Fold the flour in carefully with a fork. Be careful not to overmix, to ensure a smooth fluffy texture.

4. Microwave on high for 3 minutes.

5. Allow to cool, and top with whipped cream and raspberries.

Photo by Dustin Ashcraft. 

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