Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate this holiday than making some sweet treats for your Sweetheart, your Gals (for Galantine’s Day) or for yourself! When I was pregnant with my Son, the thing I craved the most was strawberry shortcake! Seriously… I would go over to my Parents’…
Continue reading ➞ Strawberry Shortcake Scones – A Luv Ashland Recipe
Happy December, Everyone! I don’t know about you, but I absolutely love this time of year. From the décor, to the food… the music… and most importantly all the family time we get to share. The last couple years during our family holiday parties, I have been experimenting with different holiday recipes, including some delicious…
Are you on Keto for the holidays? Since this is the last weekend before Halloween, I thought it would be fitting to share a really cute way to turn an easy keto appetizer into a Halloween-themed keto delicacy, just in time for your weekend party! This is also a great appetizer to make for Thanksgiving…
One of my biggest cravings during this whole “Keto” journey has been pizza. I have literally had dreams of eating pizza and then waking up freaking out that I knocked myself out of ketosis. Ugh! This desire drove me to search for a way to make a pizza that I can have while on Keto.…
Continue reading ➞ Low Carb & Keto-Friendly Pizza: Halloween Theme
Tucked away in the heart of Old Town Temecula is a charming rustic-chic restaurant called The Goat & Vine. On one of our “Marble Saturdays” we decided to try this stone hearth kitchen in Old Town Temecula. Please check out the story and YouTube video here: I originally stumbled upon this place through Yelp. Since…
Continue reading ➞ A Luv Ashland Restaurant Review: The Goat & Vine
On our first “day-cation” with Donovan, we decided to join my parents on a road trip to Palm Springs! This was due to the inspiration from the “One Thousand Marbles” story that I refer to in this post: One Thousand Marbles: A Little Story That Inspired Us My Mom had this idea to drive out…
My husband is a huge fan of stir-fry and skillets. When asking him to support me through my Whole30 journey, I promised him that I would make some meals that would make him forget that he is on any kind of meal plan/diet. Since he favors the stir-fry, I decided to venture into preparing this…
I can’t speak for anyone else that has completed the Whole30 but I find cauliflower to be a savior when it comes to mixing things up and keeping you motivated to continue throughout the 30 days. Cauliflower itself is a huge benefit to our body; it’s not only rich in vitamins and minerals it also…
Continue reading ➞ Whole 30 Chicken and Mediterranean-Style Cauliflower
I’ll be honest with you… by day five of any diet I am SICK of salads! Anyone else agree with me? I mean come on! There is only so much balsamic and lettuce you can have before you break and eat that cheese enchilada you have been dying for! During my pregnancy, one of my…
