Emily Ellet

This is the second of my two-part post about Whole30.  Catch the first post (including what it is, why I did it, and what I loved about it!) here. Now, back to those questions I’ve been getting… View this post on Instagram Woah woah woah, these MEATballs are AMAZEballs!!! If you live somewhere cold ❄️, these caliente Mango Jalapeño Chicken Meatballs will warm you right up! 🔥 I’ve loved every @thewholesmiths recipe I’ve ever tried and this one is no exception. The texture rem

In two days, I will finish my first-ever attempt at doing Whole30. I’ve had a lot of people ask me questions about it, so I thought I’d make it easy on myself everyone and put all my thoughts in one place! Or technically two places, since I’m splitting it into two parts. First of all, what is Whole30? It’s easiest to describe as a diet or a cleanse, but I think both words carry a lot of baggage that don’t apply here. Let me start by saying (acknowledging that it’s described b

If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you’ve probably noticed that I’m in Scotland with my husband on holiday.  It’s terrible timing, actually (we’re moving two weeks to the day we get back and needing to downsize considerably, among other reasons!), but it was set in stone quite awhile ago.  Which, I suppose, means we needed it!  So here we are, in the rain and the mist and the damp, enjoying a true vacation. Rather than just the nifty shots I’ve been sharing on Instagr

I am in a Top 5 mood right now.  I couldn’t sleep the other night because I had to capture my top 5 favorite foods of Hawaii.  Even just looking at this list is making me hungry and ready to fly back to the islands.  Is it too early to go on a vacation? These are those cookies. #sogood Lilikoi Lilikoi is actually the Hawaiian name for passionfruit. This list actually isn’t in any sort of order, but if it were, lilikoi would be #1 anyway.  This is a flavor that I’d barely exp

Here’s an unrelated-to-this-blog-post shot of beautiful Hawaii for your New Year’s Eve pleasure. Guess what time it is?  Guess who can’t sleep?  Guess who seems to come up with really entertaining blog posts when this happens? Seriously, though, this is a nice way to end the year.  And what a year!  So without further ado, I give you… the Top 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions of this Cruise Ship Performer. Having traveled so much, where do you want to go next? On a cruise sh