Run Happy!

The

 SLO Marathon

and 

Half Marathon

is 

scheduled 

for 

the weekend

of

April 26-27

Although

this

1/2 

and

full marathon

is

fairly new

it

has become

wildly

popular

you 

run

through

Downton..

whoops...

downtown SLO

around

through

the rolling hills

of 

Edna Valley

back

and around

and 

finish

at

 the

iconic

Madonna Inn

last year

 at

Petit Soleil

we

gifted

our

guest runners

with

little 

goodie bags

of

fruit

water

and

homemade granola bars...

this year

the

granola

bars

will be

even more

    energizing

        and 

          even more

                      delicious

these

bad boys 

are 

chalk full

of 

nuts and seeds

dried fruit

oats

chocolate

peanut butter

and honey

(hey,gluten free runners!  we will use gluten free oats for you)

you need a 9x13 pan

spray or rub with

coconut oil

in a 350 degree oven

on a cookie sheet

toast:

3 c. oats (regular or gluten free)

1/2 c. flax seeds

1/2 c. sesame seeds

 for about 12 minutes

spoon into large bowl and set aside

in same sheet pan toast:

1 c. whole raw almonds

  for about 10 minutes

cool and chop into smallish pieces

    add to oats 

coarsely chop 2 cups Medjool dates and add

to oats along with

 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

and

1 cup coarsely chopped roasted peanuts

mix

In a small saucepan

combine

1/2 c. all natural peanut butter

and

1/2 c. honey

warm until melted

and

add to oat/nut/fruit/seed mixture

mix thoroughly

and 

press into

9"x13" pan

chill in fridge for about an hour or so

and cut into

desired

sizes or shapes

GO
RUN
HAPPY!

Kasey,

I 

will pop 

a few of these

in the mail to you.....  

I promise  

A Delicious Little Nibble

If I had kids at home

   these little

     healthy nibbles

       would always

          be

            hanging

               around

                  in the

                     fridge

they

are

delish

and

oh   so  easy

to

make

....

dates

about a cup

tahini    coconut oil    honey

1/2 c. tahini (sesame butter)

                                              2 TBS coconut oil

                                  2 TBS honey

and cardamom

1/2 tsp

these few ingredients

go

altogether

into

your

food processor

whizzed around

until

a paste

forms

and spread

into

a 

loaf pan

lined 

with

parchment paper

and

sprinkled

with flaky sea salt

pop

pan into freezer

for about

an 

hour

and

there you go!

no sugar

no gluten

good-for-you coconut oil

to switch

these

nibbles up

.......cinnamon instead of cardamom

.......roll into little balls instead of squares

.......top with coconut instead of sea salt

YUM!

Heart Yourself!

ladies!!!

eat healthy

exercise

sleep

get rid of stress

pat a pet

wear RED

it's

February

take care of

your heart

men!!!
you, too!

Kudos to SLO

I

always

knew

San Luis Obispo County

was

a 

special

place

                   clean air

         no traffic

           fabulous restaurants

stellar world-renowned wineries

outrageous hiking

biking

and running

trails

                      beaches

and

                          mountains

history

great shops

and the nicest peeps

hey!

I am a bit

prejudiced..

but

I

 am not the only

one

that

feels this way

about 

SLO County!!!!

look what others think:

Indulge in San Luis Obispo County... the news has! San Luis Obispo County Ranked #4 on Lonely Planet’s Top 10 Places to Visit in 2014 Paso Robles Wine Country – Wine Region of the Year by Wine Enthusiast Sunset Magazine names Avila Beach among the top 25 Winter Wonderland Places to Visit San Luis Obispo’s Higuera Street Named Among America’s Best Main Street’s by Fodor’s Travel Guide  The Guardian, a UK publication – Names Paso Robles #15 Holiday Hotspot in the World for 2014 Active.com named the SLO Marathon on the Top 14 marathons to do in 2014 - SLO Marathon is #5  Amgen is Coming to Town – A Finish in Cambria and A Start in Pismo Beach  Peter Greenberg, Travel Correspondent for CBS TV features San Luis Obispo County on Hot Places to Hit in 2014 Come SLO down!

      

                                 

Thank you, Jo Packham!

When

I 

first

started my

blog

I admitted

to

being

hopelessly

addicted 

to

magazines

...see here

I

have

been getting

better

       really...

well..

a little better

there

are

a few

magazines

though

that

I am unable

to walk

past

or

not

order

on

Amazon

Where Women Create

Where Women Cook

Where Women Create - business

publications

created

by

Jo Packham

and

I still

have

each

and every

magazine

here a just a few

and

each and every 

magazine

has 

 continued

to

inspire

me

I 

always 

love

Jo's

From My Kitchen Table

and

I

inhale

the

 stories

about

all the

passionate

artists

cooks

bakers

crafters

designers

and

business folk

that

the 

publications 

highlight and feature

Thanks

to

Judy Watkins

and 

Remnants of the Past

I

got

to meet

Jo Packham

and

she

stayed

with us

at

Petit Soleil

for the

Remnants of the Past weekend

that's Jo at Petit!!!!

I mean..

to me

Jo Packham

is a

ROCK STAR!

Needless

to

say

I was beyond 

flattered

when

she

asked

us

about

featuring

Petit Soleil

in

Where Women Create- Business

as

a

husband and wife team

in

 business

awesome, right?

Thank you

Jo Packham

for

recognizing

our

passion

Petit Soleil

AND

thank you

Jenny Malott

for

your

gorgeous 

photography....

       and endless support

to 

read

about

the 

genesis

of 

Petit

and the

ins

outs 

craziness

and

fun

of running a

bed and breakfast

Where Women Create - Business  Jan 2014

Happy 2014

a l w a y s

believe

that

something

wONdERfuL

is

about

to

happen

Cheers

to

a

healthy

joyous

New Year!

Winter, CA Style

Winter 

in

California

(especially in the Central Coast)

is

pretty 

amazing!

sunshine

...

so

much

sunshine

warm

days

and

cool 

evenings

December 29th, 2013

..

much

of

the nation

 cold   rainy   snowy

but

Morro Bay

(about 12 miles from SLO)

was 

a

crystal clear 73 degrees

Our

BFF's

Tami and Mike

called

and

said

"Hey!  Let's go boating in Morro Bay"

yeah!

We packed

up

a

couple

bottles

of

bubbles

(to celebrate Tami's birthday)

and

some 

munchies

and

rented 

this

adorable

8

passenger

boat

from

http://baycruisers.com/boat-rentals/

and spent

the next

few

 hours

cruising 

around 

Morro Bay

both

John and Mike

got

to

captain

for 

awhile

                                  aye aye, Matey

we

sipped

and

 nibbled

and

laughed 

at 

the 

barking

sea lions

basking in the sun

and

the

otters

frolicking

in and out of the water

and were

awed

by

the

sparkling beauty

of

the

December 

afternoon

Gratitude

Mike and Tami

own

Luna Rustica

our

favorite

furniture and import

store in

 San Luis Obispo