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Healthy and Budget Friendly Deliciousness.
In case you couldn’t tell, I’m unemployed, it’s winter, I love good food, and I’m on a budget until a new job presents itself… Time to cook! This is my newest fave recipe, super easy and delish! Black beans, quinoa, sweet potato, avocado, greens, feta, and green chile salsa. I like to mix it…
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Bread.
Sometimes (like on a Monday in January when the costuming job you thought you were about to start falls through, and you just watched Downton Abbey’s characters smear butter onto thick cut teatime slices of bread, and it’s really cold outside) all you can do is put an apron on over your overalls and bake…
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Tulum. Que Bueno.
I started 2016 off with a bang, by heading to Tulum, Mexico, for a week of great food, warm turquoise water, and exploring, with a friend. Flying into Cancun, we headed south to Playa del Carmen for the night. I hadn’t been to the area in six years and, though I remember it being…
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Manifesto
2016 Manifesto For A Smagikal New Year- Have Gratitude for the good, the bad, and the ugly. Remember that your choices have led you to exactly where you are. Say yes. Surprise yourself daily. Choose love over fear and adventure over familiar. Remember that you can rarely, if ever, see the whole picture from where…
Smagik is Claire Sandrin’s personal blog of writing and photographs dedicated to finding beauty in the everyday. It covers everything from how to brand yourself as a creative, making a professional pivot in middle age, travels to Amsterdam, and recipes for grain free chocolate zucchini cake. Join me for the adventure that is this life!
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