If variety is the spice of life then my lunch was… spicy. (It wasn’t really.) I’m not the type to eat a big bowl, plate or even spoon of just one thing. I require multiple flavors, textures and temperatures in my foods and this meal is a perfect example of that.
- Mom’s minestrone
- Trader Joe’s red pepper hummus
- Carrots and celery
- Pickles
- Almonds
This collection had the whole hot, cold, crunchy, creamy, salty thing DOWN.
And because my mom is a master of outdoor landscaping, she couldn’t stand that I took my photo from the same angle (thus featuring the same plant) as yesterday. So she staged a new shooting location for me.



I am so like you in the fact I always want a little bit of everything! I’m a snack plate kind of girl!