Everybody sigh with me... Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah... 2 days til Friday! ... continue reading...
Fresh Plum Cake
I love plums. They always remind me of summers spent with my grandparents in California and long car rides with sticky fingers from eating the juiciest plums I've ever had in my life. I love how food tends to evoke some sort of emotion or memory in all of us. It's the thing that draws us all in together to share both the food and our lives with one another. Every good memory I have in life has some sort of food that was there, even if not consumed, and is tethered to that memory. Plums are ... continue reading...
Make the Movement
For the past semester my sister has been working for an amazing organization helping to promote healthy living both in the Austin area, all of Texas, and nation-wide. She's done down-and-dirty work like counting cigarette butts for research up to planning and promoting fantastic events that encourage Texans to live healthy and happy lives. I would encourage everyone to check out this amazing event that YOU can host and be part of no matter where you are! And besides, it's Cinco de May...what ... continue reading...
Creamy Balsamic Chicken & Peas Over Butter-Seared Gnocchi
Woe is me...it snowed yesterday AGAIN. My only saving grace is the fact that the weather channel shows temperatures above 70 for the next week. That is, until Colorado rears its frosty head again. But really, enough of the weather talk. Let's talk about mushrooms. And the fact that I had a box of mushrooms picked out specifically for this recipe. And that I opened the container and was met with a stench so terribly foul that I had to leave the kitchen, breathe, plug my nose, and then go ... continue reading...
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Literally. It's the name of the restaurant, AND I ate one. Cheeseburger in Paradise that is. It's right on the waterfront in Lahaina, and although the burgers taste like, well, like a burger, the view is spectacular and the atmosphere is relaxed and perfect. A more satisfying meal I cannot conceive than a juicy cheeseburger after a morning of boating, swimming, and otherwise getting your tan on! ... continue reading...
Creamy Tomato Bisque
If you haven't noticed from my sad, sappy posts about Maui lately, the weather here in Colorado is kind of the pits lately. A bummer. Maybe even a soul-suck on those past few Saturdays that have contained the usually awe-inspiring-but-inappropriate-at-the-end-of-April thing called snow. [shiver] Alas, since I don't have the funds to move to Hawaii, nor am I willing to quarantine my pups to prove they don't have rabies, I'll be sticking with Colorado and warm soups for now. The first time I ... continue reading...
Scenes from Maui Part IV
Sometimes I get a little adventurous when it comes to taking pictures. And by adventurous I mean convince Nate to sneak into the prohibited area until I gather the courage to go in myself. It's what I do. Besides, rules are for the birds :) ... continue reading...
Maui Whale Watching
Yes, that's right: whale watching. Over the course of our Maui vacation we had the chance to watch several whales, all of them with babies, while they breached and swam and prepared to head back to the colder North Pacific of Alaska. Actually April 15 was officially the last day of whale season, which was the day we saw them breaching from the balcony of our snorkeling boat. Alas I do not have those pictures and video for you yet, but we also were blessed to go on a whale watching specific ... continue reading...
Scenes From Maui Part III
Le sigh. I think I might have been a mermaid in another life. A mermaid in Maui to be exact. Again, le sigh. Off to play in the snow instead! ... continue reading...
Beer Me Another Cake Pop
As if I haven't eaten my bodyweight in cake pops enough lately I got this guy as a Friday treat today. Good thing Starbucks is not next door... ... continue reading...
What Makes a Perfect Morning
I am not the one who invented the chocolate-macadamia nut combination. This much is true. But there's nothing wrong - not. a. thing. - with improving upon something that's already fabulous! Since we've been going through Maui withdrawals for the past week or so I decided to make one of my favorite treats to go with my coffee: macadamia nut chocolates. It's simple really, but I made sure to add some Mexican sea salt to the mix to amp things up a bit. That extra bit of saltiness elevates ... continue reading...
Sunrise at Haleakala
It's funny: when I graduated from college I started working for Starbucks which meant early mornings (i.e. waking up at 3am for a shift that started at 5am). Then I was a personal trainer, which meant I could totally sleep in til a whopping 5am every day. WHEE. Now I have a job that starts at 8am and feel almost spoiled in comparison to the olden days of steaming milk and kicking people's tails around the gym. And now that I am used to working 8-5, getting up at 3am is kind of a ... continue reading...
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