Happy St. Valentines Day Eve!! Today is Week 2 of the Food Matters Project and this recipe is brought to you by Kate from Cookie+Kate! Please visit her website for the complete recipe. I have not had popcorn in a long, long time and the last time was out of one of those microwaveable bags with “movie theatre” butter. You…
Valentine’s Day Sweet Treats
I love baking and while I’m not the best nor are my treats always the prettiest, I love it. I put on an apron and I am instantly transported back to sitting on the kitchen counter helping my mom bake. Creaming butter and sugar together is just magical. Today I made three different treats that I will be taking into…
Garlic Butternut Squash Fries
We’ve all had sweet potatoes fries – they’re all the rage now. You can find them now at hip & trendy restaurants. Do you remember Brian Malarkey from Bravo’s Top Chef? Well he lives here is SD and has opened up a few new restaurants. Of course one of the items on his menu is sweet potato fries. I have…
When/How to break-up with your hairdresser?
Okay, so I need your help (that means you – all my fabulous readers out there!) – When our How do you move on from our hairdresser. I am a very loyal person and hate difficult situations. Which means I usually stay in relationships way to long, don’t say exactly how I feel because I don’t want to hurt the…
The Food Matters Project: Chipotle – Glazed Squash Skewers
Update: Okay, so I have to admit that my first attempt at the post was poor. I procrastinated and wait till the last minute to make the recipe and then waited till the very last last minute to right the post. Not my best. Sorry. Here is the update version: I am so excited to be joining in on the…
Yummiest Shredded Chicken Tacos
Normally when I make tacos it’s either ground beef or ground turkey. I always wanted to try to make a shredded variety, but most of the recipes I found called for boiling or baking the chicken and then shredding it. That didn’t leave you with that much flavor in the chicken. This one has you slow cooking it in beer…
The Food Matters Project
I am so exciting to be doing this! The Food Matters Project is a food blogging project based on The Food Matters Cook Book by Mark Bittman. The project is being organized by Sarah from 20somethingcupcakes. If you aren’t familiar with or don’t know who Mark Bittman is, he is pretty big in the food world – especially when it…
Shit Yogis Say
This is too funny. I find it particularly fitting as I have started taking yoga recently. I am on week 3 of yoga. I love it! Calms me, centers me, challenges my core & arms, etc. I’ve been taking classes at the La Jolla Yoga Center. Great place. My first “beginner” class was with Linda. She was awesome! Explained all…
Monthly Jewelry Delivery
Okay, so there’s wine of the month, cheese of the month, fruit of the month…..how about jewelry of the month club? Say what?!?! That’s right, sign up and get a new pair of earrings in your mailbox once a month. It is such a nice surprise! I love it because I am supporting a local entrepreneur. I was one Twitter…
Week in Review
So I am back to work after having time off to “renew and relax” after the new year. It was AWESOME! Fabulous! I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed it. I relaxed a bit, was productive around the house/errands, did some personal and professional development – basically recharged, both mentally and physically. As predicted, I had a laundry…