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End of Summer

August 15, 2010

Happy Lazy Sunday!

Can you  believe we’re halfway through August already? Where did the summer go?! I’ve seemed to have missed it. I’m making sure to get it my fair share of summer fruit before the cold front comes in.

And yes, I did make the river of blueberries purposely :) It’s fun to play with food.

I also been blending up a lot of smoothies. My favorite was a mango pineapple one. Into the blender:

  • 1 mango
  • 1 cup of pineapple chunks
  • 1 tbsp pineapple juice
  • 1 cup of ice

Throughout the hectic summer, I’ve still been making sure to be home for pizza night. Last night was whole wheat crust with kale, tomatoes, and mushrooms.

The tomatoes are from my garden. I’ve said this before but I’ll say it again: if you don’t have a garden, make one! Even if you don’t have a lot of room, you can grow at least a few plants in pots. It’s so worth it for the produce you get. This year I even grew everything organically from seed.

It’s a jungle out there. I’m most excited about my purple peppers. I don’t think I’ve ever had one before.

Alright, I’m off to start my lazy Sunday with some reading.

Have a good day!

Questions:

  1. What have you read this summer?
  2. Do you have a garden? If so, what do you grow? If not, why not?
  3. What’s your favorite smoothie combination?
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The Hoover

June 25, 2010

Diet tip: Eat with smaller utensils. I’m sure that that’s a legit tip but I think my Mom took it to the extreme when she brought these home.

Maybe they can slow down my eating since taking the time to chew your food thoroughly is supposed to be healthier. After food is served I usually don’t look up until I’m done, which has led to the nick name ‘the hoover’ by my father (embarrassing much?).

Moving on, Wednesday was my last night in the city. I’ve never worked with friendlier people and am really sad to leave, but after an important road being closed on my way in, leading to me scrambling to a farther train station at the last minute, I will not be sad to work within a 35 minute drive. And now I’ll definitely be able to get my electric car next year :) It goes 100 miles on a charge!

On my way into work, I managed to stop at one last place for a cupcake: Juniors. They’re actually known for their cheesecakes but I figured their cupcakes should be good too.

I was feeling white on white for some reason. Well, they also didn’t have a carrot cake option. I ate it on the train on the way home. I figured one last sugar rush would keep me awake for the ride (didn’t work).

The cupcake was good. It tasted like a cupcake should. Simple plain white cake with a light, whipped icing. Definitely too much icing but that’s nothing new in the cupcake world.

Halfway through, I started reminiscing about those yellow hostess cupcakes I used to buy in convenience stores up until college.

I guess other people really liked them too since I found that painting online. The Juniors frosting reminded me of the creme in the middle.

I also bought real food at Grand Central. I got a grilled cheddar with tomato sandwich from Dishes.

Ok, time to get to work. Have a great day!!!

Questions:

  • Are you a slow or fast eater?
  • What’s the craziest diet craze you’ve heard of?
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Licorice & Lace

June 11, 2010

Happy Friday :)

Sorry for being such a horrible blogger lately. Life has been busy!

Yesterday I brought back steel cut oats since the weather was actually pretty cool. Not that I was complaining!

Mixed with half a banana and topped with Crazy Richards chunky pb, flax, raisins, walnuts, and craisins. With some black coffee on the side, for the health benefits ;)

After that delicioso breakfast, I got out ED&BV to find a corn free dessert I could make since I had dinner plans at Corn Free Cass’s. With minimal ingredients in my house, I decided on 5 spice almond cookies. I didn’t have any 5spice, and all my vanilla extract includes corn syrup so I kinda winged it by using pumpkin pie spice and anise extract.

I taste tested one and the first bite was good, but the second had a weird aftertaste. I think I could’ve gone easier on the anise :( I’ve officially renamed them licorice cookies.

Later on in the day I met up with the boyfriend and his Mom at Costco so I could take advantage and get some (moderately) cheap maple syrup.

She also treated us to lunch there. I had a slice of pizza and a berry smoothie, which didn’t look anything special.

Later on I headed over to Cass’s to have dinner with her, Miranda, and her boyfriend, Andrew. Of course I forgot to take any pictures of us! It was a lot of fun though! We all haven’t seen each other in over a month since their time at Swarovski has ended :( Note to self: make time for friends more often!

We started the meal with a zucchini-eggplant casserole, compliments of Miranda.

The main event was baked macaroni and cheese, compliments of Andrew.

I love those big noodles!

Although I was stuffed, I made room for dessert (obviously).

Miranda made her famous lace cookies. They’re seriously the best cookies ever! When I was little they were always my cookie of choice when my Mom took me to the Italian deli…

Anyways, back to the present, I have to go get ready for work.

Have a great day!!!

Questions:

  1. How often do you see your friends?
  2. Do you have any childhood cookie memories?
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