Daily Archive: December 27, 2011

Soup Station

This was my vision for dinner last night. Turned out pretty much exactly how I pictured it! Bonus: it was way tastier than I could have ever hoped for! The butternut squash puree is outstanding enough to stand on it’s own…add in pasta, sautéed vegan sausage, and steamed kale…oh baby!   It’s definitely worth repeating.  The reason we kept the meal’s components separate was because I wanted kale and Kyle didn’t.  He was kale-d out from the previous night’s dinner (I, on the other hand, could eat leafy greens exclusively for weeks on end…).  So… Read more >

Mercado in May

On May 18th, our daily Starbucks morning meet-up was a bit delayed because Alene’s a bit slow.  She couldn’t figure out her iPad alarm.  Fail.     Eventually we all got coffee, food, and set off to Madrid’s Palacio Real.   I could seriously live the royal life. It was impressive and decadent and over the top (and the whole time I was thinking of how Kate Middleton really hit the jackpot).    We spent 30 minutes longer than I would’ve on my own, but that’s the cross you bear when traveling with this fam. … Read more >