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April (in Cliff’s Notes)

I don’t even know where to begin…this past week has been one of the most incredible times of my life.  Between getting engaged, visiting friends and family in Nor Cal and So Cal, my cousin getting married and my other cousin giving birth, it has been a fantastically memorable week.  Yes.  My only two cousins managed to coordinate the biggest events in their lives to overlap!!!!!!!!! My older cousin went into labor 5 weeks early, and ended up in the hospital on the night of the rehearsal dinner and gave birth to a healthy baby… Read more >

An ode to K

Inspired by my girl K’s creamy smooth hummus, I decided to take a second stab at making my own hummus.  I have tried this before, and the result was too healthy tasting.  So this time I decided to up the fat.  That’s the ticket!!! Into the blender: 1 can of chickpeas (the big one) 3/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup plain soy milk 5 shakes of sesame seeds and salt (to taste) OMG.  The creamy texture was SO good.  If I could have licked the inside of the blender, I would have…I… Read more >

where the veggies at?

I realized over the last few days my meals have been really lacking in the green department! Hmmm…looks like I’ll have to get on that. Maybe later. For now, I need warmth. I woke up because I was shivering, so it looks like I will be getting the down blanket out of the closet for the rest of the winter…it’s f-ing COLD.At least I finally got a day off work so I could sleep in. I def drank my coffee in bed. My slippers are also on their very last legs (no pun intended), so… Read more >

(don’t) stand under my umbrella, ella, ella

I HATE rain!!! Ugh. Today’s weather makes me want to curl up in a ball under a blanket and never come out again until April/May. This is why I am not meant to be a East Coast-er/New Yorker. My umbrella was inside out 90% of the time, so I arrived to work with scrubs that weighed an extra 5 lbs and an afro (fabulous). There is very little else in the world that is more frustrating than dealing with a non-functional umbrella in a torrential downpour. Okay, enough complaining…on to the food. I was super… Read more >