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Everything you could ever want… I mentioned the mashed potato recipe in yesterday’s post and the whipped sweet potatoes suffered a similar fate.  It’s not much of a recipe – it’s pretty much just cooking & mashing with vegetable broth until you get the desired consistency.  The roasted veggies also require no recipe, and I don’t feel like posting photos of my dad and the turkey carcass here, so that leaves the green beans.    My mom found this recipe in Bon Appetit and it was the perfect side dish because much of the prep work… Read more >

Because it’s my sister’s birthday!! I’m going home tomorrow to celebrate with her and I can’t wait!! To put it simply, she brings out the best in everyone. And I love her for it 🙂 Happy birthday Laura.  Don’t forget to dance like nobody’s watching (but next time don’t set the camera self timer).    Because your Jillian-inspired moves WILL end up on the blog.  [Note: this is one of the top-secret-under-wraps (aka hideously embarrassing) photos from the sister sleepover the night before my wedding so if you don’t hear from me in the next 24… Read more >

I feel like a marathon eater after this weekend.  Sunday was my second Thanksgiving in Southern CA.  This one was with Kyle’s fam and it was a bit more indulgent than Saturday because it involved an entire day of feasting. To put it bluntly, at no point on Sunday did I not feel full.  The day started with a 7:45 wake-up call because yours-truly wanted to get some form of exercise in prior to gorging my face.  Kyle wasn’t pleased, but wifey gets what wifey wants.  :)  It was raining hard, but Kyle’s parents’ place… Read more >

This weekend’s time change was really my savior in surviving Sunday. At 7:30 my alarm went off and I rolled over to see if there was any chance Holly was feeling as anti-exercise as I was.  I can’t decide what surprised me more; the fact that she went to bed in her lady of the night gala make-up, or the fact that she was still gung-ho for bootcamp in said state.  Either way, Susan kicked the bejeezus out of me, Holly, Janetha, and Danica that morning.  Danica’s hubby, Jay, joined us for a hot second before… Read more >

…of the Foodbuzz Festival started off with gorgeous San Francisco weather.  And yet, I still lacked the motivation to join my roomies for a 6 AM jog through the neighborhood.  I’ve lived in SF before and I’ve run a half marathon in the city as well, so I am all too aware of the brutal hill situation.  I didn’t exactly sleep in either, though.  After Susan and Janetha returned from their run, the rest of our posse hit the road for the one and only, Tartine Bakery. Let’s get something straight from the get-go, this… Read more >