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Dream life

My dream life would consist of waking up, cooking and baking to my heart’s content, hanging out with my family and friends all day, exploring new and familiar neighborhoods in LA, eating at my favorite spots while trying new places, and having big family style meals a few nights a week at our new place. This is basically what I did these past few days.  I wish it didn’t have to end.   I woke up Monday morning and immediately began baking Kyle’s birthday treat.  He requested chocolate brownies, so that’s what I made. After… Read more >

Day 7: Bye Bye Buenos

Bad news: Day 7 was our last one in Buenos Aires. Good news: We weren’t heading home, we were off to Uruguay!   Phew.  I definitely wasn’t ready to ditch my relaxing morning routine (and by that I mean lack of routine). For lunch Kyle and I wanted to go back to Palermo SoHo.  It was such a cute part of town, we figured it would be the best way to end our time in BsAs.  Also, we had been dreaming of this salad since we first had it earlier in the trip.  Randomly, Mark’s… Read more >

In honor of Meatout

Yesterday, March 20th, was Meatout.  I blogged about the campaign last week, which encourages veg friendly peeps to spread the word to their family, friends, and/or anyone else who is receptive. In honor of the day I took my sister (who is already very into plant based foods and vegan-friendly dining) to a few of my favorite hippie places around LA.    Actually that’s pretty much all we did these past 3 days.   Hey, I have to send her off to Australia in style, right?  I’m so sad that she’s leaving without a return ticket… Read more >

Professional blogger

That’s a title I’m definitely not.  I blog because I like it.  If I were aiming to get hits I would have posted this “St. Patrick’s Day” recipe last week, to give you all the chance to fall in love with it before the actual holiday.    But I’m not a professional blogger, so I didn’t think to capitalize on the idea.   In any event, I made this dish, it took hardly any time, and Kyle loved it, so I figured I should share.    The use of potatoes is what makes it Irish… Read more >