Last Wednesday was my birthday! I turned 28, but because I was born on Leap Day, I have only had 7 actual birthdays! I have received a few sweet birthday cards! Because it was one of my actual birthdays, we planned a trip to the Florida Keys! We flew into Miami, rented a car (we …
These past two weeks have been such a blur. I have worked all of my call shifts for the month in two weeks- woof!! I didn’t even have time to blog!! As nice as it’s gonna be to have 2 weeks without call, I think I prefer to spread out my call a little bit …
Today I made some crepes!! Now, I have tried making crepes before…and failed miserably. I will say, a good non-stick pan can be your new BFF when it comes to making crepes. It’s no more difficult than making pancakes, and they apparently freeze well (not that there were any leftovers, ha!). This recipe is Julia’s, …
Wow- last week was so terrible and awesome all at once, and in so many aspects of my life! When I talked about my new year’s resolutions, I spoke about a theme tying them all together- and that theme was balance. Let me tell ya, it’s been truly, truly tested this last week. Last week …
This past Wednesday, I undertook the Roasted Chicken! It was absolutely the best roasted chicken I have ever made, hands down!!! It was so incredibly buttery, tender, and moist- and really easy, if somewhat work intense. But absolutely 100% worth it!! I made her amazing Braised Buttery Brussel Sprouts recipe, or Choux de Bruxelles …
For week one of the Julia Child cookbook, I made both chicken and beef stock on Saturday, and Cream of Mushroom Soup on Sunday. I had made broth before, but never stock- which is a little bit more involved with the degreasing process. I had decided to try both beef and chicken stock. So, here …
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this, but I’m done detoxing. Over the weekend, Hubby and I decided no more. We’re still eating the way we used to (Sonoma Style), but we had to add back in some more food options; that detox was just way too restrictive. So now that the detox is over, …
Finally, a vegan meal worth blogging about!!! I’ve gotta be honest with you- this detox business is tough. We’re not supposed to have peas or beans until next Monday, when we can also have fish. However, we’ve had about enough of this nuts and veggies only business. So, we’re taking the liberty to add beans …
This Detox Diet is out of control. It is so restrictive. We cheated day 2 and ordered pizza and drank wine. Here’s why: the first solid week is totally vegan. Um, what?! That’s a totally new realm for me! No cheese, no meat, no eggs. Nothing that isn’t a plant or plant-based protein. So, all …
This week has been so tough. Remember all those New Year’s Resolutions I made?? Not gonna be as easy as I thought. I can’t expand on the internet about what’s going on at work, but it’s bad. It’s real bad. It is directly challenging the “I won’t be a doormat anymore.” And not just for …