Where do I even begin? 3 years ago I was in a scary place. After graduating college, everything was uncertain; I had no intention of pursuing my major and ultimately went after something I’ve always loved: cooking. At one point my mother was trying to convince me to become a candle-maker. Don’t ask, it’ll just make this more awkward. The point is, no matter how busy or difficult things became in life, I always made ...
Before I make your bellies grumble with a Tim Byre’s inspired recipe from Smoke, I’d like to take a moment to share with all of you a very exciting project that I’ve been working on with friends for the past 2 years. I introduce to you: 1-2 Simple Cooking, a cooking show designed for singles and couples where I teach you the secrets of becoming an efficient home chef. Our goal is to encourage people ...
It’s a common belief that only children tend to be awkward, many times introverts and apparently always selfish. Well whoever said that was obviously jealous- speaking from personal experience being the only child was pretty freaking awesome.
Sure I’m weird (I prefer quirky), and on some days I’m definitely one of the most introverted people you’ll ever meet and when it comes to food, you bet I’m selfish — DONT YOU BE TOUCHIN MY BROWNIES. Don’t ...
It’s been a blistering hot Summer here. At times I have trouble focusing, my head feels a daze as I watch the heat shrivel out the remaining life of our cucumber plants. Day after day the temperatures soared past 100 even 105! How is that even legal? It’s even unbearable to walk around barefoot anymore; the once soft plushy grass is now replaced with a crunchy yellow patch. My feet strive for relief.
I can hardly ...
Help me celebrate the last weeks of Summer with my Thai Crab Watermelon Salad over at The Cilantropist where I am guest blogging today. Please show my dear friend Amanda some love and head on over here to read more!
Exciting news! I am guest posting for Xiaolu at 6bittersweets this week. Please check out my post and show her some love!
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I met Xiaolu this year through the wonderful World of blogging. I was initially attracted to her jaw-dropping photos on 6 Bittersweets and with time have discovered that her inner beauty was just as beautiful as her talent. She was sweet enough to bake me cupcakes on my birthday and even mailed me the ...
Now where do I even begin? I’ll just jump right into it. It’s been one week since my detox and it’s been one difficult ride. There are days when I think I’m on the brink of insanity because I can’t eat that thick-juicy hamburger on that crusty buttery bun or even worse having to photograph a steamy mug of locally roasted coffee and then not being able to have a single sip.
So I’ve decided one ...
So a couple happenings have been going on here at Joylicious. Sorry for the lack of updates but I am back and ready to attack!! I hope you guys are enjoying the new layout. I figured it was a better representation of who I am and it also gives you guys the freedom to poke around at my other works outside of food .
First and foremost, Artizone has launched some new vendors that will ...
Happy 4th of July folks! The biggest Summer holiday that celebrates all the important essentials– swimming, BBQing, soaking up the rays while sipping on some ice cold beer lemonade. Are yall feeling me? Aside from getting a day off work, 4th of July is actually one of the most important holidays in America as it celebrates the legal celebration of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain. Pretty big deal guys, without the the Declaration of ...
Out in Alaska runs Copper River whose name derives from the rich copper deposits found along its banks. It’s fed by 12 tributaries, is a mile wide and runs at 7 miles per hour. Besides being the 10th largest river in the US, it also is home to the best salmon in the world — flourishing in the “pure positive environment that creates salmon perfection.”
This Summer I’ll be representing Dallas as one of the Copper ...
Since being back from our Europe trip I’ve realized the solace of one’s home is often forsaken. We seldom take the time to appreciate the commonplace of our lives, the comfort, security the simplicity that comes along. Instead I often find myself dreaming of traveling to a far away land and touching foot in every corner of this world. I dream of colors, sounds, smells; I imagine the people, their faces, their clothes, their ...
It’s funny how sometimes even after the most amazing experiences, nothing beats the excitement of coming home, lying in your awesome ass bed and relishing in the glory of everything familiar again. Home sweet home.
Even better, we came home to an exploding garden! Everything literally tripled in size while we were gone — the beans, the tomatoes, my wildflowers. We instilled life back into this little yard, it’s now filled with ladybugs, butterflies, bees ...
