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 ...
One of the many reasons why I fell in love with Collin was for his Superman abilities. Whenever my computer crashed, BAM it’s fixed. Whenever I couldn’t move that stupid heavy box, POOF he lifts it with one hand. Even that one time when my heel got stuck in the crack of the sidewalk and my face was about to meet the pavement of death, like magic he not only pulls me back but frees ...
There are many things to love about winter: extra blankets on the bed, sweatshirts, fuzzy slippers and boots, scarves and mittens, oh my! There are also many things to despise about winter: shorter days, dry skin, the blistering cold, and oh yes, getting sick. Being prone to respiratory infections, I always panic when I feel the symptoms coming on. Stuffy nose, tender and swollen throat, head congestion—I’ll rush to chug packets of Emergen-C and chug ...
Okay enough with the decadent desserts for awhile, my expanding waist line is screaming for me to stop. I only have 40 more days til my cruise and this body is not swimsuit ready -_- I’m trying not to panic (I will not stress eat…I will not stress eat…!!!!) and realize that cutting down sugar and increasing fiber in my diet is a must. After having breakfast with my dear friend Kelly last week. she had mentioned ...
OOooo lala figured I’d do a sexy recipe just in time for the weekend! So let me explain the title of this recipe: I find fruits like figs, plums, blueberries, very sensual. Sensual in the sense of their color, texture, apperance — I mean come on, figs? They are sexy!
Now just because it’s called a sensuous fruit salad doesn’t mean it’s strictly for lovers. I am sure friends and family would enjoy it too, just ...
I was in Nashville, Tennessee a few weeks ago, home of country music and anything southern (you know– sweet tea, beautiful acre lot yards, billboard signs that have the wait time of the ER?) and I was blown away. It was beautiful with the lush greenery and rolling hills, the rich blooms of hydrangeas paired with the sweet smells of magnolias, it’s hard to imagine that just a few months ago this entire city was ...
Apparently this weekend, temperatures in Dallas,TX will reach the triple digits. Summer is here with a blistering vengeance but thankfully I love the summers in Texas. Because Summer in Texas means swimmin’, bbq’n, fishin’ and boatin’ — and all of these things are at the top of my “Best Things in Life” list.
I think one of my favorite summers by far was back in 2005. That summer all of my closest girlfriends were in Austin ...
As celebration of FoodBuzz’s new Healthbuzz section, I wanted to discover the mysteries of the Raw Food diet. This month, FoodBuzz selected my proposal for 24,24,24 I decided to invite a group of my friends and together we explored the beauties of eating raw through a 5 course meal. Does that sound Awesome Rawsome? I think so.
This was probably one of the most challenging menus for me to think of — I mean eating RAW? ...
The sweltering Texas heat is beginning, y’all. And boy is it hot. Though Dallas is not humid like Houston, June hasn’t even begun and I find myself blasting the AC wherever I go. To make matters worse, I am awkwardly sweaty (I call it a sexy “glow”) so whenever I am outside there is sweat pouring down my face, non-stop. I had to find a solution for not only the excessive heat but something to ...
I decided to take a break from Shanghai and introduce this wonderful recipe I found through Food and Wine. I was instantly drawn to this recipe for its simplicity– made with wholesome healthy ingredients it not only goes great as a dip but is awesome in sandwiches, salads, and wraps. This recipe is from Chef Michael Solomonov who was born in G’nei Yehudah, Israel and was raised in Pittsburgh. In May 2008, Michael opened Zahav ...
Finally the day had arrived — We were on our way to China! After giving each other enthusiastic high fives, Collin and I packed up his truck (we had 6 pieces of luggage including our carry ons) and headed to DFW airport around 5 in the morning. Thankfully we had a good friend who agreed to take us (Thanks Cyrus!) or else it would’ve been quite the debacle packing all of our stuff into a ...
This meal was made from everything that was leftover from my fridge and pantry, and the results were pretty phenomenal The best part about this meal is that I used no oil at all. It was just a variety of different cooking techniques — roasting, steaming, braising, boiling and of course just left raw. My favorite part about this dish were the robust flavors of the roasted rutabagas paired with the lemony rice ...
