Happy Hump Day! Today I want to share a couple of things that I'm loving this week: #1 - My new Oakley sunglasses I stopped by the mall yesterday to do my last Christmas return and wound up getting a new pair of sunglasses. I have super sensitive eyes and have always relied on high-quality sunglasses to help protect my peepers when I'm outside. This is my first pair of Oakleys. I like them because they're sporty but also good for everyday wear, and they're also polarized, which I think is really neat. I tried them out today during a lunchtime walk around my neighborhood trail with Harley. She wanted no part in taking photos with me... ...though I certainly tried: #2 - My gym: Last night I did a group class at my neighborhood's gym for the first time in quite awhile. I didn't know if ... [Read More]
artichokes
Artichoke Attempt
I think artichokes are so interesting and odd. Though I've ordered them at restaurants in a variety of ways and used jarred artichoke hearts countless times, I've never really cooked with fresh artichokes. At the farmer's market last weekend, I decided I'd nab one and try to cook this strange veggie. To help determine what parts I'm supposed to chop off, how to cook it, and which parts should actually go in my mouth, I turned to my Joy of Cooking: All About Vegetarian Cooking book and followed their instructions on how to prepare an artichoke. It didn't seem too hard. I would share the recipe and process on here with you if I were sure that I actually trimmed it properly or ate the right parts. But I'm totally not. The last step in prepping it was to scrape up a "thicket of fuzz" aka ... [Read More]