Have you been getting a chance to soak up all of the in-season produce yet this autumn? Lately my cooking and baking has been limited because I moved cross country, and then I was staying in an Airbnb without a legit kitchen for over a month. Plus, I've been pre-occupied with trying to find a new home in Connecticut... BUT I have news to share! After much time and effort spent into looking to buy a place here, my husband and I decided to put our buying plans on hold and to rent a townhouse for 6 months. This move has been incredibly stressful, and sometimes when nothing is going according to plan, you have to recalibrate. We moved into the townhouse last weekend, and I will be spending the next couple of days unpacking and getting settled in... and I am so excited to have all of ... [Read More]
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Baked Sun-Dried Tomato & Artichoke Goat Cheese Dip
Meet my new favorite kitchen gadget: my brand new Kitchen Aid food processor. You know when something happens and you're initially bummed about it, but then everything turns out well in the end? This was the case with my food processor a couple of weeks ago. I was happily making these date truffles in it, and when I went to scoop out the dough, my blade was stuck on the processor base. Superglued on there. Unfortunately, this was a dejavu scenario because it happened once before to me with the same gadget a couple of years ago. I took it this old fix-it man who took forever to get it back to me, but I was happy because he fixed it. However, when I went to call the same man this time, I found that he had retired. And there are no other Kitchen Aid support people in my area. Noooo. ... [Read More]
Mediterranean Goat Cheese Crostini
Hello friends! Ever have days when you feel like you're going a mile a minute from the minute you wake up until the minute you go to sleep? That has been me for the past couple of days. At the moment I'm procrastinating packing for my trip to San Diego tomorrow. Packing is the worst but I'm excited for my trip! In the spirit of hectic days, I thought it'd be fitting to share a recipe I whipped up last week during a busy day. I was starving for dinner and all I felt like eating was the loaf of fresh bread I had picked up at the grocery store earlier. What resulted was an easy appetizer recipe that can also be your meal if you're like me and love to make appetizers your main dish. Mediterranean Goat Cheese Crostini Crostini creations are perfect for get togethers and quick ... [Read More]
Five Random Things This Friday
Happy Friday! I'm in a sort of random mood, so I figured I'd do a random kind of post today - so here we go, five facts Friday! #1 - I am currently munching on a slightly unusual but definitely delicious sandwich for lunch: Granny Smith apple + creamy goat cheese + raw honey + cinnamon on toasted whole wheat bread. Such a good combo! #2 - Remember how in this post the other day I was talking about the perks of working from home? Well I've thought of another one that's a biggie for a total messy eater like myself. When you work from home and you get chocolate from a protein bar smudged on your cheek or an (almond) milk moustache from your smoothie, the only other being who sees it is your dog. I was reminded of this one the other day when my landlord stopped by. We chatted for ... [Read More]
Keepin’ it Simple & Delicious: Arugula Goat Cheese Crostini
Hi there! My Sunday morning has definitely started off on the right foot: I awoke to a message from my best friend saying that her and another girlfriend of mine are coming to visit me next month (YAY!), decided to have a living room yoga/stretching session in my PJs while my hubby and puppy still snoozed, and then I made a nice green monster smoothie to get my veggies & fruit in. Now I'm sitting here blogging to you in quite a fabulous mood. :) This weekend has been a nice low-key one for me thus far. That should continue throughout today, as my only Sunday plans are cleaning and errands, exercising crazy Harley girl, and perhaps a mountain biking trip with Adam (I know I know, I was just talking about my foot injury in the last post - but I'm feeling out what workouts I can and ... [Read More]
Goddess Kale Salad
Happy first day of summer! Summery things I did today include: Going hiking with Harley... ...and thoroughly enjoying this dinner on my patio this evening... Lightly fried zucchini + beefsteak tomato + cheddar + horseradish mustard = one bangin' grilled cheese. I was craving grilled cheese all day, and this guy totally hit the spot. I refrained from eating a second one... though I easily could have! And now onto more yummy eats... Recently I had a blogger date with Gina, the chick behind Health, Love and Chocolate. We met for lunch, and while we were both enjoying kale caesar salads, I started talking about how I'm a pretty new kale eater. I told her I feel confident that I can whip up a yummy kale salad now, but that I like the kale super tender and never seem to get it quite that way ... [Read More]