For starters, I like to think I’m not an enormous complainer. That being said, last year I complained about not getting on the blood orange bandwagon early enough for my Dark Chocolate Salted Orange Bars…in about 500 words, give or take. Mostly because they had to be prepared with your average, run-of-the-mill oranges. How embarrassing, amiright? …
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How To Be Your Own Damn Valentine! Drink This Pomegranate Rosé Fizz
When was the last time you felt sexy? Was it when someone told you you were sexy? Was it when you decided to look in the mirror, accepted who you are and love yourself? Be honest! Self. Love. Someone once told me “Liz, rely on someone else for happiness and you’ll constantly be disappointed”. Smart lady. If…
Dairy Free Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Fresh Herbs Because “Enough Is Enough…Step Away From The Cheese”
Do you remember that brief moment in our great nation’s history when YOLO was a totally acceptable thing to say? “Are you really going to ___?” “Yeah, YOLO dude.” *And then you do the stupid thing.* … Great, right? A phrase that allows you to pretty much justify any poor decision you’ve ever made,…
Buddha Buddha Buddha Buddha Rockin’ Everywhere: Roasted Veggie Buddha Bowl with a Sundried Tomato Spread
SO I belong to a “Word of the Day” email thing. Yah. It’s a thing. If you want to get pretend smart, HERE is how you sign up. Knock yourselves out. I started it way back when I was doing scholarship pageants and I needed to round out my vocabulary. “Passionate” and “honestly” can only…
Take Me To Fungi Town: Hearty Portobello Mushroom Soup
After a very informal poll, I’ve found that people actually like mushrooms. Out of the seven people I’ve asked, two being boys, all but one like them. Odd, right? Sample size aside, I was always under the impression that I was special since I genuinely enjoy eating the delicate fungi and, let’s face it, the idea of…
Communicate This: Roasted Tomato & Herbed Feta Salad
Welp, the search is over; I met a man this week. A lovely, beautifully articulate man dressed in scholar brown and plaid and he touched me…right in the soul. Well, okay, I didn’t technically “meet” him, he was a speaker at our staff meeting this quarter, but we connected. Not a connection in the…