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Total foodie.
Chef's daughter.
Health food enthusiast.
Finding the balance between what tastes good and is good for you.
(You can read more about me and my weight loss journey by clicking on the links above!)
Made pineapple upside down cake for the boyfriend’s family and friends. Glad it turned out well! :)
Guess what guys……..I’m going to ITALY this summer!!!!! Which is super exciting. Which made me think about my last trip to Italy. This was my brother and I back in 2009, overlooking Florence. Whoa, it’s crazy to think about how overweight we were!! And here we are now. I’m so proud of us :) And we’re going back to Italy together! I can’t wait!!
My grandfather gave this to my grandmother, and after he passed away, she gave it to me. I always assumed it referred to a spiritual quote, but I finally decided to look it up. And I found this lovely poem :)
Lise by Rose Terry Cooke
If I were a cloud in heaven,
I would hang over thee;
If I were a star of even,
I ’d rise and set for thee;
For love, life, light, were given
Thy ministers to be.
If I were a wind’s low laughter,
I’d kiss thy hair;
Or a sunbeam coming after,
Lie on thy forehead fair;
For the world and its wide hereafter
Have nought with thee to compare.
If I were a fountain leaping,
Thy name should be
The burden of my sweet weeping;
If I were a bee,
My honeyed treasures keeping,
’T were all for thee!
There’s never a tided ocean
Without a shore;
Nor a leaf whose downward motion
No dews deplore;
And I dream that my devotion
May move thee to sigh once more.
The spiciest omelet ever…ok maybe not ever…but I didn’t have many fixins to choose from so I went with the “green chile and habanero chicken sausage” and that thing sure does have a lot of kick! Nonetheless, made for a tasty breakfast :)
One of my best friends from college is pregnant and I’m sooooo excited for her! Now I’m searching the internet for cute baby clothes to send her. I have baby fever. And she’s not even due for another 5 months. I guess I’ll have to start planning another trip to Alaska! I thought her wedding would be the first and last time I’d ever go (it was in the middle of winter), but maybe a trip in the summer would be nice :) And then I could meet her little bundle. Yayy babies! 
I love love LOVE panera’s new spinach power salad (sans the frizzled onions). Today, however, I had the time and desire to cook so I made a homemade version. Yum!
Finished volunteering at the hospital early today so I decided to make a fancy lunch. Spinach and Swiss stuffed chicken with mushrooms and onions in a white wine and dijon sauce. Quite tasty if I do say so myself :)
Not the healthiest of dinner choices, but it was leftover from the super bowl party! And Ina certainly did me right when she came out with these recipes. Devin’s Award-Winning Chili and Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread. Delicious.
