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I made this a few days ago, but never got around to posting it…because I had a few issues along the way…so in case you thought all my recipes ended in success, here’s a bit of a reality check.  I got this acorn squash at the farmer’s market.  Issue #1 occurred with my lack of knife skills (slash intimidation with big shiny metal).  If you feel comfortable making a crushing blow down on a squash, more power to you, but I’m not quite there yet in my culinary career.  As a result, my cut ended… Read more >

Happy 10/10/10 to all my fellow number lovin’ freaks 🙂 Friday Kyle & I headed up to the Bay Area to spend the weekend with my fam.  Saturday was harvest at my fam’s vineyard. and the Cal v. UCLA football game.  And today, Sunday, we are heading back to So Cal. Here are some pics from the weekend, some food, some not. Eats for the I-5 Cheerios, raw nuts, pumpkin seeds, carob chips, and raisins. PB & Jizzle (ew?) & Gingerfizzle (so glad Synergy Kombucha is BACK!!!) K-Sizzle (ok, I’ll quit it with the -izzles now…)… Read more >

That’s what I had to say to myself yesterday.  Boy oh boy what a weird day.  As some of you know, I’ve been growing my hair out to donate.  It’s been hard these past few weeks because I’ve really wanted to cut it.  It’s gotten to be such a pain.  I mean just look at that mane.  It’s unruly and impossible and takes way too much time to manage.  But there is an 8 inch length requirement to donate.  That’s a lot of hair!  And while I do have a lot of hair (I mean… Read more >

Oops!  Did I promise no more wedding posts?  My bad. I realized after I posted the last one that I had forgotten about the centerpieces. They were a personal project – and nearly cost me my sanity – the week leading up to the wedding. This is the trunk of my mom’s van after 5 trips to 3 different grocery stores…with over 60 pieces of produce.    Are you thoroughly confused yet?  How about another piece to the puzzle… If you’re asking yourself “are those red bell peppers in there?” you’d be right.   Because I lost… Read more >

It’s been almost a full month now since Kyle and I tied the knot.  Wow.  Time flies when you’re…starting a new life.  If you missed the first part of the big day, you can read about it here. Now let’s see, where was I…oh right…about to walk down the aisle. How proud does my dad look?  Gah, I love him.  These pictures bring tears to my eyes even now, weeks after the actual day.  Try as I might to put my emotions into words, it’s almost an impossible task. As I was walking down the… Read more >