A food related photo everyday until 2012. Here’s week 32:
230/365 I split a cheeseburger with my dad for lunch.
365- Week 32
31 comes before 32 RESULTS!
This is the part where I tell you that I didn’t finish my list! But it’s my birthday today and I’m hoping you can forgive me? To be honest with you, I’m not really upset that I didn’t finish. I’m actually quite proud of what I’ve accomplished in the past year! You’ll see links to all the things I completed in my 31st year of life below mixed with a few things I haven’t finished…
- Share an an actual picture of myself on my website.
- Make donuts from scratch.
- Go to the French Laundry (again!)
- Take a class to improve my knife skills.
- Have a nacho party!
- Make my own pizza (and not fail!)
- Go to a farm.
- Make cream puffs for my mom. (She LOVES profiteroles!)
- Make cinnamon rolls from scratch.
- Clean out/organize my kitchen (FOR REAL!)
- Go on a dishcrawl!
- Try a dish with capers and like it!
- Get my drink on with Joy.
- Do a cleanse.
- Make my own soft pretzels.
- Learn how to do canning!
- Make french fries from scratch.
- Hang some of my food photos in my kitchen.
- Cook something with my husband.
- Host a fondue party!
- Have a cookbook party where we all cook from one cookbook!
- Make some killer hot wings for my husband.
- Make creme brulee!
- Go on a food adventure in Portland, Oregon.
- Make my own cheese from scratch.
- Learn a recipe from my grandma.
- Make pasta from scratch. (maybe with my grandma?)
- Learn how to do latte art!
- Grow some lettuce.
- Try to sell some photos online. (etsy maybe?)
- Meet as many of my online friends as possible!
I’m going to be kind and give myself til the end of the year to complete the items I haven’t finished. I don’t think hosting a fondue party in August would be a wise idea. Damn you, timing! I didn’t get you right! I have ingredients for hot wings in my fridge right now and I’m planning on doing some kitchen purging/organizing soon! We’re planning on having a garage sale so that will have to coincide with that. I’ve also done some research on Etsy and I’m close to opening up a shop; I just need to pick out pictures to print! I bought a new clock for our kitchen a few months ago and put it in the place where I would have put my food photos! I guess that means I must find another place for them in my house…Dishcrawl…need to figure that out. I’m not sure if I even like the idea of going to separate places for each course. Can’t all my food just come to me? Cookbook party? I know who I need to invite! Ahem…Whitney, Kasey, Megan, Cheryl, Denise, Allison & Danielle. What cookbook do we all have? Meet as many of my online friends as possible? I’ve met A LOT and I hope to share all of my friends in a post for you soon.
Right now I’m going to dive into a chocolate cupcake & watch Project Runway. It’s my birthday after all.
BluePrint Cleanse
I’ve been putting off doing a cleanse FOREVER and once I had Cooper I thought there was NO WAY I could be a mom and cleanse because it just didn’t seem possible! How the heck would I manage?? Where would I get the energy to chase around an active toddler? I seriously NEED to eat and drink coffee in order to function. Or so I thought…
What turned me off on cleansing was the annoyance of having to buy ultra specific/pricey/exotic foods and the idea of spending lots of time prepping meals. How do you make 3 different juices, poached fish, steamed vegetables and white miso soup for your work day? Who can do that in the morning? When I saw Joy’s review of her cleansing experience, I decided to give the BluePrintCleanse a try. It’s a 3 day juice-only cleanse where you simply drink 5 different juices throughout the day and then you end the day with a tasty cashew milk. Everything was labeled, convenient and easy to follow. Instructions were emailed, juices were sent and I was in it to win it! I’m proud to say that I made it through and it was MUCH easier than I imagined.
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Guacamole Hummus
If guacamole and hummus had a baby, they would name it Guacamole Hummus. It would be thick, rich and creamy. It would taste and look just like guacamole but have the density of hummus. Guacamole hummus would eventually settle down with a bowl of chips and make a nice home in your stomach. Don’t you just love a happy ending? I do. Especially when there’s an avocado involved.
Make this. Inhale it. Smother it all over your body. It’s seriously good. Guacamole hummus is my new best friend.
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Honey Lavender Crème Brûlée
I’ve never been super-girly. I tend to avoid pink at all costs. I’d prefer not to smell like flowers and I JUST recently got into nail polish. But when it comes to eating things that are typically feminine, I definitely own my femininity. I will totally drink a bright pink cocktail out of a martini glass. I’ll eat a cupcake covered in frosted flowers like a champ! This honey lavender crème brûlée might be the most girly thing I’ve made, and I had absolutely no problem eating it. It’s subtly floral and perfectly sweet. It has a thick custard bottom that’s both light & creamy and a hard caramel shell that’s fun to crack into. It’s the crème brûlée that made me like crème brûlée!
That’s right, I’m not a huge fan of crème brûlée. So why would I put it on my list of things to do before my birthday? Somehow I felt that if I made it from scratch I could grow to appreciate the dessert. It totally worked! I love it and I think you will too. If you happen to make this for your husband or boyfriend, don’t mention anything about it being feminine. Trust me.
# 23. Make crème brûlée = DONE!
The Gaige House
Last weekend Casey & I went on a much needed vacation; we were totally due! My parents watched Cooper (thank you, parents!) and we were able to indulge in some great wine as well as some crazy good food. This was our first vacation away together in a little over 2 years, so were able to save up and splurge!
This is our second time staying at the Gaige House in Glen Ellen. We absolutely fell in love the first time we went in 2009 and we’ve made it our destination when we want to get away. I like that it’s a little less than a two hour drive from our home. Though people come from all over the country to stay there and I can totally see why. It’s truly a ZEN oasis.
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365- Week 31
A food related photo everyday until 2012. Here’s week 31:
223/365 Last day of the BluePrint Juice Cleanse!!
