Here are a few peeks and things I’ve been up to the past day or so. All recipes will be posted eventually. Probably sooner rather than later.
1. The smell of bread baking. Or donut “bread” baking. Either way, it’s been scent-terrific around here. <– Cheesy humor tends to happens after hours in the kitchen followed with two hours of photography.
2. Cranberry + Mango + Orange = Lots of Vitamin C and really tasty.
This is my next post, stay tuned. I’m almost finished typing it.
3. A peek into the rain and cloudy skies which has killed food photography the past few days. It’s been challenging. Good thing for Lightroom.
Not to mention my shoes are all wet and muddy from running through puddles despite trying to avoid them. I don’t like rain or dreary weather. Let’s keep it 78F and sunny year round and I’ll be very happy. For my psyche, my running, and my photography, Sunshine = Win.
4. The Rosemary Chipotle Roasted Almonds were a win.
Scott and others accepted them which made me a happy camper.
5. I’ve also had chocolate on the brain. And if you could peek into my stomach, you’d see I’ve been liking the last batch of Flourless Chocolate Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies that I made.
Questions:
1. What are some peeks or likes in your life the past few days?
2. Best thing you ate or did over the weekend?
Time with Skylar and buying her a new bike and seeing her joy was the best thing for me.
Best food was one of these cookies that I pulled out of my freezer stash.
The best thing that I did over the weekend was visit with my family at breakfast this morning. I was happy to see my nephew for the first time in a few weeks – I missed him so much.
Great list, makes me wish I had more time in the kitchen! And I could go for some chocolate now. Peaks for me have been recipes from Mama Pea’s book I’ve been trying.
I totally agree with you about the weather thing- totally kills my motivation to do anything! And hello? This is California. The Golden State. Get with it.
Your bread looks delicious, as do the flourless cookies- I made a batch of flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip cookies last weekend, and literally had to fend off cookie attackers! Looking forward to trying another batch with your recipe…
As for the best thing I ate this weekend: tried a new restaurant with a friend and got an amazing Vegetarian Panini, with goat cheese, artichoke hearts, peppers and pesto. Yumm…the place was http://www.bluetable.net. Thanks for the great posts!
Thanks for saying hi! From one CA resident to another. And yes the weather has been..ugh the past few days.
Your flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip sound like a hit…good! And the restaurant sounds great!
Ooh flourless cookies…yummm…and that chutney looks amazing too!
I’m with you on the sun! I got some vitamin D to ward off seasonal depression (and, you know, vitamin deficiency), but the whole sun-setting-at-4:30PM thing is really getting to me and my photography!
Yes the 4:30 thing is really bad! My lighting was already iffy by 4p ish. Now it’s…3p ish. Awful!
Um yeah, I have had serious chocolate on the brain. Raw cacao powder has been filling up my smoothies like crazy!
Yum those cookies look amazing, can’t wait to see the Cranberry, Mango, Orange recipe.
The peaks over the last couple of days for me are a trip to NYC with my hubby for a gallery show of our work and coming home a little early for a relaxing Sunday at home, which we desperately needed.
Some of my favorite meals are arepas I had in Brooklyn on Friday at Caracas and tonight I made gluten-free pasta with chive pesto and arugula. So good.
OMG those cookies look delish. Best thing I ate over the weekend … I was going to say chocolate, but actually my arugula is still producing like crazy and it’s my favorite, even ahead of chocolate.