Sep
2019

Amanda’s Chocolate Chip and Salted Pecan Cookies

categories: food

Food is the perfect balance of science and love. The best food is made with love. The secret ingredient is usually love. Food is love.  

What do I mean by that? 

  • I mean it’s important to be in a good mood when you create your concoction 
  • Having every ingredient needed before you begin is essential
  • Using the right tools will make a huge difference 
  • Following the recipe as close as possible including the order in which you put ingredients in, the measurements, and the final touches results in perfection 
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Sep
2019

My Happiness Project

categories: My Happiness Project

Are you happy? Wow, that’s a loaded question, isn’t it? Of course I’m happy. But we’ve had some hard times that made us feel like life was a big struggle. Regardless we kept our heads up, but are we really happy? 

If im being honest, I feel like on a scale of 1-10 , 10 being the happiest, I am a solid 7. 

That means there IS room to grow. 

The thing is, I should be a 10. 

I am privileged. I have a roof over my head in a cute house that has everything I need. It’s not the nicest, or the biggest, but it is mine and I am grateful for this home. However, I could be more grateful. I could take care of her better. Clean more, organize more, landscape more. I think it would be a happier home if I did these finishing touches that have been pushed to the wayside for a decade. 

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Sep
2019

What your dog walker wished you knew

categories: life

Its funny, I can’t exactly describe it but dogs and their owners often go together in an uncanny way that makes them perfect for one another but still unique compared to the next pair of dog and owner. Its cute. People look like their dogs, or their dogs look like them, or they complement each other, at least. 

My Dini is a distinctive pup. He’s got pomp and style. He’s an alpha. He’s compact but sturdy. He is small but mighty. He is soft and cute but has the bark of a doberman. All are ways I could also describe myself. I’ve got style, Im cute, Im distinctive. I’ve got a bark bigger than people like sometimes. I’m definitely sturdy. And yes, I’ve even been called an “alpha.” Dini and I go together. He is my best friend and we complement one another. No, I don’t look like a dapple wiener dog, but we go together nonetheless. 

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Sep
2019

Brussels sprouts with bacon

categories: food

Brussels sprouts with bacon

Ahh summer veggies. Is It me or does everyone feel lighter in the summer? It’s easier to eat healthier in the summer; it’s easier to drink water in the summer. Maybe it’s my depression subsiding with the extra vitamin D from the sunshine. I wanted to include a recipe that uses a summer veggie with savory protein to make for a fantastic side dish. I like to think this is the perfect food to begin transitioning from summer to fall. 

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