Check out Episodes 14 & 15!
In case you've missed it, there are new episodes of the Joy the Baker Podcast over at Homefries!
On Episode# 15: End of Summer Blowout, we discuss:
- how to eat as much corn as possible
- tights-aka sausage casings
- our favorite recipes
- gearing up for sweater season (we are in denial)
- football season...and its impending doom (on our waistlines & relationships!)
- we announce the winner for the Homefries U giveaway!
On Episode #14: We Are Not the Cool Kids, we discuss:
- growing up
- hypercolor clothing
- doc martens
- blossom (WHOA)
- mood rings
- talking gibberish
- Cooper going to preschool!
- why we are not/were not the cool kids
We also have a phone number! You can leave us a message & we might play it on Air!
(817)-82-FRIES
Thanks for listening!
365- Week 33
A food related photo everyday until 2012. Here's week 33:
237/365 Moscow Mules with Whitney!!! (my new favorite drink!)
236/365 Tomato loot from the backyard. SCORE.
235/365 Super quick dinner= baked potato, non-fat Greek yogurt & butter.
234/365 Corn Zucchini Pizza in progress.
233/365 Arugula salad with leftover grilled corn, tomatoes, arugula, grilled mushrooms & onions.
232/365 Epitome of SUMMER.
231/365 Mushrooms, spinach, fried egg with toast and coffee. Cooper got a pancake.
SCHOOL SHOPPING LIST GIVEAWAY!
Fun Fact: I LOVE BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING; it's my favorite time of year! I'm one of those people who needs an objective when I shop; so when there's a list involved I feel completely satisified picking out and checking off items. You can imagine how much I loved organizing stuff for summer camp as a kid.
In the past few weeks I've had my eye on some cool things at my local Target. I saw a few kids with lists and baskets full of supplies and couldn't help but feel JEALOUS. Although I don't miss going to school, I do miss having cool new shoes and a backpack full of the latest school supplies. This year I decided to make my own school shopping list and buy supplies for one lucky reader! If you're not in school, who cares?? I'm totally acting like I am. I've got a brand new pencil case in my purse filled with fresh Sharpies and I'm not ashamed. There might be a highlighter in there or two cuz you never know when you might need one!
Here's what I picked out for YOU!
1. MECHANICAL PENCILS---my favorite! I like a thick lead mechanical pencil. I hope you do too!
2. LARABARS---you need energy with all of your studying! Flavors: Cherry Pie & Peanut Butter Cookie.
3. GUM---Sweet Mint! Who doesn't need gum? Just don't let your teachers catch you chewing it!
4. SHARPIE- COLOR PACK---seeing a pack of colored sharpies makes me happy. 'Nuff said.
5. SHARPIE- MEDIUM POINT---essential for list making. These ones don't bleed through paper! I'm mildly obsessed with them and I think they make my handwriting better.
6. CUTE PEN CASE---what are you gonna put your new pens in? duh!
7. PAPER CLIPS---these ones are coated. They look cool.
8. GRAPH PAPER POST-ITS---the greatest invention since sliced bread. Seriously. Life changer. Sometimes they are hard to find!
9. GIGANTIC PAPERCLIPS ---great for huge paper stacks. You won't realize how much you need these until you don't have them.
10. NAIL POLISH--- Silver Sweep & Blue Streak Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri. The wand is thick & it dries super fast. You could easily paint your nails in the AM if you have to.
11. NOTEBOOK---where you write down ideas, love letters & shopping lists...
12. HIGHLIGHTERS---because the world looks better highlighted. Neon is IN.
13. FOLDERS---so you can put all your important papers in one place!
A winner will be picked at random a week from today--September 2nd! Good luck!
The thing about gardening…
I have a small vegetable garden in our backyard and I've been reluctant to post pictures of it because I've been somewhat neglecting it this summer! The thing about gardening is that you need to tend to your plants everyday. You gotta prune, inspect, manage bugs, fertilize and WATER your plants or else everything falls apart. Some days I remember that I need to water my plants when I'm deep in spreadsheet-land at work. I rush home to wilted plants who really don't appreciate night time waterings. Two or three days of neglect and my tomatoes are looking a little droopy with a few extra yellow leaves hanging around. Fortunately there's still a lot of fruit coming off the vines and things are ripening up nicely. Fall is going to be here before I know it so I'm savoring every last bit of tomato goodness while I can! Here's what I've got going on...
365- Week 32
A food related photo everyday until 2012. Here's week 32:
230/365 I split a cheeseburger with my dad for lunch.
#14. Do a cleanse=DONE!
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.
Come take a look!
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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!!
365-Week 30
A food related photo everyday until 2012. Here's week 30:
216/365 Three course wine & food pairing in the Bubble Room @ J Winery.
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