Thursday, March 3, 2011

Giving Thanks...



These will match my pencil skirt!! hehe......don't these remind you of the teacher/bus driver on The Magic Schoolbus?

When life gives you lemons.....make Limoncello.

What's one of the best things about Italy? ....the food.....and....Limoncello. You can learn how to make limoncello??

Source: flickr.com via Astrid on Pinterest



And Tiramisu made with Limoncello??



Another popular dessert wine in Italy is Vin Santo....always paired with Cantucci (almond biscuits) por favore.

Cantucci e Vin Santo

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Don't forget.

I must remind myself to:



....and not get caught up in the monotony and insignificance in everyday tasks.  Nothing is insignificant. 

I just love this:





These are Brown Butter, Bacon, and Chocolate Chip Cookies.  Wow....this sounds very good, but it seems like they need to fit in Lipitor somewhere in the name.




One thing I have discovered this past year is Macarons.  After a Saturday morning run with a couple of my running buddies, they took me to a wonderful famer's market in Houston called T'Afia.  This is where I found Maisson Burdiso, who makes these macarons that just melt in your mouth......what a great post-run treat!  I tried the flavors Pistachio and Toasted Marshmallow...yum!  I will definitely make a point to visit T'Afia more often after my early Saturday morning runs.   I would love to try a Hot Chocolate and Marshmallow Macaron like the one below I found on Pinterest:



Can you believe that this is tape?  There are so many things you can do with this....



ooo...I like the shirt, the skirt, shoes...




Maldives.....I'd like to go here.



I really like this by Sigur Ros...great band......and you don't really have to understand the words to feel the music....



..and another by Sigur Ros.


Tuesday, March 1, 2011

simple beauty.

Yep.



beautiful dress.....Christian Dior.....notice the "something blue"


Happy National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day!

Yes, you heard me correctly.  How can anyone not like peanut butter?  I once found a quote that says it all:

"If you can't control your peanut butter, you can't expect to control your life" - Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes)

I MUST try this....Peanutella! (a mix of peanut butter and Nutella?!)

Coffee day.

It has been a coffee day today....literally.  Yes, 'spilled coffee on your clothes' type of day....twice..both times in the car....and all before 8:30am.  I either blame my clumsiness, or the fact that the coffee didn't quite kick in soon enough. Apparently, this was a little too meaningful for me today:

Source: google.com via on Pinterest



The first spill required me to turn the car around to go back and change.  The second time was "let's attempt to cover this huge stain along the side of my scrub pants with my short white med student coat that doesn't go past my hips".  Honestly, I was very annoyed the second time it happened, but after thinking about it I decided that all I could do is laugh, so I did!  Moral of the story?  Don't drink coffee and drive...or, well.....opportunities to get a good laugh in for the day are numerous, especially if you are as clumsy as me. Speaking of laughing, well.......





Some interesting info about caffeine and coffee:



Source: lolsnaps.com via on Pinterest



This is my dream breakfast.  These pop-tarts are topped with a coffee-spiked glaze.  And these are not just ordinary pop-tarts.  They are Nutella pop-tarts. Oh boy is that dangerous!