Bananas are one of those fruits always lingering around my kitchen. They’re a reliable snack and make a nice addition to a bowl of cereal, yogurt, or peanut butter toast. But not soon after they start getting covered in brown spots, my affection for eating them quickly fades away. Over time, I’ve learned to love […]
Today has been a long time coming. The last time I updated this blog was back in 2008 (can you believe I started in 2006???), which in blogging time might as well be a century ago. At the time, I was just writing the weekly menu, recipes and foodie events around the town. I was […]
Hot damn, I love cauliflower. It’s a good thing that cauliflower is cheap because I go through it like crazy. If 2015 was the year of kale, 2018 is all about the old time favorite…cauliflower. Once old and forgotten, this giant flower has become cool again. Cauliflower doesn’t need much to be delicious on its […]
Happy birthday my dearest! I am not able to put into words how much I love you. You’ve had my whole heart from the moment I laid my eyes on you. You are the face that launched a thousand sleepless nights. You are a thinker, posing intricate questions, and remembering small details. I am so […]
Somewhere in the Rules of Motherhood there is a chapter titled Moms Don’t Get Sick. Now, we all know this is far from the truth, even the best of us sometimes can’t fight off all the germs. Being sick is never fun but being sick when you’re a mom is the worst hell imaginable. Not […]
Happy Thanksgiving week! As an expat, I have embraced Thanksgiving as one of my favorite American holidays! The focus is on gratitude, great food and wine, not to mention it is socially acceptable to go for seconds, and thirds and leftovers are all the reason for overcooking! To be honest, I still don’t get the […]
October is perfect in every way, but I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with it. I love that it starts to get colder outside and humid mornings become a thing of a past. What I don’t like is the holiday that everyone seems to love so much: Halloween. Go ahead, gasp in disbelief. […]
“You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!” Dr. Seuss My dearest Kiki…Today you started the new chapter in your life – you started first grade. Today I hugged you fiercely, and somehow found the strength to let go and send you on your way. […]
Last three weeks have been pure magic. I am running on adrenaline, sugar highs, copious amounts of coffee and rosé. Both Kiki and I celebrated our birthdays and Mother’s Day over and over, and if it was up to us, we would both continue with celebrations. I guess an apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. One of […]
“On the day that you were born the angels got together and decided to create a dream come true. So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of golden starlight in your eyes of blue!” – the carpenters I can’t believe it has been six years since you came into my life. Another year has come and […]
I’ve discovered a secret to a stress free week…Meatless Mondays and Meal Planning! With that, meatless Mondays are here to stay! Choosing meat-free meals on Monday is a great way to look and feel better, it kind of goes along with that new week, new beginning theory. I am definitely not a vegetarian (after all, […]
This was such a lovely weekend. I’ve been craving a slow, lazy, relaxing weekend, and I finally had one. Sure, a getaway somewhere would have been great, but it’s amazing how much better I felt after just two days of unplugging and resting at home! I intentionally planned a weekend with lots of quality sleep, mini […]
Well, hello March! February definitely flew right by, without so much as a whisper! So cheers to sending February off and welcoming March with lots of motivation and sunshine. I also wanted to say hello before my blog grows cobwebs. I have so many blog topics running through my head, albeit time, priorities… but I miss […]
I hope this week is finding you happy, healthy, nourished and caffeinated. Me? A little over caffeinated but feeling pretty good about the week I’ve had and I attribute it to last weekend full of relaxation, good sleep, yummy foods, and an extraordinary Sunday prep. I promise, a blog post of Sunday prep is coming…it’s truly crucial […]
There is a saying “little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice” and ain’t that the truth. Kiki certainly is all sugar and spice, sweeter than honey, spicier than Carolina pepper. My dear, kind, sweet, gentle, sensitive, smart, caring, loving five year old in a moment of her anger and crankiness (yup […]
Happy birthday my dearest! I am not able to put into words how much I love you. You’ve had my whole heart from the moment I laid my eyes on you. You are the face that launched a thousand sleepless nights. You are a thinker, posing intricate questions, and remembering small details. I am so […]
birthday, Kiki
Today was a big day in our house…Kiki graduated VPK! and it was awesome! This is sort of crazy, I must admit, but only a beginning for us, and many more graduation ceremonies to come. Kiki has been excited for this day for a few weeks now and she said it was her favorite day…she […]
Kiki, single mom, vpk graduation
Dear Kiki! Today you are five. Five seems like a whole new world to you and me. Five seems like everything today. It’s officially the end of toddlerhood. Today you are the big 5! Your vocabulary is incredibly impressive and you love using big words. You are confident and brave. I believe those things are […]
birthday, Kiki, my life
Welcome back from the long holiday weekend! Was it a good one? Hope you enjoyed yours as much as we did ours. Life lately has been a bit crazy to say the least, so having a few weekends in a row with Kiki was a pure delight. And having a long weekend together, well, that was like […]
4th of july, Fourth of July, holiday, Kiki, long weekend, me, weekend
Remember how my last weekend was all about ME, well this weekend was not, but it was fulfilling, enriching, exhausting, and fun. I never knew I could love someone so much. This little person has completely turned my life upside-down and thought me [and still teaches me] the most important life lesson – selflessness. “Being […]
Kiki, me, weekend, weekend lookbook, weekend notes
Happy Monday!!!! How was your holiday weekend? As much as I love to travel and I feel most like myself when on the road, since I became a mom, I’ve become much more of a homebody. And as much as I love exploring new cities, nothing feels better than coming home from a trip and having […]
4th of july, holiday, Kiki, Kiki approved, meatballs
I’ve been dreaming of ROK:BRGR burgers since last time I was there [which now seems like long long long time ago], so tonight’s dinner was completely inspired by the wants and desires of having a burger. I could have used one of their signature cocktails too, after a day I have had, but I opted to […]
aioli mayo, arugula, avocado, burger, dinner, dinner time, Kiki, munchkin meals, ROK:BRGR, signature burger, three-bean salad, toddler
This past weekend was what Webster’s Dictionary definition of weekend should look like…in one word – heavenly! Today, I woke up happy, fulfilled, satisfied, full of energy, completely renewed…. This was my drive home [please note, I was at full stop when I took this picture] – this was a sign good things are coming […]
fun, happiness, happy, Kiki, summer, summertime, toddler, toddler time, weekend, weekend lookbook
Oh weekend, where have you gone? Like all weekends, this weekend flew by, but I enjoyed every minute of it, especially once the little lady was with me. We took silly photos, we had dance parties, we sang Cups 15,000 over and over, we cooked, we ate, we played, we colored, we napped – we […]
fauxfoodiegirl, Kiki, me, weekend, weekend lookbook
Good morning and happy Monday to you!! May swept through my life and left me in a bit of a daze. So much of a daze I didn’t even realize July is next week…where exactly did June go??? I’ve been in a desperate need of quiet, routine, normalcy, and this was my first weekend of quiet, […]
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