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I was once asked who my role models were. After careful thought, I disclosed my list:
Wonder Woman because she’s smart, refreshingly unjaded, fights the good fight and looks gorgeous while doing it. Plus, bracelets that deflect bullets? That girl knows how to accessorize. Lara Croft: smart, sexy, and kicks a**. Jessica Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit? for knowing how to work it while keeping her priorities straight (she marries Roger Rabbit because he makes her laugh). Top of the list though, always, is Auntie Mame (the title character from the book by Patrick Dennis). Auntie Mame is vibrant, charming, intellectually curious, open to all people and experiences, and always the life of the party. Her motto is “Live, Live, Live” and that is what this blog is about.
As Auntie Mame so famously says, “Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!”
Too many of us have become those starving suckers. We are stuck in a rut of waking up, working all day, coming home, watching TV and going to sleep, just to wake up and do it all again. We may add a workout to the routine, take-out, a night out, or a movie, but most of our time is spent in the same boring patterns. It’s time to stop going hungry!
This blog is about living, evolving, indulging and doing what we can every day to get the most out of life.
Food will be featured heavily because I love it. I do not subscribe to the “food is fuel’ school of thought. I believe in the smell of homemade bread and chocolate chip cookies, the delight a tiny taste of triple crème brie can tempt forth, and the sensuality of a creamy chocolate mousse. Whoever said “nothing tastes as good as thin feels” never tasted fresh chevre topped with black cherry confit. Food provides nourishment, comfort, creativity, and a fail proof way to connect with others. It’s time to stop obsessing and start enjoying.
Another way to really experience life? Travel. Whether it’s in your hometown or immersed in another culture half a world away, nothing will breathe new energy into your life faster than a get away.
Most of all though, this is about finding ways to steal little moments out of even the busiest day to enjoy and experience life. Let’s get to it and “Live, Live, Live!”
While there’s nothing I like more than making a Bolognese sauce from scratch – except for cheese – I just don’t have the hours required for this endeavor during the week. For instance, on Monday night I left work at 6:15 (read full article)
While Sarah is Out and About exploring All Things Parisian, I decided to have a Girls-Night-In for the East Coast OC. The last five weeks have been tough from a cooking standpoint, as I completely broke my finger and have been sporting casts, pins, (read full article)
It’s Jen again…As I mentioned in my last post, working in the restaurant industry came out of necessity, as Sarah and I both worked hard to pay our own ways through college. Hard work is one trait that was pounded into both of us at a y (read full article)
Creole Chicken Over Brown Rice The nice thing about renting a condo on vacation is that if it’s moderately equipped you can save your waistline and your wallet by having a meal or two in. Breakfast, of course, is generally pretty easy. M (read full article)
Cashew Butter Ingredients As peanut butter is banned on the Candida Diet, and almond butter is questionable (although that sure hasn’t stopped me), I’ve found myself seeking out cashew butter. It turns out to be somewhat difficult to (read full article)
Cooking & Screaming If you know Adrienne Kane, you likely know her from her blog Nosheteria. What you may not know is that Adrienne Kane was just about to graduate from UC Berkeley as an English major (and dance major? not clear) when she s (read full article)
Kate Assisting With Christmas Cookies My Mom and my lil sis, Kate, arrived Christmas Eve and after breakfast for lunch at Coastal Kitchen (the salt cod hash was yummy especially with the gingerbread waffle for dessert – we were sharing - re (read full article)
Mom's Molasses Cookies The holiday countdown is on. My Mom and Kate arrive Thursday afternoon and I still have to finish the grocery shopping (95% finished), finish wrapping presents (98% finished), get the guest rooms in order (held up by husb (read full article)
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