Cooking in Chicago
February 17, 2012 at 8:38 am | Posted in Appetizer, Entertainment | Leave a commentWoottttttt. It’s Friday. And I’m up early, today (fingers crossed) will be an easy one at work and then I have a hot date in Frederick! Going to the wine kitchen, which I have yet to blog about, and that will probably have to wait. Big camera is not coming with me. 
So before I get to the food, check out my favorite songs from the week. This might become a thing ya’ll! Having Sirius Radio has really improved my new music awareness. It makes me mucho happy. (That’s really good Spanish right there I know!)
My coworker likes to remind me of this statement while I’m freaking myself out at work with all of the “fires” I have to put out.
And this one is just a happy hopeful song. Much like my demeanor when I think about the happy things going on in my life.
So while in Chicago, we went to our buddy April’s place to watch the Patriots play. (I know this trip was awhile ago!) I wanted to make sure we brought something delicious. Since Gina and I are both in lurrrveeee with Pioneer Woman, I went searching on her site and found the Black Eyed Pea Dip! Fast Easy Tasty = sold.
See that cheesy pea (with good manicure) footage right there? Oh yeah. Go for the jump to see the steps…
Wordless Wednesday: Crazy Fun Nights in Chicago
January 18, 2012 at 8:00 am | Posted in Entertainment, Travels | 3 Comments
Wordless Wednesday: Happy New Year!!
January 4, 2012 at 10:52 am | Posted in Entertainment, Travels | Leave a comment
Adios 2011!
December 30, 2011 at 6:36 pm | Posted in Entertainment | 4 CommentsIt was nice knowing you…
But for serious… This year started with much anticipation and thoughts of a move to Boston. Luckily, that plan was thwarted and the real plan for my life is now in action.
I had much joy, a lot of sorrow, many frustrations but also many blessings this year. And you know what got me through all of the ups and downs?? My family and friends!!
And somehow God graced me with the blessing of a generally happy disposition. So thank you God and thank you friends and family. And thanks for reading my many blog posts of many exclamation points. It means alot to me.
I will bring back this quote from a post I did in March… love it so.
“Every one of us is called upon, probably many times, to start a new life. A frightening diagnosis, a marriage, a move, the loss of a job… And onward full tilt we go, pitched and wrecked and absurdly resolute, driven in spite of everything to make good on a new shore. To be hopeful, to embrace one possibility after another – that is surely the basic instinct… Crying out: High tide! Time to move out into the glorious debris. Time to take this life for what it is.” – Barbara Kingsolver, High Tide in Tucson
So go and be merry and drink lots of champagne and ring in 2012 with a bang! Cause I sure will be!
Wordless Wednesday: Season’s Greetings from my family
December 29, 2011 at 10:55 am | Posted in Entertainment, Travels | 2 Comments
Elizabeth’s Cookie Christmas 2011
December 24, 2011 at 10:00 am | Posted in Cookbooks, Dessert, Entertainment | 2 CommentsMERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!! I can’t believe this is the fourth year I have done this post! I must really like making cookies! But really I love being the secret cookie elf during the month of December and I might love having a table full of cookies to snack on every once in awhile.
This month has been tons of fun. With the trip to Spain, silly fun shopping weekend in Frederick with Bethany, an awesome weekend full of birthday celebrations for Jesica and Kelly, cookbook club at Julie’s house that was teeming with really good food and weeks full of baking and preparing my gifts, it is all culminating to an even more awesome weekend with mi familia!!! So please go for the jump to see the cookies and some decorations, but first hop over to this Youtube video that Bethany and I are completely obsessed with… I give you Miracle on 42nd street.
Shopping and DosTrece
December 23, 2011 at 2:00 pm | Posted in Dinner, Entertainment, Travels | 1 CommentHappy Friday my friends!!! And Merry Christmas Eve Eve!! Ahh the holidays are right upon us and I cannot wait to have loads of fun this weekend. Tonight we start the feasting at the Baltimore Country Club and a stop at Joanne & Finn’s holiday party… then tomorrow night Daddy, Laurita and I will be headed to Holy Frijoles for some fun Mexican food, presents and another trip to the Hampden lights!
On Christmas, abuelita will make her fantastic Christmas brunch and then later that night we get to eat Tostadas!!! I can’t wait to help cook allll day long. So here we are at my last post for Spain and I wanted to thank you readers for joining me on this blog adventure of “12 days of Spain!” Check back tomorrow for my Christmas Cookie review! And jump on down to see my last post…
La Boqueria
December 23, 2011 at 7:00 am | Posted in Appetizer, Entertainment, Lunch, Travels | Leave a commentThe next morning, our last full day in Barcelona, we set off to wander and peruse the big amazing market, La Boqueria!!! I had anticipated this visit for many years – I had heard great things. And it did not disappoint.
It was huge and and busy and full of lots and lots of things to eat. We had fun perusing, then went shopping at El Corte Ingles for a bit and then came back to find random things to eat for lunch! Go for the jump to see lots of pretty foodstuffs.
The Fountain, Columbus and Margarita Blue
December 22, 2011 at 2:00 pm | Posted in Dinner, Entertainment, Travels | 1 CommentWhaaa whaaa WHAAAAAA. Come on doesn’t that picture just scream a cool entrance theme? Yeah I know I’m right and I also know I’m crazy… crazy bout Barcelona!
We took a quick cab ride to the fountains at Montjuic Castle and had a grand ol time listening to the christmas music and seeing the beautiful water.
Love this shot of the four of us. Love that you can see the water droplets kinda fogging up the lens. Go check out some more fountain shots and our delicious dinner…
Gaudi y Almuerza
December 22, 2011 at 7:00 am | Posted in Entertainment, Lunch, Travels | 2 CommentsHappy Thirsty Thursday my friends! woooot, I wish I was having a drink right now, but instead I have eaten lots and lots of christmas cookies. Just wait for my Elizabeth’s Cookie Christmas 2011 on Saturday! So when I last left off, we had arrived in Barcelona and had an awesome authentic dinner. The next morning we had a nice breakfast in the hotel and then set off to look at all things Gaudi all around town! First stop was the Casa Mila…
Next stop was SAGRADA FAMILIA!!!! I know you guys have seen all of these cool pictures before, but I was just in such amazement I could not contain myself. I literally walked around this structure and kept saying “This is so awesome… This is so awesome…”
Just as Becca and I discussed tonight, it is so cool to be able to witness such a magnificent structure and be able to see it while it is still in construction. I can’t wait to go back in 30 some odd years to see it completed. Now go check out some more pictures from around town and a nice quick lunch we had in a random square!
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