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Sun Dried Tomato Spread

May 12, 2014 by Erica

I am feeling a little sentimental today.

This weekend I was back in Massachusetts for my bridal shower, which my mom hosted down at my parents’ beach house. Eleven women that I love spent the whole weekend showering me with affection, pouring me wine, and celebrating my happiness. It. Was. Wonderful.

There’s something about everyone I love – and live so far away from! – coming together to celebrate me that just gets me. I think it’s safe to say that I’m going to be quite emotional at my wedding. Good thing I picked bridesmaids’ dresses with pockets – someone better bring the tissues!

In addition to reminding me how lucky I am, this weekend also reminded me of several of my mom’s recipes I can’t believe I forgot. One orzo salad in particular that I hope to bring you soon… oh man is it good.

Food is definitely love in my family!

As a bridal shower present, Nate’s mom had sent a huge box of spices, salts and other goodies out to Salt Lake a few weeks ago, and a huge bag of sulfite-free julienned tomatoes was one of the ingredients I was most excited to cook with. I knew they were destined for this recipe as soon as I saw the big orangey-red bag of them.

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Avocado Herb Deviled Eggs

May 9, 2014 by Erica

OK, so I totally missed the deviled egg boat this year. Apparently deviled eggs are an Easter thing? I never knew this, though it makes sense, of course. One of my favorite things post-Easter is seeing all my co-workers with young kids bring dyed eggs to work for lunch. Taking one for the team. Because let’s face it, no one really wants to eat the eggs after they’re dyed. They have flecks of blue on them and stuff. Not appetizing.

But we’re talking about deviled eggs. To tell the truth, I haven’t thought about deviled eggs in years. Then Easter happened, and the blogosphere blew up with the darn things! And I was like, wait, why didn’t IIIII do that? Major deviled egg envy. So now I’m doing it.

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Thai Pineapple Pizza

May 5, 2014 by Erica

Hello hello, and happy Cinco de Mayo! We are celebrating with Thai food. Obviously.

I mean, I already did the tequila thing, because I figure everyone celebrated Cinco de Mayo this weekend. Right? Now it’s Monday, and tequila on a Monday is probably a bad idea. Unless you’re in college, in which case you might not care what’s a good or bad idea when it comes to tequila. But if you’re not in college, Monday is the time to get back to healthy eating and all that jazz after a weekend that maybe involved a bit of tequila, but probably involved a lot more adult stuff like waking up early and running errands. So, Cinco de Mayo, adult-Monday-Thai-style. That’s what we’re doing today.

Have I lost you yet? Just follow along… you won’t be sorry.

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Seed Demon Quinoa Flake Granola

May 2, 2014 by Erica

Seed Demon Quinoa Flake Granola - 7 seeds in 1 granola!
F-f-f-friday!

On the one hand, I couldn’t be happier to see the end of the workweek. I’m currently traveling for work (always exhausting, no matter how quick the trip) and am pretty excited to collapse into my own bed. On the other hand, I am a liiiittle nervous that the week is over, because tomorrow morning I’m running a half marathon. Eek!

A 7 am race is not exactly a recipe for a relaxing start to the weekend… especially when it’s an hour away and you have to catch a bus to the starting line before 5:30. AHH! However, I can’t really complain, since I’ve been looking forward to this race for months.

Seed Demon Quinoa Flake Granola - 7 seeds in 1 granola!
Can I really run 13.1 miles? I ask myself this question before the start of every long run. Can I really run 7 miles? 8? 9? 10? Week after week, the answer seems to be yes. So I guess I have to face the fact that I will be running 13 miles tomorrow.

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Paloma Cocktails

April 30, 2014 by Erica

Paloma Cocktails
I’ll be honest, I went into this cocktail recipe with a bad attitude.

Mixology is not my specialty. I’ve never been too interested in booze, and pouring a glass of wine is just so much easier. Or a beer? Great, I don’t even have to mess with the cork! Nate shares my preference for wine and beer, and so there you have it. A very skimpy “drinks” section on the recipe page of this blog.

However. There was a little something called the 2013 fail post. And believe it or not, the jalapeno grapefruit margarita fail was the one I was most disappointed about. Margaritas are my cocktail of choice, and seriously, how hard can they be to make? All you have to is like… stir fruit juices together in a glass. Why can I not mix a cocktail to save my life? I needed some serious redemption after those failed margs.

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