How do you handle mistakes? Do you freak out and scream? Do you roll up into a ball and hope that the day ends soon? Do you live in regret and overthink what has happened? Do you just shake it off and move on? I think I’m a mover and a shaker. I own when screw up but always …
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Rolling on with My Craving for Crustacean
Don’t you hate when you are craving something? I get in these moods where I start thinking about a food and have tunnel vision. I go to a restaurant and feel sad if they don’t have it. I start reading recipes to figure out how I can make it at home. I plan ahead on my weekly menu to …
Tabbouleh Tantrum
You go into a restaurant for a nice dinner with your husband, your friend and her friend (who you’ve never met before.) You share the pleasantries that start any meal like “what looks good” and “should we get an appetizer.” The server comes takes your drink order and comes back to tell you the specials. And then it …
Fogo de Chao (Where Girls Get the Meat They Wanna Eat)
I recently read an article about how women should order their food on dates. I was actually screaming at the screen about the condescending tone of the article and the stereotypes of women eating salad and “clean” food when they go out. It challenged me as a food blogger to go on a girl’s weekend and …
3 Hot Dogs Walk into a Bar
A hotdog walks into a bar and asks for a drink. The bartender replies “We don’t serve food here.” Ah, yes, there is nothing like a bad joke or at least the ability to laugh at something. Quite “frank”ly, I have been a little consumed at finding the humor in life the last few weeks with …
Say Yes To Shakou
Do you have things you can’t say no to? Is it something like meeting a friend for coffee? Maybe it is the offer of dessert at a restaurant? It could be something as simple as joining a group of people at an awards dinner…whatever it is…do what makes you the happiest. I had the pleasure of being invited …
Cultural Appreciation
After my taco crawl blog last week, I got into a conversation with a few people about cultural appropriation. I usually stay away from anything that may be considered a “hot topic” but I felt that this particular cultural guardian that I spoke to needed to understand the difference between “appropriation” and “appreciation.” If you hadn’t …
Time for a Taco Crawl
It is Dos de Mayo! Do you know what that means besides the only thing I retained in Spanish class from high school was basic numbers. (I also learned “Where is the bathroom?” ¿Dónde está el baño?) The first few days of May are super important because it means you have time to plan the who/what/where/why/how (quién …
The Deviled Egg Is In The Detail
Do you know the idiom “the devil is in the detail(s)?” It is a saying that refers to the fact that sometimes something may look simple but then it becomes harder when you look further into the situation or how it may be done. It is a great metaphor for how I look at many …
Birthday Blog #49
49. How the heck am I 49? I’m not sure where the forties went…did I leave them somewhere and forget? Is it a case of time flies when you are having fun? Could this be fake news? 49 is a big deal for me. I know I talk about my Crohn’s history every now and then but 30 years ago …