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Holiday Gift Guide 2016 + GIVEAWAY!

December 1, 2016Filed in: General, Reviews

I’ve been doing this thing lately where I totally mess up the seasons. To give you one embarrassing example, when I was surprised by the cost of flights to Arizona this week, I actually said “is it because of spring training or something?” Oh wait, it’s December 1st. Definitely not. I’m not sure what happened but I think it has to do with the fact that 2016 has zoomed by.

Now, with Thanksgiving behind us, it is onto those pesky present-based holidays. I dig the holiday lights, the festive Christmas trees and of course all the cookies. But the present ideas is hard. If you’re like me, getting some suggestions is a much-needed stress reliever. As a food lover and celebrator of amazing local products and businesses, I’ve compiled my Top 10 food-centric Portland-based gifts to be giving this year, perfect for anyone on your list. Continue Reading...

Title Nine FitFest + Sports Bra GIVEAWAY!

May 28, 2015Filed in: General

As is probably evident by this entire blog and my Instagram which people repeatedly tell me makes them very hungry (that is the point! :)), I clearly like to eat. I love basically everything revolving around food – dreaming of what to eat for my next meal, learning about new restaurants in town, flipping through beautiful cookbooks, reminiscing about incredible meals I’ve eaten, the way food brings people together.

Fortunately for myself, to balance out all of my eating, I also really love to exercise. I’m not just saying that. I love the way I feel after a super hard workout, exhausted but also so happy that I was strong enough to finish it. My preferred workout choice is Crossfit. I am a member of Crossfit Pearl District and am moderately obsessed. Every day is different, which is perfect for my need of constant variety, plus I love the seriously challenging workouts and the feeling of lifting heavy weights (who says girls aren’t strong?!). Continue Reading...

Peanut Butter Brownie Pie with Pretzel Crust!

April 24, 2014Filed in: Recipes

No, but really how good does that pie sound? Awesome, right?! I love the idea of mixing chocolate with something salty, and I am slightly obsessed with peanut butter so adding that to anything is good by me. Hence my instant love for this pie.

As I mentioned in my earlier blog post, I got a copy of Teeny’s Tour of Pie to check out. I first made a really delicious Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie from her cookbook so I was excited to try another recipe as well.

Brice was skeptical at first. He was unsure about the whole idea of a “pretzel crust,” which was somewhat similar to a graham cracker crust using mashed up pretzels. And he also didn’t really know about the whole brownie in a pie aspect. Continue Reading...