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Potato Chip and Chocolate Chip Cookies

Baking, Dessert, Food, Life, Recipe 6 Responses »

Nov 152012

There’s something about a salty kick in desserts that has been making me swoon lately. Salted caramel has been one of my favorite flavors for the past 6 months and even my new favorite cookie is topped off with a generous sprinkle of sea salt. So I think it’s safe to say that these “double chip” (potato and chocolate) cookies also did the trick! The chips aren’t overpowering like you’d think. In fact, the potato chips actually soften a bit while the cookies bake so there isn’t too much of a crunch when you take a bite. I actually like the crunch so I added more kettle chips to the top of the cookies right when I took them out of the oven. This is the first time I’ve made cookies with potato chips in them and I gotta say, I dig it. I will definitely be trying out this recipe [Continue Reading...]

most importantly.

Life, Quote, Self-Exploration No Responses »

May 082012

“Most importantly, if you can at all avoid it, don’t be normal. Strive, burn and do everything you can to avoid being the industry standard. Even the highest industry standard. Be greater than anything anyone else has ever dreamed of you. Don’t settle for pats on the back, salary increases, a nod-and-a-smile. Instead, rage against the tepidness of the mundane with every fiber of whatever makes you, you. Change this place. Please, do that for me.” {via i wrote this for you}

Tomorrow is a new beginning.

Friendship, Life, Self-Exploration, Uncategorized 9 Responses »

Feb 052012

{photo via Pinterest} Tomorrow, I embark on a new beginning. Tomorrow, my skills and strengths will be tested at the next level. Tomorrow, I officially begin my new job with optimism, courage, and strive. But as I welcome it with open arms, my heart is heavy because it also marks the reality that I am not longer at my old job. Today, though, I embrace this change. Today, I celebrate how lucky I am. They say you can’t have everything and although I definitely understand this, somehow I find myself wishing–just for a split second–that it was possible. To have everything. Then I wouldn’t have to leave one thing to follow my passion for another. Then I wouldn’t have to accept that change is a constant that can’t be messed with. Hell, then I would just eat bacon all day and swim in a pool of hot chocolate! That would [Continue Reading...]

The 2011 Holiday Project Round Up

Baking, Cooking, Dessert, Dinner, Food, Friendship, Guest post, Holiday, Life, Recipe 8 Responses »

Jan 032012

I had high hopes for this series, but what came out of it was even more amazing than what I had anticipated! The pictures, the stories, the creativity in the dishes…amazing. Simply amazing. I can’t thank everyone enough for participating in The Holiday Project. It made my holiday spirit burst at the seams! You guys rock. And to everyone that took time to read the guest posts, thank you for all of your sweet comments! Here’s a final round up of all the readers and bloggers who participated. Can’t wait to do this again next year! Bacon-Wrapped Abalone Poppers (By reader: Tammer from Oakland, California) Caramel-Glazed Apple Cake with Caramel Whipped Cream (By blogger: Rachel from Bakerita) Butternut Squash Soup (By reader: Lily from Brooklyn, New York) Whole Wheat Pomegranate Scones (By blogger: Laura from Family Spice) Piroghy Pie (By reader: Kristin from Elk Gove, California) Grain-Free Gingerbread Men (By blogger: Jenna from The Paleo Project) Beer Brewing, IPA Chicken [Continue Reading...]

Happy New Year!

Food, Friendship, Holiday, Life, Self-Exploration 3 Responses »

Jan 012012

New Year’s Day Last Year, January 2011 Tucked inside a cabin surrounded by snow, I snuck off into a room and secretly launched my very first blog post on this very day last year. It was exhilerating and scary all at the same time. And today, I’m in Tahoe again (this time with a lot less snow), and I can’t help but think of everything that has happened in 2011! Over the past couple of weeks, I have gone back to my very first post and re-read it multiple times. I really wanted to see where I started from and where I’ve gotten. I’ve discovered that this blog has changed from my original idea, and it’s amazing to see how things can shift and grow within a year. Life has gotten busier, I’ve moved cities, and my post styles have moved in a different direction. Every now and then they revert back [Continue Reading...]