Shellfish night at culinary school last night! We made lots: Butterflied shrimp with Cajun remoulade. Mussels Provencal. Beautiful, right? Grilled Squid. Lobster Bisque. Did you know (cause I sure didn’t) that lobster bisque is generally made with all parts of the lobster (including the shell!) except the tail?? It’s a way for restaurants that serve lobster to use up [...]

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You’ll be pleased to hear my craving for a good chick flick was satisfied last night. After reading yesterday’s post, my roommate suggested we see if we could find a quality one to watch together and I’m happy to say our mission was a success! We rented It’s Complicated. It was clever and funny and warm and [...]

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Hi Bloggies! Happy Wednesday. Let’s start with last night. After work I came home and made some supper, pasta tossed with sautéed garlic mushrooms, Trader Joe’s buffalo chicken meatballs and tomato sauce. Simple! But yummy. That was my first time trying TJ’s meatballs. I thought the flavor was very good but the texture a bit spongy. I [...]

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Hello there! Although I wasn’t planning on working-out yesterday due to poor sleep the night before, by the time work was over last night I was craving a good run! I think I very much needed to sweat out the weekend’s toxins. It was raining unfortunately…but sometimes it’s fun to run in the rain. No [...]

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Good Monday morning all! Because I slept, well all day, yesterday I had the WORST time falling asleep last night. So although I prefer to start my Monday mornings at the gym it was not happening today! Hopefully I can get back on a good weekday sleep schedule tonight. Instead, I slept til 8 and [...]

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Ahhhh! Where has this weekend gone!? Since I’ve been a blogging failure, allow me to fill you in now . Friday night was fairly low-key…just ate a delicious salad for supper and watched Brothers with my roommates. INTENSE movie! Saturday morning I went to Body Combat Class and then spent the day at Paradise Springs Winery  for [...]

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When I was young, my first pet was a fish. His name was Swim Fish. Is that not the weirdest name ever?? What a strange child I was. What was the name of your first pet? I hope it was not as weird as mine!  The reason I bring this up is because last night [...]

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First things first, the randomly selected winner of the thriv giveaway! … Amy at Second City Randomness! Congrats Amy! Email me your shipping address and shirt size and we’ll get it sent out to you. Getting so close to the weekend. This is one of those weeks when I reeaaally need the weekend. And luckily [...]

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**One more day to enter the thriv giveaway!** Props to the chef! Last night’s dinner was lovely. After work I headed over to Louisa and Grant’s apartment where Louisa was busy making supper for us. She was also busy with a few of these! Hello cutest thing I have ever seen in my life. Louisa [...]

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Today is a giveaway day!!! Check out this cute little t-shirt. thriv sponsored our FitBloggin t-shirts this year and have now kindly offered to give a t-shirt away to one of my lucky readers! I love this t-shirt. It’s made of a special cotton and bamboo blend which offers breathability, UV protection, and moisture-wicking capabilities – perfect for working-out in. [...]

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