Want to win all this?! Jennifer Decker did! Just leave a comment before midnight PST tonight (Tuesday, Jan 19) below with which flavor of Gaslamp Popcorn you’re most excited to try! Confession: due to the Whole30, I have not actually tried these popcorns yet. They are non-GMO, made locally in San Diego, and LOOK amazing. And…
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Half a Burrito!
LOOK AT THIS HALF OF A BURRITO! I know you’re thinking why do I want to see a half-eaten burrito? BECAUSE I ate half the burrito and it didn’t fall apart! Because it’s like a real burrito! But without gluten! It’s not grainy like Ezekial and it’s not corn like corn tortillas and it doesn’t break…
Balboa Buzzzzed + Wilson Coffee
Mmmm my fave coffee: local roaster Wilson Coffee. CrossFit Balboa with their Balboa Buzzed blend (pic cred: CrossFitBalboa.com) first introduced me to the Costa Mesa!-based roaster. Then I took a trip over to the place for myself, which, don’t be confused, is NOT a coffeeshop, or really even a storefront. It’s nonetheless charming, and each roast…
And Then There Was a Bake-Off … Against Myself
Featured on Ora! I forgot that I gave my baking sheet away in the move because it was a hand-me-down from my parents, probably from their wedding a million almost forty years ago, so it was peeling and burnt black and time for a new one but when I was finally settled in my house and…
How 100 Calories Helped Me Do Things I Love: GoMacro
Seriously, these 100-cal GoMacro bars are the perfect bite to pop between football games to stay energized without feeling full. Good bars are hard to find, which is why I generally don’t rely on them for snacks. But they’re so convenient! So when GoMacro offered to send me some 100-calorie samples, how could I say no?…
BYOPB
(No)Bake Your Own Protein Bar Protein bars are an integral part of life for any athlete, and more and more for regular people. Protein is critical to staying lean, energized, and healthy. But commercial protein bars can be as bad for you as candy bars, and filled with all sorts of crazy stuff. I found…
holy grail protein chocolate chip cookies
Just. Look. At. These. Cookies. Can you tell they’re paleo(ish)? Maybe. Can you tell they have whey protein powder in them? NOPE! Honestly, I don’t know how I stumbled upon making these crumbly, crunchy, chewy, paleo-ish chocolate chip cookies. I just got re-inspired after I tried a terrible commercially-produced protein-powder cookie and thought I have…
Super Secret Sneak Preview: laV
Fabulous French bistro laV is opening today! I love, love, love the Aspen-Austin connection, which I wrote about here. One of my girlfriends was lucky enough to attend all of the pre-pre opening festivities a couple of weeks ago. She scoped it out for all of us, and had this to report: “The ambiance is…
Go Broncos!
Super Bowl Sunday is fast approaching! Last year, I moved to Orange County on SBS and attempted to stream via 3G on my mom’s ipad the Super Bowl whilst assembling Ikea furniture (a fate worse than death), finally locking in on a good stream just as the power went out for 40 minutes. This year…
Death Row Meal
My friend Cali is fond of asking, “What would your last meal on earth be?” I’m usually stumped, and when she answers her own question with something akin to my grandma’s homemade lasagna, I struggle even more—does my own grandma’s Heavenly Hash/Mississippi Mud cake count? But given time to think about it, I realized that my Death…