read

My favorite book i've read this year so far is Girl In Translation. It was an easy read and left me feeling grateful for my upbringing and my blankets and sweaters. I recommend.



I am currently reading The Year Of the Flood by Margaret Atwood. It's a sequel to one of my FAVORITE books ever called Oryx and Crake. Atwood is brilliant.



I wish I could quit my job and stay home and read and write all day.

I need

An adventure.

I missed you

Things i've been doing:

reading

laughing

coloring

eating, a lot

baking

sharing

reading

writing

day dreaming

brain storming

petting cats

brushing cats

cleaning up cat puke

learning

making new friends

adoring my old friends

hip hop abs

counting my blessings

reading

thrifting

working

and meowing.

Pesto

I could eat pesto 3 times a day. I shouldn't, but I could. It's rich and bright and gives you really bad breath. Traditional pesto includes basil, pine nuts, and pecorino romano cheese, just to name a few ingredients. Do you know how expensive pine nuts are? What about basil when it isn't in season? I do, and its more than a girl like me can afford but I refuse to live without pesto so I compromise and improvise. I learned that you can use other greens in lieu of basil and less expensive nuts to replace the pine nuts. I usually make it vegan which also saves me some money but i'll offer both versions of the recipe here.


Vegan Pesto, Improvised
3 packed cups of spinach or arugula, or a combination of both
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 cup walnut pieces
roughly 2 tablespoons of olive oil to bring it all together
2 heaping tablespoons of nutritional yeast

In a strong blender or food processor pulse together the greens, garlic, and nuts. Add the nutritional yeast and olive oil and blend until its a consistency that you like. I like mine less chunky and more smooth. If you like chunks, that's cool. Taste- adjust with salt and pepper if you desire.


If you eat dairy or just don't know what the hell nutritional yeast is then use this version.

Pesto, Improvised
3 packed cups of spinach or arugula, or a combination of both
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 cup walnut pieces
1/4 C parmesan cheese (shaved or shredded is fine)
roughly 2 tablespoons of olive oil to bring it all together


In a strong blender or food processor pulse together the greens, garlic, and nuts. Add the cheese and olive oil and blend until its a consistency that you like. Taste- adjust with salt and pepper.




Eat this on crackers, toss with pasta, dip carrots in it, dip your finger in it.
Enjoy!

ABC

Age: 24 (almost 25)

Bed Size: Queen. Thanks Meg and Quinn!!

Chore you hate: cleaning the blinds. WORST.

Dogs: Lizzies.

Essential start of your day: stretch and fuzzy

Favorite Color: Purple..Blue.. Orange... Rainbow?

Gold or silver: Silver

Height: 5'7

Instruments I play (or have played): Tried to play piano. FAIL.

Job Title: Porting Specialist/ SIP Relay Local Number Team Leader

Kids: I like other peoples kids until they scream or shit themselves.

Live: SLC, always
Mom's Name: Paula

Nickname: Candy, Candyass, Cand, The Great One (I made that up)

Overnight hospital stays: None! I've been lucky

Pet Peeve: Chewing with mouth open, lying, negative perspectives

Quote from a movie: You taste like a burger, I don't like you anymore.

Right: Wrong-o

Siblings: two beautiful older sisters and one handsome younger brother

Time you wake up: 6-7

Underwear: My mom makes me wear it.

Vegetables you dislike: Onion. Damn the onion!!!

What makes you run late: Kitten snuggles.

X-rays you've had done: None that I remember?

Yummy food you make: sandwiches. I make sandwiches. people seem to like them. also my potato salad.

Zoo animal: Monkeys are bad ass.


YOUR TURN!

OMG!!!

HE'S COMING HOME!!
I can't believe its been two years already. Some parts of it felt like they were passing painfully slow. Now that we've reached the end I feel like it went by so fast! I wonder if he is ready to come home. I hope he isn't too weird for too long.... I love you little brother boy.

what my dreams look like pt 2

Someday.
Yesterday my mother was showing me all the magical things she acquired when she and her sisters were cleaning out part of Grandmas sewing room. Zippers, lace, ric rac, fabrics, patterns, buttons, needles, beads, and doo dads of all sorts. My Grandma made everything at home! I know she sewed most of my aunts clothes and taught them how to sew too. I'm so grateful that my mom has tried to pass that on to me. I'm terrible at it but I can do straight lines and I want to learn more! I would love to make my own clothes and be as handy as my mom and her mom are.
Someday.