Happy Spring!
I hope you guys are all enjoying the first day of spring. Hopefully it’ll start to get warmer for those who are stuck in the cold. =)
San Francisco has been unusually summer-like. We’re usually cold and foggy, but lately, the weather looks like this.
This week in a little peek of my life…. If you didn’t already know that I like to eat from reading my blog, you’ll probably notice it after this post…
Fudgy brownies filled with semi sweet chocolate chips and white chocolate chips in every bite. Slightly sweet and very chocolaty, these brownies are so addictive.
I love brownies. Actually, I love anything chocolate.
A simple yet delicious salad filled with shrimp, dried cranberries, and walnut in every bite. Lightly covered with Greek yogurt and lemon juice, this salad is both healthy and flavorful, a great side dish to any entrée.
This salad is so simple to make that it almost isn’t even considered cooking. The hardest part of this recipe is boiling the shrimp. It’s that easy. The rest is all about chopping up ingredients and mixing.
Warm fluffy pancakes filled with fresh strawberries and bananas, a delicious breakfast to start the weekend.
Pancakes filled with fresh strawberries and bananas in every bite and drizzled with maple syrup. Can you think of a better way to start the weekend than with delicious pancakes? Strawberry banana is one of my favorite combination ever! As you probably noticed from my previous recipes. =) My mouth is watering just thinking about them. These pancakes are simple to make so you’ll have breakfast ready in no time.
Just another little peek into my life. =)
I don’t look forward to growing a year older. Who does, right? Sometimes I feel as if there’s extra pressure to be more accomplished, to be something greater, and I’m worried that I don’t meet those expectations.
But birthdays are always fun too. What’s the best part about birthdays? The birthday cards! Lol. It’s the always the best part of birthdays and Christmases for me because it’s the most sentimental. I love reading what people write to me.
I turn 27 today, the 15th, but I celebrated with friends a few days earlier, because it was the only time we were all free. I wanted to dedicate this post to my friends, who know who they are and have been there for me through the years.
We had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo. I know it’s odd that I ended up going to a chain restaurant, but I love the food there and the cheesecakes are amazing though so very fattening. I figured it’s okay every once in awhile though to live it up =)
I ordered my favorite dish, Chicken Madeira. One of these days, I’m going to figure out how to make this dish and share the recipe with you. I’ll have to run out to get Madeira wine first though!
Slightly sweetened lemonade with fresh strawberries and a hint of mint, a refreshing drink for a hot day.
Lemonades are perfect for any day. But what’s better than the classic lemonade? Lemonade with the slightest hint of mint and contains fresh chopped strawberries for added flavor and sweetness. Doesn’t that sound amazing to you? It takes a little bit more work to get that minty taste, but it is definitely worth it.
Slightly sweet cassava cake made of just four ingredients: grated cassava, condensed milk, sugar, and a beaten egg. This simple Vietnamese/Filipino dessert is a great treat for everyone.
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Moist muffins filled with fresh strawberries and bananas in every bite. Slightly sweet and very moist, these muffins are healthy and great for breakfast.
I love the combination of strawberries and banana. I hope you do too because this is one of the best muffin recipes ever. These muffins taste like the classic banana nut muffins, without the nuts, but with the added taste of fresh strawberries. Very moist, these muffins are perfect whether you eat them warm and fresh from the oven or cold from the day before. This recipe is quick and easy, with just several ingredients, most of which you probably have at home already. What better way to use ripe bananas? Or ripe strawberries?
Just a little peek into my life. =)
I took a little mini getaway with my friends this past weekend. We went to Lake Tahoe at the border of California and Nevada to a ski resort called Northstar.
I haven’t seen snow in so long I was excited. I think it’s been five years. lol. I would never survive living in the freezing cold winter weather, but I love the idea of snow and seeing it temporarily.
We were actually there to snowboard/ski. Considering that I’ve done it once, five years ago, the last time I saw snow, I was a little more than apprehensive. But it was soo fun. And it was the perfect way to get my mind off all my worries, even for just a little while. Northstar was so impressive with all their slopes. It was super crowded too. I wish I took photos of the slope, but I was too busy falling from my snowboard to take out my phone for photos.
Here are some photos of Lake Tahoe. We were really there for Northstar, but when my friends heard I’ve never been to Lake Tahoe, they made a detour.
I have no idea why there’s a random rock in the lake.
