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Cooking in Bulk! January 15, 2011

Filed under: Cooking,Food — Kelocity @ 10:45 am
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We all know by now what a challenge it is for me to meal plan and cook rounded meals consistently. I always have one or two meals I’m excited about per week, and the rest of the time, it’s thrown together or we have missing ingredients. I’m hoping this will all change with time when we start a family someday. (Is there hope?)

That’s one of the reasons why we keep going back to Dream Dinners. It’s a great concept: you go in and prepare 36 servings of meals in about two hours. And you go home with a freezer full of dishes you created yourself, all ready to go when you want them. Sounds good to me.

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We’ve been about four times in the past and for us, it’s definitely worth it. You know they’ll have everything you need to make each recipe work.
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When you get there, they give you aprons, but we prefer to bring our own. It’s just more fun that way.
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We had a few friends join us this time, which was fun. We could chat and cook at the same time.

A little wine always helps too!
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If anyone is interested in trying it out in the LA area, let me know!

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So excited to have real meals for dinner! I’ll share a few of them on the blog as we eat them. Buon Appetito!

 

Traveling Together January 14, 2011

Filed under: Arizona,Happy,Love — Kelocity @ 12:09 pm

Let’s face it, I’m a lucky girl.

I’m lucky in love with this man:

We love being home in LA, but we are happier people when we travel. We both have this lust for the ‘seeing and doing’ in life. The adventure of planning and the prospect of a road trip. We get giddy thinking up ways to explore more. Travel definitely defines us, and we love to do it together.

But rest assured, we each also have our own passions and hobbies. I love my craft nights and running. And this man LOVES his golf!

When Irving agreed to come to Phoenix for my marathon weekend, I thought he was just being nice. I kept asking him, “Are you sure you want to come all the way out? I’ll be busy doing my running thing.” But he told me he’d come anyways and would love to come explore Phoenix a little bit. What a guy!

And then I discovered this!

Just a mere .3 miles from the Race Finish line… is a golf course!

My days will be packed with Race Expos, Running, and Post Running festivities. And he’ll be happily golfing in the desert sun for a couple of days.

Marriage is all about balance and compromise and this weekend is going to be amazing because of that. We will each be fulfilled with things that make us happy, and on Monday, we plan to hang out together and catch up before making the trek back to LA. Can’t wait!

 

Preparing for Phoenix! January 13, 2011

Filed under: Food,Running Gear — Kelocity @ 8:34 pm
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Wow, I’ve totally lost my groove for planning for a race weekend. It’s only been a few months, but I’m feeling a little bit anxious. I used to be all into it. I’d have everything all laid out and packed up. But this time, I kind of don’t want to pack. I wish it would just appear in my suitcase without much thought.

So my husband went to Target tonight and came back with some presents!

Heineken Light cans! He claims they will fit better into his golf bag when he’s out on the course.
They’re taller and thinner than usual cans. Hey man, can’t argue with that!
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He told me I could have one tonight because they are “only 90 calories”. (Says the man who ate half a jar of Nutella in one sitting tonight!) But I have to give him credit, beer was an excellent idea to help with the packing.

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I rocked out quite the list.
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Now… if only I can manage to get it all in a bag tonight….

 

Keeping the New Year Productive January 10, 2011

Filed under: Home — Kelocity @ 9:11 pm
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I’m trying to keep my motivation from the New Year going by attacking things that have been on my to-do list for years! One of my most daunting tasks is digitizing my CD collection.

My stack of discs is literally taking over my home office. Every time I back up my desk chair, I hit the leaning tower of CDs. They need to go.
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I’ve always had bad luck with CDs for a few reasons:

1.) I threw out all of my CDs in high school when I went through a “I don’t like music anymore” phase. (What was I thinking? They were $24 a pop back then!)

2.) I then rebought all my favorites and then some and brought them to Europe with me… and then proceeded to accidently leave them on a plane in the Frankfurt airport. True story, I cried.

3.) When I went to college, I threw out all the cases and just kept the CDs in big cases. Seemed like a good idea at the time, but now I can’t sell them to Amoeba.

 

So now, I decided that digitizing my collection is the best option. All my songs will be in one place, and I can finally clean up my little office corner. But what should I do with my CDs once I’m done? Toss em? Sell them on Ebay? Do any of my friends or readers want them? It’s mostly electronica and punk music (and lots of Blink 182).

Any Takers? Any Recommendations? I need them out of sight!

 

OhMyGosh…I LOVE BREAD!

Filed under: Food — Kelocity @ 10:36 am
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It’s true. I’m a carb-a-holic.

I like to pass off my addiction to carbs as fuel for running. But that really only works when one is actually running.

Oh well. Tonight, I would like to thank my friends Erika and Timmy for the most amazing loaf of Boudin bread, all the way from San Francisco.
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As exhibited in the photo above, we have successfully eaten almost half the loaf.

We paired it with simple spaghetti and homemade meatballs. (more carbs!)

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I officially need more salad in my life. Stat!

In other news, I made my own croutons tonight! They are garlicy and delicious.IMG_2880

I’m sure they’ll taste great with a big salad. wink, wink!