vicious sweet tooth

Hey y’all!  Can I just say wow!  Amazing what kind of traffic you get if WordPress puts you on their “Freshly Pressed” page – amazing, I randomly came across it when logging into WordPress today…I was like “wait, hey…I think that’s me, wait, that IS me” and then proceeded to let out a squeal of joy…luckily it was only me in the room or that could’ve turned awkward.

Look how nerdy excited I was – in all of my disbelief/joy, I couldn’t figure out how to do the print screen function, so I did what I know how to do and that’s snap a photo…not sure what that what spot is over my name? – think it might be the window reflection.

My blog post on the "Freshly Pressed" page

Here, let me take another shot, just so I can remind myself

A little clearer

I hope this isn’t a blog faux pas to mention this…sometimes I’m not sure about blogging etiquette…not until much later down the line, but  this is just shows you this usually doesn’t happen and I was really excited about seeing it on the main page…pretty cool.  Can you tell it’s my first time?

Not only was I Freshly Pressed today, but I also received this amazing Cherry on Top Award from Leshieloo over at All Kinds of Hungry – I feel very honored!  If you only knew how  much this has brightened up my day….

Cherry on Top Award

The Rules:

1. Answer this question: If you had the chance to go back and change one thing in your life, would you and what would it be?

2. The second thing you have to do is, pick 6 people and give them this award. You then have to inform the person that they have gotten this award.

3. The third and final thing is, thank the person who gave you the award.

My answers:

1. If I could go back and change one thing in life I think I would, although the choices I’ve made have led me down a certain path and led me to meet certain people, like my wonderful husband, I do feel that there is one thing I would change if I could.  I would have gone to culinary school rather than a traditional university.  I felt the need to follow everyone’s footsteps and go off to college because everyone I knew was going off to a traditional school and I felt that I should too.  And while I’m glad that I have my degree, I wish I would’ve pursued my passion of cooking and baking. It is something that has never left me.  And while I still hope for that chance in the future, how much time have I wasted doing things other than my dream?  I’ve learned so much in what I’ve done so far, that I feel it can only enhance my future endeavors and help make me be an even better baker/chef/person – so all is not lost!

2. I hereby award this Cherry on Top Award to:

• Rebekah at I am a Rad Mom
• Elina at Healthy and Sane
• Amber at Amber’s Notebook
• Fanny at Foodbeam
• Emily at The Front Burner
• Jenna at Delightfully Raw

3. A huge “Thank You” to Leashiloo at All Kinds of Hungry.  I’m super honored to be mentioned on your blog, just for the simple fact that there are a ton of amazing blogs out there.  I love reading about your daily adventures and the witty comments in your posts – you keep me laughing and entertained!

Here are today’s eats in a super brief version…

Breakfast: Banana Nut Muffin

So good

Snack: Tropical Fruit Tart Larabar

Tropical Fruit Larabar

Lunch: Spinach and Field Green salad with cucumbers, avocado, chickpeas and WholeFoods Goddess dressing + 1/2 banana with 2/3 T of Almond Butter

Veggies to go

Dinner: Chicken, Green Chilies and Onion Enchiladas (more on these tomorrow) topped with avocado + steamed broccoli

Cheesy goodness

Dessert: Tonight was a splurge for dessert –  a new cupcake place has opened – Gigi’s Cupcakes – Atlanta – and the owner is a friend of a patient of ours – so my boss asked me to go over for something, but I couldn’t resist these tempting treats and brought some home.

Check out the cute packaging

Pretty little box of goodies

But check out these monstrous cupcakes – look, it has 3 layers of frosting!

Clockwise: Wedding Cake, Margarita, and Red Velvet

I got the Wedding Cake for me, Margarita for the hubby since he loves sour things and my sister’s favorite is red velvet, so I think I’m going to try to freeze hers until she comes back down here or I go up and see her. (Surprise)

This is called the "Wedding Cake"

But don’t worry, I did not consume this entire thing tonight.

Here's 1/2

Well, it’s getting late over here on my end… but before I go:

Song of the Day…Bizzare Love Triangle by Frente!

Night y’all.