Dog Days of Summer

Posted by Ruby on August 2, 2010 1 comment

Not much to report here. This summer has flown by so quickly. Before we know it, it will be Christmas. That is just how it goes. For the past 2.5 weeks, we have been dog-sitting another lab named Riley. He is super sweet and has grown attached to our family. He loves to snuggle with Ron and wrestle with Colby. I know that when his parents return from Africa, he will be happy to see his mom and dad, but sad to leave us. I will miss him, too. Ron, not so much. But I suppose if he woke me up at 2 am every morning to pee, I wouldn’t miss him either.

For dinner on Saturday, I made a roast chicken. Mainly because I hadn’t done it in so long and we had a bunch of sage and thyme left over from the blueberry ribs Ron made a few weeks ago. All I did was stuff the bird with sage, thyme, lemons and garlic and oiled it up and cooked it. It was delicious.

I Heart Yoga.

Posted by Ruby on July 19, 2010 1 comment

So, I started this blog to talk about food and the gluttonous life I lead most of the time but over the past month so crazy things have happened that have made me look at my life. One thing, I started doing acupuncture. I really dig it. It is a big stress relief and it helps with my tension and anxiety levels. It also has a lot of positive upsides when used to treat infertility, which Ron and I are struggling with. I also started yoga last week. I have been meaning to go to yoga for ages. On Monday morning, I opened the website of my local studio to find the schedule of classes and then ran off to the market. At the market, I spied a guy wearing a tshirt from the yoga studio. I am not a shy person, so I said hello and told him I was thinking about going that night. He said that I totally should since he teaches the classes and owns the studio. Do you ever feel like the universe is sending you a message? Well, I felt that and decided (for once) to listen. I went and IT. WAS. AWESOME.

I will be the first to admit that I was always skeptical of people who go on and on about their exercise routines and how much the looooove it. I mean, gag me with a spoon. But, I really love my teacher. His name is Ron which might have something to do with it. The other thing is that he approaches yoga from a mental perspective, which helps me de-stress and refocus. I had such a fun time at yoga class, I have seen improvements in a bunch of aspects of my life. As in, I actually want to go for long hikes. I know, crazy.

I have also taken the advice of both my doctor and acupuncturist and given up dairy. It was such a huge part of my diet, I was pretty sure eliminating it would be impossible. I am almost there. I have not had cheese or milk/cream in a week. I have not yet eliminated butter. I am working on it, though. I am waiting to get to Whole Foods Market to get some Earth Balance before I jump off the butter train (it is sweet corn season in PA, after all).

Anyhow, off to yoga class!

Blueberry Ribs

Posted by Ruby on July 18, 2010 0 comments

I intended to write more about this dinner. But I am so full.

Simplicity is delicious.

Posted by Ruby on June 22, 2010 2 comments

I am working from home today so this means I couldn’t just run out and grab and quick bite near my office. Instead, I needed something quick and easy so that I could get back to working on projects. I whipped this baby up in less than 5 minutes. The sammie consists of one slice whole grain bread from a local baker, one slice sharp cheddar cheese, one slice local tomato, and one egg. It was heavenly.

Paella Recipe

Posted by Ruby on June 20, 2010 0 comments

paella recipe

Posted by Ruby on June 12, 2010 0 comments

As you may or may not know, I grew up in the melting (literally) pot of Miami, FL. I know good paella. I miss good paella. I decided to make something in my own kitchen that would satisfy my craving. And while this poor man’s paella was not outstanding, it did taste pretty yummy.

We are leaving tomorrow for a week in Israel. I can’t promise that will be updating frequently, but I will promise to try. Cheers!

cherry crumble

Posted by Ruby on June 8, 2010 0 comments

Today, while at the local orchard/market, I came across my favorite June treat- cherries. So, we made this:

Click Here for the recipe.

Date night

Posted by Ruby on May 29, 2010 2 comments

Tonight we headed to our favorite restaurant, Iron Hill Brewery. We drank, had sweet potato French fries and ate crab cakes and chicken breast. Oh la la. I love date night. And savignon blanc. Yes. That.

Obviously.

Posted by Ruby on May 24, 2010 1 comment

So, I know I took a mini vacay from the blog and was totally MIA. Sorry about that. I think I needed to step back from it and think about what I really want to do with the blog. Just posting meals gets a bit tired, especially because I have a weird issue of finding something I like and stick with it until I have nightmares about it. In college, I went through a hard core apples with raisins and peanut butter phase. I also dabbled in sourdough toast, but I digress. The point is, I am sure you don’t read this to see my morning eggs and toast. So, I have decided to post more sporadically, but with more substance. That way, you don’t have to see boring toast and eggs and I prevent burn out from the blog. Plus, I get to show you more of my life than just the calories I consume.

That being said, we had my favorite pork chops tonight. I know that I have blogged about this before. These pork chops have become sort of an obsession between the husband and I. I think it’s the way the dry rub messes with the pork. Or maybe it’s the sweet/salty/spicy thing they’ve got going on. OR MAYBE…whatever, they freaking rock.

The secret ingredients are good hungarian paprika and Coleman’s dry mustard. I mix all the yumminess together and coat the pork chops. Then, they go on the grill and in no time, dinner is served!

I hope you all had a great Monday! I exercised, got a haircut and chopped down the rest of my to do list from the weekend. Tomorrow, I have work. Woohoo!

And, obviously, I cannot leave you without the obligatory Colby picture!

Naughty, Naughty Blogger!

Posted by Ruby on May 23, 2010 0 comments

Goooooooooood Afternoon, blog world! I am a million times sorry for neglecting the blog lately. As I mentioned, I was in Michigan last weekend hanging with the bridal party of Kat and Matt. It was amazing. I had never seen Lake Michigan! The coolest part was doing something new. I have done a lot in my short life and thus it is rare that I have not seen a specific landmark in the USA. I blame my grandfather and our yearly summer road trips for spoiling me to death. I also hiked up this very steep sand dune at the Warren Dunes. It was so pretty and so scary and so hard all at once. I had to stop a bunch of times before reaching the top. But, I did reach the top and I was so proud of myself.

(that’s me all the way to the right!)

As soon as I returned home, I had a bunch of chores to catch up with. Being an adult is amazing, no? Then, I had work. It was a busy couple of days at work and then I had errands to run all day Friday and Saturday and now it’s Sunday. Cah-ray-zay. Life is moving extremely quickly over here. The point of all this is to say that I will be trying to keep up with posting in the near future, but will likely not be blogging at the frequency I used to. This is due to our trip to Israel and Miami in June. I do promise to make sure my blog post are more interesting. I am going to stop posting my breakfasts or lunches that are redundant. I think you guys have seen enough eggs and toast! :)

Once I return for all my travels in June, I have a long list of stuff I want to try to make in my kitchen. So, look forward to that! I am also thinking about signing up for some basic cooking classes at my local community college in the fall. That could be interesting.

I hope you all are having a wonderful start to your summer!