Peach bread pudding with whiskey hard sauce

Happy Easter!  No, I'm not a week late. I'm orthodox, I go to an American Orthodox Church here in the bay area and Orthodox Christ...

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Speed Reading, always a good thing?

When I was a kid I loved to read. That is not so unusual for an only child. I was also a very good reader and read super-fast. By the time ...

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Where did 2014 go?

First site visit at the job Feb 2014 2014 was an interesting year.  Allot of really random things happened and yet I kept saying to myse...

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Save life, not face.

According to the American Association of Suicidology, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. In 2011, 39,418 sui...

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Getting Creative in the kitchen

Vegan Orange Cardamom (decorated for a wedding shower) This engineering baking life has been running me tired. Still, I've be...

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5 things I didn't know about losing 20lbs

When it comes to blogging I have been doing just awful this year haven't I?  Life has continued to be super busy.  Training, training, t...

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An exciting announcement

Prologue:  about a month ago I posted "I have an exciting announcement to tell you later today!" on a social media account of mine...

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Celebrating Pi Day with Grasshopper Pie

Hey Y'all, Long time. no blog! It has been a ridiculously busy month and I can't wait to blog all about it: I've been to so ...

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Ode to 7 and 5 things I didn't expect about losing 10 pounds

Happy birthday to me! Did I ever mention that my favourite holiday is my birthday? First I have the pleasure of being born on the 7th day ...

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Tofu Donuts!?

You know what the hardest part about losing weight is for me? The food cravings, lol. I had a dream the other night that I was eating a gril...

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And I ate (and ate): veganish

Lemon Israel Couscous Well the Family weight loss challenge is in full effect.  8 days in, 6lbs down (since Jan 10th) and about 90% veg...

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Family Weightloss challenge

Remember what I said last week? About resolving to lose weight... My maternal side of the family is in a "winner takes all" w...

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2013/2014 Resolutions

Happy New Year y'all! Once again I'm apologizing for disappearing. 2013 was an interesting year in a lot of different ways.  c...

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Keeping Warm with your 5 a day

Yea, that's right the 5-a-day initiative is still going strong! I'll admit, there've been some days, where I didn't get...

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Review: Tomato Sherpa

Recently Tomato Sherpa came to my office for a demo about their product. They're one of those recipe-in-box companies that's poppin...

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Giving Tuesday: 3 Great Non-Profits to Donate to!

Y'know all that money you saved on Black Friday and Cyber Monday? How about using it to support organizations that help people in your...

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