Sorry, I've been AWOL. A few big changes are in the works personally that have kept me away from blogging, but hopefully all will be sorted out soon...
In the meantime, has the color red caught your eye this month? Maybe you noticed a co-worker sporting a red sweater or little crimson ribbons pinned onto handbags and clothing. Well, it's not in celebration of our favorite Hallmark holiday, but instead, in spirit of the American Heart Association's campaign for American Heart Month. Their annual crusade to raise heart health awareness is in full swing this February and with good reason: More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined. Unreal. Considering I always associated heart attacks with middle-aged men, this statistic was a moment of reckoning. Read more »
blackberry+lemon bran muffins
karmacucina’s getting a makeover
Greetings my lovelies! Every year around this time when it starts to get cold and dark out and chatter erupts about the upcoming holiday season, we all wonder where the last year has gone. Time always flies, and the "less young" I get, the faster it seems to fly. Read more »
bluefin tuna: an endangered delicacy
Sometimes opportunity knocks (in this case rings) and, when it does, it's usually wise to answer the door and greet that opportunity with open arms - even when you're utterly exhausted and it flubs your original "plan." Read more »
food and adventure in my own backyard
This past weekend was a special one for us as we celebrated our one-year wedding anniversary. And, boy, did we do it right, despite some less than ideal weather and last minute planning. It’s no secret that we’re always looking for an excuse to travel and we had been vacillating back and forth about whether or not to take a trip in the weeks leading up to it. Ultimately, we decided that on the heels of such an amazing jaunt in Argentina, international travel wasn’t really in our budget for this year’s anniversary. And then came Google… Read more »
