Cooking Mama

 

I spent Christmas at my mom's in Pennsylvania, it was just me and her this year (plus my pup Amelie). I cooked a bunch of meals and my favorite part other then eating was plating! I made a number of dishes (all easy, and quick).. here was the menu - 

1. Turkey Stuffed Squash

2. Lemon Green Beans 

3. Apple Brie Corstinis 

4. Caprese Salad 

5. Pigs in a blanket (cheated, its pre-made from Trader Joes)

6. Cacio E Pepe (also cheated, pre-made from Trader Joes)

And to make it pretty, garnished it with Rosemary lol. This morning (first photo) I also made a quick dish I found inspiration from Pinterst, it was DELICIOUS. It's just toast with cottage cheese, avocado, red onion and sun-dried tomoatos. I'll probably make it again for dinner. 

And as always at the end of the year I always feel motivated to make some healthy lifestyle changes lol. I reactivated my classpass, which I'm excited to get back home and go to one. Especially a pilates reformer class, those always de-stress me. I was close to buying a Peloton, glad I didn't. The idea of exercising is always nice but when its time to actually do it, I want to stop. 

After cooking so much the past two days, I want to continue and make these quick, healthy meals. There is something special about filling your grocery cart with an bunch of beautiful greens. 

I'm blogging from my mom's office, with a big window beside me - I wish I had this kind of setup in my own apartment lol, it's so dark where I usually work at my dining table.

Croatia

 

Just came back from Croatia. It was so fun ... wish I took more photos :( 

I visited Dubronvik, Hvar, Split, and Pag. My favorite was Hvar. Pag is also beautiful, but it rained for the most of my time there. Croatia is probably not my favorite European country I've been to but it's definitely a beauty! The whole trip just flew by, sigh. Ready for the next trip to somewhere...

A weekend away + unrelated updates

Some snaps from my friend Luis' 30th birthday. We celebrated in this insane airbnb in Jim Thorpe, PA. It looked like it belonged in Bridgerton. I thought I took more photos, but I did not lol ... I was having too much fun! I want to write more but I am sleepy, and it's almost 1 AM. August already almost feels like it's over. Next week I leave for Croatia, I am a little nervous ... while I am super excited to travel and get out of New York, the stories I've been hearing about cases rising is making me uneasy about it.

I went to the Van Gogh immersive exhibit a few weekends ago. I really enjoyed it. I thought I wouldn't but I would love to go again, I hear they do some yoga classes. I had another update, but I've already forgotten what it was I was going to write. Good night.

Slow Day

 

Feeling a little sick. Decided to stay in and hang with my puppy and catch some rest. She got her final shots this past Thursday, so I get to finally take her out which has been sweet. I got stopped a lot from random strangers asking to pet her and she loves it, haha!

Westlight

 

Went to West Light, a rooftop bar in Williamsburg. The octopus skewers are delish! Today was a little stressful, glad I got to go out for a little fun. I'm exhausted , so good night!

Fourth of July

 

Time flies. It's already almost the end of July and here I am blogging about what I did for the fourth of July. I made a quick trip to Florida to visit my dad, we drove up to St. Petersburg, and went camping. While there we also went fishing, I really suck at that. Fishing to me is boring though, I have no patience to wait for some fish to be tricked by some bait. Which is interesting, because it kind of relates to my feelings around that whole saying "more fish in the sea" but I'm too lazy to get into that. 

BUBBYS

Went to brunch with some friends at Bubbys, omg so good. I had this fried chicken meal with a biscuit. I'm a bit tipsy with a headache so I can't write much. My dog is kinda sort screaming too. Anyway highly recommend this place. The mac and cheese is also good. 

Picnic at Prospect Park

 

Went on picnic yesterday at Prospect Park. I tried the BEST chicken salad sandwich ever, I can't remember the name of the place though. The bread was so soft and yummy, and the meat tasted so fresh. We played some game called 'we are not strangers' and that was fun way to get to know someone better. I need to buy that game. I wish I took more pictures, I finally brought my camera out after so long...I want to start taking more photos again just for fun. 

Also here is one of Amelie, she's very curious about my books on my coffee table. 

I swear one day she will eat them when I'm not looking.

hey

 

Hey hey hey. Can you believe it's June already? Damn does time fly. Not much has happened since I last blogged which is why I haven't blogged. I do have a few things I'm looking forward to though like a wedding next week, a Steve Aoiki concert in July, my friend's birthday getaway in Pennsylvania and Croatia in August! 

I have a feeling July will be fun. Things are opening up. I went to a gay club a few weeks ago which was a blast. The music was trash but just being able to dance in a crowd was lovely. 

I've been listening to a lot of old Rhianna + Drake, I have 'Whats My Name' on repeat lol. I get all in my feelings when I hear this verse: 

Baby you got me
It ain't nowhere that I'd be

Than with your arms around me

Even though I have no one in particular to feel that way about haha, I just think it would be nice to feel that way about someone. I really am in love with the idea of love. 

Weekends are so bittersweet. I love weekends. Oh and my dog is driving me crazy. She is so cute but so psycho. Here's a picture of her:

Don't let the cute face fool you. I can't wait until she's all grown up and a bit more calm.