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.