an end to the brackets.

Ok. So I'm sure y'all saw the big news, 

that cornbread lost to beignets in the finals!!! So ridiculous, I know. 

Oh wait. The basketball bracket. 

Oh yes, that ended too. With UK winning, and I'm so happy they did. 

Why? Oh because it meant I finished in 3rd of our bracket group. boom diggity.

But also, we had a party to watch some of the great basketball since UNC and NC State were playing on the same night. It was a great time with lots of booze and food and fun. 

 Ashley did her hair all fancy with two braids in the back:

Casey sculpted a wolf in sheep's clothing (a wolf out of sheep's milk cheese) to represent his inner turmoil of being an NC State grad working at UNC...adorable.

 

And then everyone else brought snacks, 

the real reason we come together to watch other people run around. 

  

There were many more that I missed. 

A solid time team,

xoxo

in the middle of it

Passover/Easter Eggtravaganza that is. And I couldn't be happier. 

Plenty behind in my work for the week, but who cares when I'm prepping the Easter Egg Hunt?

xoxo

Rant/Rave: i'm so behind

I know I'm so behind in posting but it's because of school.  It's the final month of classes, the final month of classes I'll ever take for the rest of my life, I promise. But until May 1st gets here I'm stuck with Ostrom and Stata, a poor combination if you ask me.

There is some cooking happening, like these cookies. And even a little crafting thanks to Easter weekend. Stay tuned, I'll be back soon.

xoxo

Rant/Rave: Vanity Plates

So apparently, it is quite cheap to get a vanity plate in NC.  As a result the state has more of them then I've ever seen, including in Cali I think.

Most of the time they are silly and mean nothing to me.  But, recently I saw two amazing ones:

and,

So good. I'm glad some people take the time to be awesome.

xoxo

out and about last week

There was some tasty food (and drink) recently.

We had a well timed ladies happy hour where the bartender was being trained...aka we received many of his testers; someone has to make the sacrifice after all.

It was an unproductive night to say the least thanks to my favorite local bar, The Standard.

Evan, Yuna, and I had a lovely long lunch at Sandwhich. I had the outrageous BLT with Avocado and Roasted Jalapenos. So yummy.

And then, I ended my week with Jonathan at Calavera. An empanada and tequila bar. Seriously? I might be in love with this place.  I had a pineapple coconut margarita and as for empanadas, we had: a jerk chicken and mango salsa, habanero pork and corn, black bean and sweet potato, poblano, and of course, two nutella and banana fried pies for dessert.  So frigging good. 

Did I mention I was sitting outside in the lovely sun for all of these festivities? Oh yes, spring is good.

xoxo

food lately: greens

Well I'm pretty sure spring is in full swing in NC, so I've been phasing out of my winter cravings in exchange for delicious greens and things.

Salad with egg, tomato, cucumber, and maple-dijon vinaigrette: 

Greek salad with Feta, tomato, cucumber, olives, falafel, and tzatziki dressing

And finally - caprese salad with pesto

Eat your veggies!

xoxo

apparently i eat a lot of it

Pizza that is. Here were two from one dough recipe: 

Oil base for both -

Then Goat Cheese, Jalapenos, and Pineapple for one -

 

And Ricotta, Pesto, Broccoli, and Sun-dried Tomatoes for the other -

Yummy in my tummy:

You can never have too much pizza. 

xoxo