snowshoeing snoqualmie

Happy 2013! I’ve been relaxing here in Seattle the past few days with my friend Kim and her husband Jason. They recently moved to Seattle for their jobs – being on the West Coast for Christmas was the perfect excuse to visit for New Year’s. As we were sitting around the dinner table one evening, Kim and I realized 2012 marked our

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overnight kale salad

I’ll be the first to admit I struggle with salad-eating, especially kale salads. Sure, I’ll pick at them if I’m at a restaurant and they come with a meal, but I for me to completely dig into a salad, it’s got to have certain things: Dark greens – preferably Baby Spring Mix but I’ll settle

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gingerbread bars

If you’re tired of broken gingerbread limbs and burnt gingerbread bottoms but love those sweet and spicy little cookies like I do, I have the perfect cookie for you. These gingerbread bars are a healthier version of the hermit, a cookie my mom used to bake for us every Christmas. I found myself craving them

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holiday gift guide for your guy

I really dread the post office this time of year but with a back seat full of gifts needing to be mailed, it had to happen today. I was pleasantly surprised at how few people there were in line! I think my holiday shopping is just about done but I may still pick up one

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an adventure among arches

                Earlier this week the hubs-to-be whisked me away to Moab, Utah for an overnight at a super cute B&B and a day of hiking at Arches National Park. Little did I know what was in store. The sights were so breathtaking there were even a few nature-inspired

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