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Place the eucalyptus into hot olive oil and let it sit for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain the leaves and branches out with a mesh strainer and reserve the oil. Be sure to press on the leaves and branches to harvest as much oil and flavor as possible.
In a food processor, blend the cheese, garlic, spinach, and walnuts. Slowly add in the oil while the machine is running.
Cook the pasta. When it is ready, strain, reserving about a half cup of the pasta water. Immediately mix the pasta and water with the pesto.
Sear the scallops on both sides.
Put the pasta on a plate to serve and top with scallops.Moab Trails = So easy a minivan can do them.
Notice the minivan on the trail in this one.
This was from last fall. Our friends from Iowa met us in Moab. We did some hiking and went to the local parks. Then, we took them down the Shafer Trail in Canyonlands NP. haha.
Bookmarks…why, at 25 years old and with a good job, do I still give up my weekend nights to babysit? I will answer them with this:
To inspiere people, obviously!
…why, at 25 years old and with a good job, do I still give up my weekend nights to babysit? I will answer them with this:
To inspiere people, obviously!
Oh.
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As I sit here assessing the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, all I can see is destruction. Outside it is rain-soaked and quiet, eerily so for a usually busy Manhattan neighborhood, but inside, inside my stomach that is, there has been tragedy of heavy proportions. Let me explain. You see, when I attended college at the University of Miami, the months of August and September were “Hurricane season” otherwise known as PARTY TIME! When school closed down in preparation for these storms, students would flock to grocery stores to stock up on essential supplies such as cases of beer and wine, chips, dips, cookies, candy and anything slightly unhealthy, because the world might end, you know? “Celebrate we will. Because life is short but sweet for certain.” Anyone who recognizes that Dave Matthews quotes knows I smoked a lot of pot in college. Fast forward to present day and completely drug-free (Hi mom and dad!), my body goes into immediate hurricane-mode. Once the news says to stay inside, a giant vacuum from within me begins to attack any carbohydrate and sweet located in my vicinity. Pasta, cookies, ice cream, popcorn. No Oreo is safe.
The morning after, as weathermen and women are out on the streets assessing the damage of Hurricane Irene, I sit here watching the movie Se7en with my stomach hanging over my pants (mind you, they are elastic stretch-pants so this shouldn’t happen). There must be a plan in place to address the carnage that has taken place.
And that plan is exercise. A great way to jump start your new life-outlook and the tire around your waist is Salutation Nation. On September 10th, 2011, Yogis and yoga-lovers and people who kind of attempt yoga (me) will come together from 9am-10am all over the country to participate in one giant yoga practice. No matter what your level, come out and join all the others who inhaled a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Red Velvet Cake in less than 24 hours and treat your mind and body well for at least an hour out of your day. It will bring you good things, I promise you this.
Watch this video of Salutation Nation 2010 sponsored by Lululemon and try not to get excited.
If you’re in Manhattan and want to join me (and not laugh at how inflexible I am), give me a shout out in my comments and we can go together! A good time will be had by all. Unless someone farts, and then I will repeatedly laugh like an immature 8 year old boy and will be asked to leave. So please don’t do that.
Don’t stay mad at yourself that you ate an entire jar of queso in preparation of the end of the world. You and the rest of the people affected by Hurricane Irene will recover.
Stay strong.
So lately I’ve been on kind of a “health” kick trying to focus on eating healthier, exercising more, and thinking more positively. I wanted to share with you an image that I find particularly “ass-kicking” and inspirational.
If her abs, arms and legs don’t make you immediately want to throw up any food you just ate, I don’t know what does! And she looks so fucking happy with those nut-cracker thighs! Ha ha ha, she laughs, “my muscles in place of fat are so wonderful!” I guess being healthy does make you happy!
Don’t you love when you’re listening to the radio and folding laundry and all of a sudden a song comes on that just makes you want to slow dance with yourself but then you think, no, I can’t slow dance with myself because I hate to lead.
If you can’t see the video, click here.
Makes you just want to put some fresh from the dryer socks in your back pockets and pretend like they are someone’s hands…
I just wanted to take a quick second to say hey to you all (“Hey!”) and share with you a quote that I stumbled upon the other day. I think it really describes what I have been through in the last few months and how I am feeling about the present and also, the future.
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” – Douglas Adams
I hope that if any of you every felt lost and confused about what move to make next, you read this quote and realize that things happen for a reason and that the path you take will ultimately teach you something. Don’t waste time over -analyzing the little things and just enjoy it all!
Man, this post is cheesy!
Last weekend I was strolling the aisles of my favorite Korean Market in New Jersey and they were giving out samples. As a fan of free food, I shuffled my way over to the table and there sat these cut up white pieces in a brown sauce. Not knowing what it was, I obviously ate it and then asked “What is that?” The woman tells me it is Nagaimo. This didn’t help me much, but it tasted good, so of course I threw it in my basket with the sauce they used on it and checked out. I made it at my apartment tonight and this is my story.
I forgot to describe what it looks like, but I’ll do you one better.
It’s a giant hairy potato. These actually come over a foot long, but for selling purposes they cut them in smaller pieces.
You have to peel it with a vegetable peeler and the weirdest thing happens. The vegetable under the skin is slippery. Like if you were to put lube all over a peeled potato. I don’t want anyone getting over excited so I will stop there.
If you can actually get a grasp on the slippery little sucker, you cut it up into bite size pieces and pour ponzu sauce over it. The supermarket was using this brand and I definitely have had it before at restaurants and really like the flavor.
And here is the final product:
And I gotta tell you, I just didn’t like it. I may even dislike it more than oatmeal. When I first tasted it in the store, it reminded me of Jicama. Crunchy, refreshing, light, but with the Nagaimo I could not get past the texture. And I am a huge fan of weird textures – don’t even get me started on how Oysters feel like human tongues. The Nagaimo actually turns the ponzu sauce into a sticky goo. I had a few bites and ended up throwing it out. I felt wasteful, but shit happens.
Of course after I ate it and didn’t like it, I decided to use the world wide web to look up what it is and a lot of my questions were answered. Let me shed some light.
Nagaimo is a type of Japanese yam that is low in calories, high in protein and full of nutrients. (Explains why I threw it out.) When you cut it, it should be white and moist. (They say moist but they mean lubed.) When handling Nagaimo, some people may experience itching due to an allergic reaction. (HOLY SHIT this explains the rash I got while preparing it but I thought it was unrelated.) Whole Nagaimo should be wrapped in newspaper and stored in a cool dark place in order to remain fresh longer. (Like a bat…wrapped in newspaper.)Q: How to use drop down menu to change PHP object variable? The title may not be the best way to word this question, so please let me know if I can improve it.
What I am trying to do is use a drop down menu to change the value of a PHP object.