Wordless Wednesday

Who else hates pizza crust?

BTW, check out 1889 Pizza. It's amazing!

Fudgy White Brownies

I've been trying to NOT keep sweets in my house. My thinking is if I have to make it it makes it more difficult to achieve. And then one Saturday it happened. I was about to pull my hair out wanting something sweet. Scanning through Pinterest, I came across this recipe and I actually had all the ingredients so gave it a whirl. Talk about easy and perfect on the sweets game!

Fudgy White Brownies

 

 

Who'd ever thought I'd make brownies from scratch?!

Enjoy!

Avocado Chicken Salad

While in Costco last week I couldn't help but notice the cost of getting avocados in bulk there puts Hyvee to shame! But also buying avocados in bulk means you best use them up! I tested out this Avocado Chicken Salad recipe over the weekend. Super yummy and easy.

It's also one of those things where you could kind of toss in what you have available.  I left out the corn because I guess I forgot! I used rotisserie chicken because Hyvee now sells it pulled off the bone! #winning Given the fact that I have a surplus of pulled rotisserie chicken and avocados I think I'll be scouring the internet for more recipes involving those two ingredients this week!

Best Burger in KC? I don't think so

Last week I headed out to meet some friends on the Plaza for Happy Hour. We ended up at Hogshead which is a new restaurant recognized right now for the "best burger in KC."  I feel like I know my burgers so I was excited to check this out. Super disappointing. Some weird yellow sauce and the burger was so thin and way over cooked. Not worth the trip.

 

Can you see the burger in there? They don't let you pick how you want it cooked. For me, normally medium rare. This was definitely well.  Good meat isn't good meat if it is cooked too much! The bacon was just as thick as the burger and while good it over powered the taste. Fries need some serious seasoning. 

We did opt for a sweet treat. The Bacon S'mores. It was pretty amazing. As was the $5 happy hour Rose. Also not so complimentary was that I asked for a donation for our upcoming trivia night and they were not willing to donate a gift card because they stated they had already committed their donations this year. Now that I'm in my new role, I remember which businesses donate and which decline and yes that does factor into where I frequent!

Anyway, best burger in KC? It's still at Tannin Wine Bar! Go check it out!

Ham & Cheese low carb option

I saw these last weekend on Facebook. I actually had all the ingredients so I thought why not try them out!

Ham and Egg Cups

They were super easy and really tasty! Highly recommend for something different for breakfast!

Stages of making the bed with a dog..........

There was a time I thought I was Queen of my Castle.

I am Queen no more.

Here lies the Queen.

Given a bully stick so former Queen can put fresh sheets on the bed.

And that's how that goes........

Meeting THE Kim Crawford

I thought Kim Crawford was MY boyfriend. Apparently so did about 500 other people who went to meet him a few weeks ago at Cellar Rat in Kansas City. Kim Crawford sold his brand a few years ago and pretty sure he made bank on that. He has a new wine label, Loveblock which in Kansas City is only sold at Cellar Rat and Costco. It is a higher price point than Kim Crawford. I got a teeny tiny taste of Loveblock before Cellar Rat ran out.  Word on the street is that Loveblock is sustainable and organic. I did get to come face to face with the man who turned me on to a crisp, cold, glass of Sauv blanc.  He didn't have much to say and likely he was over greeting 500 swooning ladies. (And a few men)  I'm pretty sure the next time Kim comes to town Cellar Rat will be a bit more prepared for the crowd!

So fun that Cellar Rat carries cheese right from my neck of the woods, Milton Creamery.

Mondays got me like

all the deviled eggs smashed together.
Even when you love your job, why are Mondays so hard?

Wordless Wednesday

Until this past weekend I had never indulged in Insomnia Cookies.

As I walked by one with my friend Liz in OKC after a good night of drinks and dinner, of course we felt the need to pop in. Oh.my.gosh. GOOD.

Check them out!

Nostalgia

Do you ever crave going to a place that brings back memories of certain periods of your life? Or have places creep up in your dreams that bring back warm fuzzies of a particular season. Now this is all gonna be a bit humorous but, Baja Fresh does that for me.

Baja Fresh reminds me of 17 years ago landing in Dallas, TX fresh out of college starting my career, living on my own. I can still taste the shrimp tacos.  Now if you don't know, Baja Fresh, was/is nothing more but a fancier Chipotle. Only fancier because they had shrimp! 🤣 

I just found these pictures on my phone from a few months back. I was at a meeting near UMKC and googled places nearby to eat in search of something new. Wouldn't you know, Baja Fresh popped up. As far as I knew Baja Fresh had exited the KC market some 12, 13 years ago. Off on a little adventure, pep in my step and as excited as I could be, I went to find it. Next thing I know, I'm trying to find parking for the Memorial Union at UMKC just to get a taste of nostalgia. Unfortunately, at this particular location, which was nothing more than a little food court station, they didn't have the shrimp tacos so I settled on a burrito bowl. Didn't have the same taste but sure brought up some nostalgia of years past.

Have a Baja Fresh near you? Go eat at one for me! What brings you nostalgia?