The Girl and Her Dog

April 6, 2011 · 9:39 am

Snacktastic

I’m sure you’ll be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t enjoy a good snack. While Cuties, Snoopy fruit snacks and Pepperidge Farm flavor blasted goldfish are some of my favorites, there is a new snack on the block that’s just as delicious.

VitaTop muffin tops from the Vitalicious brand. With only 100 calories, a variety of flavors (deep chocolate is the best), plus vitamins, minerals and fiber, this is my new go-to snack. Vitalicious also makes VitaBrownies, VitaCakes and VitaSandwiches, all of which I’m dying to try.

Simply keep frozen until ready to eat.

What’s your go-to snack?

Yum. I swear.

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April 5, 2011 · 10:53 am

A lovely view

This morning I walked a dog whose owners live in a wonderfully modern home with a view of this from their kitchen. Jealous much?

As I stood looking out the window with their goofy dog, I wondered what it would take to get a view like that of my own. I know this particular couple works like crazy, but they’ve managed to build a wonderful home with an even lovelier dog.

Views of my own I can only hope to wake up to someday. It’s funny how water can have such a calming and peaceful effect.

[images via we heart it and burns photography]

A magical moment

Yesterday I attended my very first wedding shower. My mom seemed surprised by this fact, but we don’t have a very big family and when you’re only 23 years old, not too many of your closest friends have gotten married yet. However, after attending yesterday’s event I have to say that I cannot wait until others close to me decide to get married.

Maria–the bride-to-be from yesterday’s shower–truly set the bar high for any future wedding showers I may attend in the future. From the tiny jewels on each place card to the Kate Aspen party favors to the gorgeous Tiffany & Co. necklace each member of the bridal party received, to the delicious Maggiano’s menu and the friendliest strangers my mom and I were lucky enough to sit with, her shower was flawless. Plus the cake was absolutely delicious.

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your special day Maria! You looked beautiful and I can’t wait for the wedding!!

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April 1, 2011 · 8:44 pm

An (almost) meatless Friday

With Easter a little over three weeks away, most good Catholics are in the midst of Lent. Growing up, the Lenten season usually meant you were forced to give up something you enjoy for forty days until Easter arrived. When I was little I almost always gave up Taco Bell (gross, I know, but twenty years later I still can’t resist a crunchy taco every now and then).

Lent also means giving up meat on Fridays. Yet, as hard as I try, I can never seem to remember to follow this rule. Last week and today I managed to eat a delicious (and meat-filled) ham sandwich from Milios without so much as batting an eyelash (sorry, God).

Thankfully, my mom came to the rescue tonight for dinner with shrimp tacos. After cooking the shrimp with some of the new Philadelphia cooking creme in the Santa Fe flavor, I’m convinced that shrimp just may be the new chicken when it comes to tacos.

If you want to try one of Philadelphia’s new cooking cremes, other flavors are also offered, including Italian cheese and herb, savory garlic and original. Click here to see for yourself.

If you want to make your own shrimp tacos, click here to see Bobby Flay’s (from the Food Network) recipe. It looks delicious. He suggests using a white, flaky fish, but I would probably substitute for shrimp.

[images via We heart it]

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March 31, 2011 · 9:29 am

Summer where are you?

Anyone who lives in the Midwest knows that spring is one big tease. March and April are really just a milder extension of winter. Yet every year I fail to learn my lesson. By the end of March I can’t help but develop a small obsession with summer.

When you wake up to sunshine and blue skies, only to discover that the average high temperature for the day is 35°, you question why your parents decided to settle here in the first place. So if you’re like me and are simply biding your time until warmer days arrive, know that you’re not alone.

What are you most looking forward to about summer?