Goodness the humidity has been "killing" us over here! I woke up at 3am, soaking wet. We usually cool the room down for 2 hours before we go to bed using our window unit but that did not work last night! It was SO humid! We try to take breaks from our home by going to a coffee shop, which is what we did last night, but after going to 2 different places last night, we were disappointed neither had … [Read more...]
BBQ Seitan Ribz
BBQ Seitan Ribz with Romaine and Kale SaladFrom An Opera Singer in the KitchenToday was my first day plunging back into my exercise routine and boy did it have repercussions. I woke up at 8am and chose to go to my gym's kickboxing class since I knew that I was not going to be able to go in the evening. I remember telling the instructor that I would be taking my own pace since I did not want to … [Read more...]
Minty Green Lemonade and Grandma’s Berry Birthday Cobbler
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenThe weekend is here and it is time to get way laid back! We had a few mishaps yesterday from a tempermental A/C unit down to a car breaking down. Such are things in life, right? Yesterday morning was spent making food for my grandma's birthday. She and my grandfather drove in from Brenham to come and see Ryan and me, but at the same time, we wanted to … [Read more...]
Fresh Prickly Pear Lemonade
From An Opera Singer in the KitchenHello from Houston. I finally have a little moment to blog since we arrived in Texas. It has been a whirlwind of events already and I feel tired. Even though I like traveling I know that the best flights for us from Michigan to Texas always require us to leave from Grand Rapids, which is an hour away. Ryan booked us flights leaving at 6am which meant us leaving … [Read more...]
Golden Raspberry Spritzer & Cinnamon Basil-Ginger Spritzer
Ryan and I were terribly good this weekend when it came to eating, so good, we hardly ate well! Our 4th of July consisted of consuming tamari-roasted almonds and a basil sprizter after an hour long racquetball game. How about not feeling guilty when the BBQ came around? I tried convincing Ryan that since he hardly ate during the day that 2 plates of BBQ was okay, especially since it was from … [Read more...]
