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It's February already?? Crazy.

So Chef Jamie was out in full force recently and he sent me this recipe for Avocado Tuna Salad. He said his attempt (with some subs and add-ins) wasn't too flavorful, so I made a few modifications of my own. Tasty factor: TBD.

Avocado Tuna Salad

2 cans chunk light tuna in water, drained

3 tbsp carrots, finely diced

1 small shallot, minced

3 tbsp celery, finely chopped

1 tomato, seeded and chopped

2 tbsp cilantro, chopped

2 avocados, diced

1 chipotle chile, chopped

1 1/2 tbsp light mayo

1 clove garlic, grated

juice of 1 lime

salt and pepper to taste

Combine ingredients in a large container, cover and refrigerate overnight.

I must say, I took a little nibble before shutting the container and the chipotle pepper added just the right amount of heat. So glad I resisted the urge to splash some Texas Pete in there! O yes, did I mention Jamie brought me some much needed Texas Pete on his last trip?? I still can't believe they don't have it out here!

Cannot wait to make a lunch sammich with this mix! I love guacamole and I love tuna salad sammiches....this has great potential!

Have you made any crazy flavor combinations lately?

soju monster galbi

first off, i apologize for no pictures.  karena always harps on me for pictures in my posts, but the sad fact is that i have no pictures for the subject below.  if you want to see pictures of korean barbeque it is quite easy to run a google search.

i never imagined how difficult my korean food withdrawal would be now that i’m back in the states.  sure, i can find it in northern virginia, but somehow it doesn’t taste the same.  maybe some places hold back on the copious panchan.  maybe it is because a three-dollar dish in korea becomes an eight-dollar dish here.  maybe it is because the cabbage is not grown in the dirt patch between the restaurant and the road.  i dont know; there are probably lots of reasons.  luckily, i can fall back on the teachings of my subcontractors to get me through the serious cravings. 

you see, towards the end of my tdy at one base, the weather started getting nicer.  so my subs and i decided to start grilling for lunch.  we figured that since we humped through 83 inches of snow, negative temperatures, and double-digit wind speeds, we deserved some of the good life.  what did we do?  we grilled!!  i would usually buy some meat the day before and let my guys marinate it over night.  then we would find a nice grill overlooking the base and sit down for a nice lunch. 

i wish i could describe the mountains of beef and meat products that usually found their way to the table.  i remember one day i bought eight packs of hot dogs, seven steaks, about four pounds of short ribs, a box of potato chips, and two packs of soda.  that was just from me.  my guys brought fish, corn, kimchi, bean sprouts, and soup.  looking back on that afternoon, i’m not sure we were too productive.  haha.  whatever though, that was a delicious day.

i miss those barbeque afternoons, which is one reason i’m glad i had my soju monster scribble down his marinade.  my soju monster was a special sub.  the other guys didn’t hate working with him, but they didn’t particularly enjoy working with him.  he was an old, crusty, former korean marine.  crabby.  temperamental.  bossy.  short-tempered.  prone to yelling.  yes, soju monster was all of those, but we developed a great bond and were able to work together.  i quickly learned that i needed to entice him with coffee, cigarettes, and long nights of soju drinking.  when he realized i wanted to involve myself in the culture and experience korea, he opened things up for me. 

that is a round-about way of me getting to the point of this story.  my buddy, tater, and his wife have thrown a couple of grilling events since my return.  i want to share my experiences from korea with most people, so i always insist on brining my galbi.  it is always a hit, and today was no different.  someone said my galbi were the best ribs they’ve ever eaten.  right now i’m a little on cloud nine and wanted to share the soju monster’s recipe.

soju monster galbi

five pounds korean-style short ribs (also called l.a. cut)
1 3/4 cups of soy sauce (i use low-sodium)
1/2 can of dark soda (coke/pepsi/etc – use this to tenderize if ribs are a bit tough)
1/4 cup sesame oil
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 small yellow onion, diced
five to six cloves of garlic, crushed and minced
three to four scallions, washed and chopped  
one tbsp crushed red pepper flakes (use more or less depending on how spicy you want it)
two or three korean peppers, deseeded and chopped
two tbsp toasted sesame seeds

mix all ingredients in a large bowl.  taste and add extra seasoning as needed.  place one layer of ribs in 9x13 baking dish.  ladle an even amount of sauce over ribs.  place another layer of ribs in baking dish.  ladle sauce on top.  repeat until no ribs and no sauce remains.  place in refrigerator for one day.  on the second day, remove ribs from refrigerator and reverse order (i.e., place bottom ribs on top and top ribs on the bottom).  refrigerate one more night.  grill and serve.  you can cut between the joints for a more finger-friendly option as some people may not like ribs hanging out of their mouth.  serve with many cold bottles of jinro.

Going back to Cali, Cali, Cali

Super shuttle will be here in an hour and I'm taking time to blog. Dedication, no? I'm also taking a mini break from my early morning packing. Here's hoping I don't forget anything! ;p

In a few hours, I'll be landing in one of my favorite cities - San Francisco. Woooo! Unfortunately, I'm not headed to the Foodbuzz Festival like most of you guys are...I'm off to visit Selin!! Hooray! I thought about going to the Foodbuzz Festival, but it just seemed like SO much to do in one weekend. However, I am going to try my best to meet up with a couple bloggers as long as their festival schedules allow it!

Jamie's off to Korea on Friday...poor planning on my part. I booked this trip when he was originally scheduled to leave a few weeks ago and I'll admit I was kinda bummed when I realized that I cut our last week together short. And it's been anything but a laid back week. I've been running around like crazy and we really only got to hang out/veg for a few hours yesterday (hence my last minute packing and blogging this morning) :( Ah well, 3 months will fly by right? The past 3 days sure did.

Since we had a stray acorn squash and some chicken sausage that needed cooking before we both left, our brilliant culinary minds (ha) came up with this random dish - Penne with Acorn Squash and Mango Jalapeno Chicken Sausage.
Not bad for a random experiment! Next time I'd use butternut squash instead and definitely some parmesan - the pepperjack was a last minute addition because it was either that or mexi-blend cheese :\

Penne with Acorn Squash and Mango Jalapeno Chicken Sausage
1/2 lb penne, cooked according to directions
1 small acorn squash, cubed
salt
pepper
nutmeg
olive oil
1 package Aidell's Mango Jalepeno Chicken Sausage, cut into disks
1 c spinach or arugula
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1/4 c shredded pepperjack cheese

Scatter squash on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Roast at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
In a pan, brown chicken sausage over high heat. Lower heat and add onions.
Cook onions until browned and softened
Add greens and cook until wilted before adding squash.
Stir sausage and squash mixture into a large bowl of penne.
And stir in cheese. Serve immediately.
Parmesan or another salty sharp cheese would have been perfect with this...if only we had some :\

Alrighty, I'm off! I'll be back with a full food/wine/travel/maybe running report on Monday! Have a great weekend :)

Back to cooking and blogging

And it feels sooo goood! :)

Howdy strangers! I feel like it's been weeks since I last blogged and even longer since I made a decent meal at home!

Jamie's mom came over for dinner tonight and we whipped up some Grilled Salmon with Orzo Salad. I took a mini-break from a crazy week at work to get my FoodGawker fix and came across this recipe on We [Heart] Food. It looked simple enough for Jamie to jump in on in case I got stuck at work late AND it looked light and delicious. Sold!
When I got home, Jamie was already hard at work chopping up the cucumber and tomatoes for the orzo. I got the water boiling and started chopping up some dill on the nifty cutting board my dad made out of a leftover chunk of kitchen counter (corian?)
Jamie picked up a 1.5 lb salmon fillet from Whole Foods that we were able to cut into 4 equal pieces. Check out how rich that color is!
I decided to sprinkle on some garlic powder since I thought it could use a little extra flavoring.

Some artsy lemon zest
My microplane is kinda wee but I love it. I'd like a regular sized flat microplane one day, but not right now. This one gets the job done!

Heated up the grill pan and cooked the salmon according to the directions (are you amazed? I sure am!)
Mixed up the orzo salad, threw some mixed greens on a plate (you know I needed to) and voila! Dinner!
Aside from the burning smell that always happens when the grill pan is used, I think dinner was a success! I'm definitely keeping this recipe on hand. It was light, simple and flavorful! I might add some more veggies to the orzo salad next time...artichokes, hearts of palm, corn (just kidding!). Betcha the salmon would be even better on an actual grill ;)

Tonight's dinner was exactly the sort of meal I was looking for, especially after a long weekend of eating out and eating heavy foods. When I last wrote, we were prepping for a wedding weekend in New Jersey for a good friend of mine/old roommate from college. I was running around a lot last week for both jobs so Friday night, I was not really into cooking a meal. We ended up at Fresh Med in Cleveland Park.
We've ordered from Fresh Med a ton of times (delivery is WAAAY slow) and have enjoyed pretty much everything we've tried. This time around we both went with platters - Jamie got the Mixed Platter (Chicken taouk, ground beef kafta, and lamb shish kabab, served with hommos, house salad, and rice) and I got the Chicken Platter (Grilled tender cubes of marinated, boneless chicken, served with hommos, house salad, and rice). I must say, the food is SO much better when it's eaten immediately and not after an hour or so of traveling.

Early Saturday morning we hopped on a train to my parents' house in New Jersey where we ran a few errands with my mom and ended up at the Phil-am Colonia lunch buffet. Um, Filipino lunch buffet is nothing but trouble. Here was my first plate:
Clockwise from the rice: Fried Dilis (translation, deep fried itty bitty fishies that taste delicious w/rice), Lumpia Shanghai (not the best I've had), Pancit Palabok (I only had a bite b/c it had no flavor. I might be partial to my mom's), Caldereta (beef stew that I NEED a recipe for), Pakbet (this is what my squash dish tasted like!), and Lechon Kawali (um, no plate is complete w/out some roasted pork).

I went back for more of the Pakbet because I realized I really do love it...the bagoong (fermented shrimp paste used in Filipino cooking) adds a nice briny taste to the dish, more than my fish sauce/squash/kale experiment. Who knew? I used to think that stuff was stinky and gross. Now I just think it's stinky, but delicious!

The other repeat on my plate? Caldereta. My gramma used to make a beef stew all the time when I was little. Beef stew had a very distinct flavor and look in my mind. I once tried to make a beef stew because I was craving it and failed miserably. Why? Because apparently this is a 'special' beef stew and there are tons of different versions, some that include vinegar and some that even use cheese (random, I know). I'm determined to find the perfect recipe. Anyone out there have one?

Jamie's dessert was a simple banana...
Of the mini variety.

We didn't have too much time to digest since wedding festivities began at 6:30 Saturday evening. My parents dropped us off (hi, high school moment!) and the eating and dancing madness began! This was my very first Indian wedding and I must say, SO. MUCH. FUN.

The cocktail hour was free of alcohol but loaded with fun food. My favorite of the night:
Not really sure what it was, but it was this crispy shell with a filling that looked like beef but wasn't, pomegranate, a yogurt sauce and some other sauces. It was such a great refreshing, slightly spicy flavor explosion!

I also loved the dosa filled with potatoes
As I said, there was a ton of dancing and I even jumped in on the stick dancing! Woo! We all scarfed down the main courses pretty quickly so I forgot to take pictures. Plus it was pretty spicy so I was a bit overwhelmed. Once I find out exactly what we ate I'll be sure to post!

Sunday was Baraat and the wedding ceremony. We all jumped in on the groom's side since we figured we could go either way ;) That meant we dance/walked/cheered between a van blasting music and the groom on a horse. Not lying - this is the most fun I've ever had at a wedding before. Also, please note I'm wearing A COLOR. Huge deal for me. I felt a little out of place even with a non-black dress! So many fun and happy colors at this wedding!
Dinner was a bit of a blur, probably because I had a couple of these
and was reunited with the AU crowd, minus Jamie who had to leave after an hour to catch a train back to DC.
I do remember the food was delicious and not as spicy as Saturday and the cake was gorgeous
AND I've never seen so many people on the dance floor at one time before! Awesome time!! Congrats to the bride and groom :)

Success?

I did a nice easy 1.5 miles on the treadmill this evening with no pain! Well, maybe a little at the end when I tried to speed up a bit. What can I say, I hate the treadmill and wanted it to end as soon as possible!! Promise it won't happen again!

This was totally the face I had at the gym. No joke.
I closed out my gym trip with a quick visit to the elliptical machine (10 minutes felt like FOREVER) and then made sure I stretched every bit of my lower body. Rolled out both calves when I got upstairs and decided to throw on the ice pack for good measure. Don't want anything acting up this week!

Did anyone else in DC notice how GORGEOUS it was out tonight? I put in a late-ish night at the office and was surprised at how warm it was when I walked outside. PLEEEEEASE be this nice on Sunday ;)

I may have found my race day bottoms:
I got these Nike capris a couple weeks ago because well, sometimes you just need a new pair of running capris! These actually hit right below my knee! Holy crap. Capris NEVER fit my short legs...even my favorite Under Armour ones were practically full tights on me! haha. These fit wonderfully and even have a zip pocket in the back. I highly recommend them :)

In technology news...the SportBand issue has been resolved. It was definitely accurate this time around, except for when I stopped it after a mile to stretch my calf. I should have known that it only counts when you are moving. HA. Oops. I AM having issues with the website and getting my runs to display in miles instead of kilometers, though. It just won't save! Lame.

Jamie took charge of dinner tonight and made another recipe from our How to Cook Everything Recipe Calendar - Pork Satay.
Jamie cooked up the rice and I snuck in some greens for fun ;)

Pork Satay (from Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything)
1 lb pork tenderloin, trimmed
1/2 c soy sauce
1/2 c water
1 tsp chili powder
1 tbsp peanut butter or tahini
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice or vinegar

Slice the pork as thinly as you can. Cut the slices into pieces about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Just before you're ready to eat, start a charcoal or wood fire or preheat a gas grill or broiler; the fire should be quite hot.

Mix together the remaining ingredients and stir the pork into them. Let sit for awhile or overnight, refrigerated.

When you're ready to cook, thread the pork onto skewers without crowding. Grill or broil until browned all over, a total of 5 to 8 minutes. While the meat is cooking, bring the marinade to a boil and reduce it slightly. Serve the skewers hot, using the marinade as a dipping sauce.

We ran out of peanut butter so Jamie went with tahini. Also, we seem to have misplaced our skewers so we just threw the pieces onto the broiling pan to cook:
They cooked pretty quickly and tasted good, but I was bummed that they weren't crispier/darker brown. Oh, how I wish we had a charcoal grill! Not that I know how to work one, but everything just tastes better on them!

Off to shower and bed! Need to catch up on sleep this week!!

Breakfast Success and Memory Food!

So that breakfast experiment...
Went oh so well! Not exactly the healthiest breakfast, but it sure tasted good ;)

When I realized it was my turn for breakfast, I scoured FoodGawker for some ideas. Since I'm terrible at being creative with breakfast items, I decided to actually follow a recipe. It definitely paid off. I was getting tons of compliments on the dish!

Thanks to Elizabeth's Edible Experience, I was introduced to this tasty treat - Southern Sausage Cake.
Jamie picked up all the ingredients and after dinner last night, I started working on the 'cake'. There was a ton of chopping to do and Jamie helped make the biscuit batter while I got to work on browning these babies:
Please note how huge those sausage rolls are! He picked up a pound each of mild and hot pork sausage. This much bulk sausage will never be seen in my kitchen again. Not going to lie, the smell of all that pork browning at once was not pleasant...at least not until I added the other ingredients
Popped it in the oven for 45 minutes and it was ready to hang out for the evening! Warmed it for another 15 when I woke up this morning, popped it in our trusty carrying case
Such a smart invention...I think we picked this up when Jamie had to make breakfast for his office and I'll admit that I thought it was a little cheesy at first. Now I think it's the best thing ever.

Check out the tasty goodness!
We originally had a pasta dish planned for tonight, but I wasn't feeling it and Jamie forgot to defrost bacon. Instead we opted for some Roasted Buttercup Squash with Kale and Ham and a side of Trader Joe's Harvest Grains Blend with Mixed Veggies.
Roasted Buttercup Squash with Kale and Ham
1 buttercup squash, cubed
1 tbsp olive oil
salt
pepper
1/2 to 2/3 c ham, cubed
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 to 3 c kale, chopped
3 tsp fish sauce
1 tsp soba tsuyu
1 tsp chili oil
1/4 c water or broth

Preheat oven to 475 and line a baking sheet with foil. Toss buttercup squash with salt, pepper and olive oil and spread out evenly on baking sheet. Roast for 20-25 minutes.
Add ham to a large, heated skillet and cook for 3 minutes. Add onions and garlic, saute for 2-3 minutes.
Stir in kale, liquids and oil, cover and cook for 5 minutes (or until kale begins to wilt) over low heat. Add squash, stir to combine.
Ccook covered for another 5 minutes before serving.
There's something about this dish (maybe it's the fish sauce?) that reminds me of a Filipino dish that was always present at family gatherings. It's not something my mom or family members would make, so I have no idea what the proper ingredients would be. However, I do know that while I was cooking this, my kitchen smelled - just for a minute - like something familiar. Have you ever accidentally made a familiar dish from your past?

Harvest Grains with Mixed Veggies
1 tbsp butter
1/3 c red pepper, diced
2-3 handfuls baby spinach
1/4 c corn (frozen, fresh or can)
1 1/2 c chicken broth
1 c Trader Joe's Harvest Grains Blend

Heat butter in a pot over medium high heat. Saute pepper and spinach until spinach is wilted. Add corn and chicken broth, stir and bring to a boil. Stir in grains, cover and reduce heat to low. Cook for 10-12 minutes.
If some liquid remains, cook for another 2-3 minutes uncovered on medium heat.
I forgot that these grains need some seasoning, otherwise they are just plain grains. It was actually a pretty good combination with the salty, briny kale...the two definitely balanced each other out. The corn was a good addition - little nuggets of sweetness in each bite!

Off to join Jamie for some Lost Season 1! Nitey :)

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Hey all - it's going to be another quickie post :\ Gotta finish cleaning and prepping for a big weekend! On the agenda: Selin's in town tomorrow and we're starting the food adventures early at A&J in Rockville for some much needed dim sum! For dinner we're headed to Proof and then off to Policy for drinks. Don't worry...we'll be responsible adults since these two will be over at 10am ready to hit the streets of DC!
Anyone have suggestions for good kid-friendly activities in DC? I think Jamie's planning on making some ice cream with them at some point - a request was made for Cookies n Cream :)

Chef Jamie was out in full force tonight. I got home and he was almost done with dinner...a very impressive one at that!
Asparagus Spinach Pesto with Blackened Shrimp courtesy of Gimme Some Oven

Earlier this week I was doing my usual FoodGawker browsing and making the menu for the week and I couldn't help but DROOL over this dish (um, please head over to see the mouthwatering photo because this doesn't do it justice)! Jamie took charge of the kitchen and I came home to this
That I promptly sampled and we have a bunch leftover that will NOT go to waste ;)

He had just finished cooking up the shrimpies
While we waited for the pasta to cook, I insisted on a salad (even though Jamie argued 'but there's asparagus and spinach in the pesto!') so I made small ones with mixed greens, avocado, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper
Once the pasta was ready, I scooped a few heaping spoonfuls of the pesto on top and stirred (good thing I didn't just dump!)
Jamie added pine nuts and then the shrimp
And then dinner was served!
YUUUUUMMMY! This is one dish I can't wait to eat as a leftover :)

Okeey...early morning bootcamp and then the big test - a long-ish run with the strap. Not setting a distance or time. I think I'm just going to see how far I can go and if I happen to run home, cool. If not, eh, whatever...I just hope my appointment with the doctor on Tuesday goes fine. Trust me, you guys will be the first to know if I get bad news. AGH.

And a few things before I forget (or in case I don't have time to post before Sunday ;p)

• New blog on the block - The Passion Fruits. I've seen and eaten Luke's amazing spreads. Trust me, you should check it out...they will not steer you wrong!
• Jamie's moving date has changed and he WILL be here for the marathon! Wooo!!
• Hop on over to Chicago Marathon Val and CAUTION: Redhead Running and wish Val and Morgan good luck as they run the Chicago Marathon on Sunday!! It's Val's third and Morgan's first and my favorite course :) Hooraaayyy! Good luck to non-bloggers (and any bloggers I missed!) running as well :)
• I don't usually get all misty, but I totally did while watching The Office tonight. Anyone else? Please tell me I'm not the token sap. hahaa.
  

Easy does it...

Howdy strangers. Sorry for being MIA...I've been a bad food photographer all week and I really hate posting without pictures :( Plus, gotta put in some QT with Jamie!

I really only cooked once since my last post and honestly, that seems so long ago and I can't remember what I put in it! Oops!!
I do know it was Pork Stirfry and I marinated the pork tenderloin in a splash of Maggi Seasoning, soy sauce, maple syrup and garlic. I also used asparagus, radishes, green pepper, shiitake mushrooms, shallots and celery. The sauce is a little fuzzier...I think I used some oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil and maybe some chili garlic sauce? Yeah, that sounds about right ;)

We had a pretty full weekend after that...

• Saturday was a running fail. New kicks were good, achilles not so much. About 10 minutes into our run, I decided it just wasn't happening. It wasn't super painful or anything, but I knew it wasn't right so I stopped. I also decided that the Army Ten Miler wasn't going to happen either. Super bummed. :(
  
• Dinner at Fogo de Chao - if you haven't been, it's basically all the meat you can possibly eat...served on swords. I think we've been there way too many times to mention :[
  
• Engagement party at McFadden's where I totally got the shifty eye from random, barely 21 year old girls in the bathroom - pardon me for wearing flats and barely there makeup. Psh. I also saw what might be the GROSSEST thing ever - some girl in the stall next to me put her BARE FEET on the bathroom floor...UM, no. Never. Ever.
• Since I was too broken to run the ATM, Jamie agreed to fill in. I'm a big nerd so I went out to cheer...unfortunately he's too fast and I never saw him on the course haha. On the way back, we ran into a coworker of mine who suggested I check out this Achilles Tendon Support
  Did a little jog and walk around the store and was sold. It basically provides compression and stability for your achilles tendon and also raises your heel a bit to reduce stress on the tendon. God, I'm such a sucker for doodads.
  
• Dinner at Jaleo in Crystal City - I think we've now been to all the Jaleo locations in the DC metro area. We got two really good tapas that I had never tried before - Papas Arrugas (Canary Island-style wrinkled baby potatoes served with mojo verde - cilantro, cumin, garlic, sherry vinegar and olive oil sauce)
  This is what they looked like...sort of. This picture kinda looks like powdered Munchkins haha. Anyway, they were DELICIOUS - just the right amount of salt, warm and soft in the inside!
  
  The other new dish we tried was the Rossejat (traditional fried pasta, paella style, with shrimp cooked in a seafood broth).
  The flavor was nice and briny and the pasta was perfectly crisp on the top and full of seafood-y goodness!
  

After all that, we definitely needed a detox dinner. On Monday's dinner menu - Pre-packaged Mania:
Dole Southwest Salad Kit (it was the only kit the Giant had and it was a kit sort of day), to which I added a few handfuls of Arugula Salad from another bag and some
O yes...Purdue Short Cuts Oven Roasted Turkey. I really hate these things, mostly b/c they smell weird and the texture is just not right. BUT, I did require a meat product in Monday's salad and in a pinch, these will do.

Overall, it wasn't exactly the detox I was looking for. The salad dressing was a creamy ranch/salsa thing and there was a lot of iceberg lettuce...I'm not an iceberg girl. Ah well, you win some, you lose some. Are you picky about salad greens?

I also stopped to pick up one of these:
Just for my buddy Mr. Achilles! So far it's been treating me well. I like that it straps on. Totally wore it at my desk today ;)

I was feeling good so I decided to take the Achilles support for a test run. What I didn't know was that a work emergency would have me literally running up and down Connecticut Avenue trying to find an office supply store that sold 11"x17" plastic sheet covers for a submission due tomorrow morning. WTF? So I probably did about 2 miles with lots of stops and starts. I also learned that these sheets DO NOT EXIST IN STORES! UGH. I stopped at like 3 stores with no success! I ended up at my office and working without them.

Once I got home, Jamie had dinner all ready and it smelled amazing. What was on the menu?
Hyderabadi Biryani courtesy of
It was actually pretty good for a box mix! Spicy, slightly sweet from the lemon curd - delish! Definitely buying this box again! Jamie also grabbed a package of naan because well, naan makes everything more fun :p

Ok, time to ice and rest the leg before tomorrow's bootcamp class - I've missed about half the classes since this is a shortened session so I feel like I HAVE to make it to the next three...or else it's a waste.