I know it’s January 18 and New Years Resolutions are supposed to be 18 days underway, but… not if your name is Danielle.
Maybe that will be my first Resolution: GET IT TOGETHER DANIELLE.
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Telling food stories, one kitchen at a time
It’s 2:43 am. I can’t sleep.
Which is so frustrating.
I was tired when I went to bed last night! And I’m tired now!
Maybe it was the four (large) cups of black tea between 4 and 8 pm last night.
Or that I left my favorite pillow in the next town over.
Or that my stomach is growling for the first time since Thanksgiving. (Yes, finally!)
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And that’s only the stuff I took home. I also ingested a fancy free dinner, a few gratis happy hours, a lot of education sessions, and a freakin’ ton of new food products. I met new friends, made industry contacts, swapped lots of business cards, and came home with some creative ideas for my career.
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Now that Labor Day festivities are over, time to refuel with green veggies. I browsed a bunch of blog sites several days ago to find salad recipes and came to a couple of conclusions: (1) Kale is trending and (2) I’m scared of it. So this is Sriracha Chicken Salad with Lime Vinaigrette and Not With Kale.
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I’ve been on a weeklong hiatus because I went to New York and became a Godmomma! What I’ve decided: When you have an infant, every task becomes a superhuman feat. I couldn’t pour syrup on my waffles Sunday morning. Actually, I couldn’t even get the waffle on my plate. Babies are definitely a two-handed job. Big props to all the cooking and/or blogging mommas out there with babes and tots on their hands!
My vacation was full of celebratory food and drink — that’s how my family does it. Then yesterday, the BBF and I went for a nice evening to celebrate our 13 months together (we missed month 12!), which included more celebratory food and drink. Hence, the salad for dinner this evening.
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