I hope you are having an enjoyable weekend so far! It is a rainy day here and the air has a bit of a chill, but I am loving every minute of it. One thing I greatly miss when I’m in Brazil is the four seasons. This springtime I am experiencing in the US hits the spot.
With travel and catching up on work it has been a hectic week. Aside from seeing my family and my dog, the highlight has been my new camera! I’m having so much fun playing with it and I can’t wait to use it for my food pictures.
I’ve got several great posts for you this week! There were so many good recipes it was hard to narrow it down.
Chef Wanabe shared some delicious Apricot and Nuts cookies. Coconut, apricots, cranberries, pistachios and macadamia nuts all in one cookie! I can’t wait to give them a try.
Good Things Catered had a recipe for Spicy Yogurt Chicken. I had never heard of marinating chicken in yogurt and was immediately intrigued. The results sound amazing!
Bonne Nutrition shared two Chickpea Salads. My favorite is the breakfast version. It includes a combination of ingredients that would be really different from my typical breakfast.
The Economix Blog at NYTimes.com had a post about Obesity and the Fastness of Food. It takes a quick look at the minutes per day spent eating in relation to obesity rates for many countries across the world. Of course I think that most of us associate fast, convenience with unhealthy foods and obesity, but it is interesting to see how this differs from country to country.
I’m on the road again. I’m headed to DC with my parents and brother for a visit. I am very excited because I absolutely love the DC area! This will be my parent’s first visit so it is going to be a lot of fun to show them around. Hopefully I’ll come back with a few good food pics for you. See you late next week!
Photo from one of my Mom’s many rose bushes
As always, thanks for the great links! The yogurt marinated chicken looks great and cookies are always welcome! Of course, I’ll have to keep myself in check by reading the NYTimes blog!
Can’t wait to see the results of your new camera!
I just discovered your blog and I HEART it! lol And can I say your pictures are responsible for a SERIOUS croissant craving!??! lol
I’ll be back! :o)
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Hi lori, I know exactly how you feel, first week with my camera I was taking picture of everything possible.
It’s amazing in the farmer’s Market whit all the veggies and fruits.
Have a fun week!!! Thanks for the links!
It sounds like you’re having a great time back in the U.S. And you got a new camera — I know how fun that can be, as I just got one a few months ago, too. Enjoy your reintroduction to spring and also your trip to D.C. with your family!
Thanks for the links. I’m really looking forward to reading the economix blog.
oh you should SO try it. It really gives a lot of moisture to the grilled chicken and it’s so yummy!!
Hope you are having a great time in DC! We’ve been having some gorgeous weekend weather, although thunderstorms this evening.
Hey-thanks for the plug.Hope you get to try out the breakfast version 🙂
Have fun in DC!
Hi lori did you get my mango submission? rebecca