seasnax

when we were younger, my mom would always buy nori (from japan) and crisp it over the gas stove. we ate it as snacks and loved it. i recently stumbled upon seasnax at whole foods. what is it? seaweed. confused? if you click on the link you'll get all your answers there. 

seriously... they are addicting. go try them! now!

shrimp 'n polenta grits.

shrimp 'n polenta grits

recipe serves 2:


-polenta(1/2 cup polenta to 1 1/2 cups of water)
-cream cheese with added chives 
-half 'n half
-butter
-coconut oil
-2 garlic cloves chopped
-1 shallot chopped
-1 chili pepper
-white wine
-sprig of thyme chopped
-smoked paprika
-salt & pepper
-1/2 lb of peeled&deveined shrimp(about 20 small-medium)

-tbs of parsley chopped

directions:

• make polenta to package directions, add half n half, a tab of butter and a spoonful of chive cream cheese
• sautee garlic, shallots, and chili pepper in butter and coconut oil 
• add a little white wine, let reduce for a minute
• add in spices and shrimp and cook for about 2 minutes making sure both sides of the shrimp are cooked.
• there should be a bit of sauce in the pan... if not add more butter(and maybe wine)
• pour shrimp mixture over polenta grits and top with parsley!

found some ideas from this blog post. 

moonrise kingdom

           finally playing in south florida.... it's only in 3 theatres nearby so far. 


    another wes anderson classic. where does he come up with this shit? it was amazing. totally cute. and i loved loved loved the two young actors. kara hayward who played "suzy" is only 13 years old and it was her first movie to act in. and the same goes for jared gilman. i think my only con is that bill murray didn't play a big enough part. he is by far one of my favorite actors and i would've liked to see him talk more... but i guess that was his character. 


love to wes anderson. you are the bomb.

watch this video of the two cuties: 

precious souls.

this will happen one day in my family. 

kitty knit

{via yarnbomb consortium}

safebike

{BUON GIORNO KNITTING RELAY! (unknown artist)

  city: Herford (Nordrhein Westfalen)

  photo by bernd regtmeier}

tennessee valley

all i can do these days is dream of travel. it's been a year now since we've moved back from prague and it seems so surreal. i think back to the streets we walked and the bedroom where we spent most of our time. i miss it beyond belief. 

it's not exactly budget friendly to just hop on over to europe. thankfully, living in the states there are so many places to choose from to visit. we have friends and family all over the map. 

let's see...

colorado- sister mani

california- brother leif, uncle jesse, drew swag

baltimore- paola/alex, my grandpa, kampes family, etc.

pennsylvania- erin/eli, donnelly's 
dc- katelyn

new york- too many to name, many cousins
orlando- emily/paul

cleveland- cheryl/andrew

nashville- dana/keith

oregon- stacey/matt

and i'm sure there's plenty more...

this video is from the week of july in 2010 just 3 days before i moved to prague. i was in california with my dad for a track meet of his. we went and visited my brother, leif, in san francisco, and at the time my best friend, erin, was also there. we took a hike down to this beautiful beach. here is a silly little clip from a visit to the tennessee valley in marin county: caution- it gets really loud from the wind.  

RIP rat