Green Protein Smoothie

October 19, 2014 by ·

Have you ever tried a green smoothie? I resisted for the longest time because of what they’re made out of–“Wait what?? There’s spinach and kale in it? Doesn’t it taste gross?”

No, actually! They taste delicious!

I’m so glad I bit the bullet and finally tried one.  It was during my half marathon training and I needed a way to get more protein into my diet.  This was a great way to incorporate it.  Believe it or not, you don’t end up tasting any of the “green stuff” at all.  It takes the flavor of whatever else you want to put in it.

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Street Fair

October 17, 2014 by ·

I love the fall.  It’s probably my second favorite season next to spring.  There are pumpkins, apples, scarves, boots, cozying up with a nice book and a cup of coffee, cocooned in a nice warm sweater–see? Hands down, my second favorite season.

Another awesome thing about Fall are Street Fairs.  Granted they have these in the Spring as well, but there’s something about going to them in the fall that I love, especially if it’s a nice, crisp day which is exactly the type of weather I had when I went to the Nyack Street Fair.

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Book Tuesday: Illusions of Fate

October 14, 2014 by ·

19367070[1]Title: Illusions of Fate
Author: Kiersten White
Genre: Fantasy, YA
Publisher: Escape Publishing
Publication Date: September 9, 2014
Pages: 288
Buy:Amazon

Jessamin has been an outcast since she moved from her island home of Melei to the dreary country of Albion. Everything changes when she meets Finn, a gorgeous, enigmatic young lord who introduces her to the secret world of Albion’s nobility, a world that has everything Jessamin doesn’t—power, money, status…and magic. But Finn has secrets of his own, dangerous secrets that the vicious Lord Downpike will do anything to possess. Unless Jessamin, armed only with her wits and her determination, can stop him.

 

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Demo-Worthy Pumpkin Cookies with Maple Glaze

October 8, 2014 by ·

Guys. I can’t believe I’m sharing this recipe with you today.  It’s my secret weapon.  It can make people do anything you want.  Like record a demo for you.  Remember how I told you I paid my friends in cookies? Well, these are those cookies!

Regardless of whether or not you need someone to record a demo, every time I make these cookies, people rave about them.  They’re perfect for the Fall and upcoming Holiday season.  They’re a soft cookie–almost cake-like.  My cousin said they’re almost like a muffin top of yummy goodness.

You’re welcome.

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Book Tuesday: ARC – King Tomb

October 7, 2014 by ·

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Title: King Tomb (Forever Evermore #3)
Author: Scarlett Dawn
Genre: New Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal
Publisher: Escape Publishing
Publication Date: October 8, 2014
Pages: 209
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Queen Shifter, Lily Ruckler, has found solace in brutal warfare. Her bloodied fists and bared fangs fill the holes left in her memory, the blank spaces that leave her soul aching and empty. Her only pleasure is in blood; her only salvation is the relationship she has with her infant child, the baby of unknown origins who brings her solace and stability.

When Elder Harcourt summons Lily and her protector Antonio back to the United States, Lily thinks nothing unusual about the change of location. But a standard reconnaissance mission leaves her trapped inside King Zeller’s private quarters, and at his mercy. Surprise attraction rapidly turns to a battle of wills and an intense power struggle that leaves no clear victor but plenty of resentment.

They are not allowed to nurse their wounds. In order to win the war against the Commoners, the King Vampire and Queen Shifter must work together. It should be easy. The war is turning, the battle is deadly, and both Lily and Ezra love the cold cleanliness of combat.

But their chance meeting has led to more than an unlikely alliance. Secrets have a way of surfacing, especially on a torn-up battlefield, and Lily and Ezra are about to re-learn all they cannot remember. If they can’t control their emotions and responses, it will be to their own ruin and the destruction of everything around them.

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Black Bean, Spinach, and Sausage Soup

October 4, 2014 by ·

I have the perfect recipe for this dreary, rainy, fall day!  It’s one of my mom’s favorite soups and will warm you up with its rich flavor and steaming goodness.

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On the Air – The Industry Reading

October 2, 2014 by ·

Hiya!

Remember me?  I’m that girl who writes this blog….

I know, I’ve been MIA but my excuse is I was kinda doing that little thing with my musical, On the Air.  Nothing much–just producing, starring in, and writing  it.

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Book Tuesday: The Bone Season

September 30, 2014 by ·

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Title: The Bone Season (The Bone Season #1)
Author: Samantha Shannon
Genre: Fantasy, Dystopian, New Adult, Paranormal
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication Date: August 20, 2013
Pages: 452
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It is the year 2059. Several major world cities are under the control of a security force called Scion. Paige Mahoney works in the criminal underworld of Scion London, part of a secret cell known as the Seven Seals. The work she does is unusual: scouting for information by breaking into others’ minds. Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare kind of clairvoyant, and in this world, the voyants commit treason simply by breathing.

But when Paige is captured and arrested, she encounters a power more sinister even than Scion. The voyant prison is a separate city—Oxford, erased from the map two centuries ago and now controlled by a powerful, otherworldly race. These creatures, the Rephaim, value the voyants highly—as soldiers in their army.

Paige is assigned to a Rephaite keeper, Warden, who will be in charge of her care and training. He is her master. Her natural enemy. But if she wants to regain her freedom, Paige will have to learn something of his mind and his own mysterious motives.

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It’s on Playbill; Therefore, It’s Official

September 17, 2014 by ·

So like the title of this post says, if it’s on Playbill, then it’s official. It’s sort of like claiming your relationship status on Facebook.

Everybody knows you’re really not in a relationship until it’s on Facebook.

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NY Renaissance Faire

September 13, 2014 by ·

Every year the bro and I try and hit up the NY Renaissance Faire.  It’s an excuse to drink Mead, get Henna, and have cheesecake–on a stick.

We entered the faire with the other conglomerates of dressed up folk (although this year, the bro and I did not partake in the dressing up) shouting at you to “Be merry!” and “Good day fair lady!”.  Honestly, it makes you feel very important.

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