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National Sticky Bun Day

Stef — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:48:20 +0000

Happy National Sticky Bun Day Brought to you by El Bolillo Bakery; Houston, TX

I’ve recently started following Punchbowl on twitter (my handle is activelifecook fwiw) which tells me all of the odd days that are out there. Well, today was a reason to celebrate…it’s National Sticky Bun Day (2/20/10)! I woke up [...]

Training Update – Week 17

Stef — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:21:14 +0000

Keeping Up Motivation Over the Holiday Season…

Plus a Great Gnocchi Recipe for Leftover Butternut Squash!

Once again, hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend. Mark is back off to work today, and I’ll be back to work tomorrow, so…back to the grind…until Christmas! This past week [...]

Rise and Shine 5k

Stef — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:25:12 +0000

It’s Official…Summer has Returned to Houston…

The Face of Sadness...Return of Heat and Humidity...

This week I had plans to help host a Mexican Fiesta…well those plans fell through, so earlier this week I decided on a whim to sign up for yet another 5k. This time, it [...]

La Fogota

Stef — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:30:36 +0000

You won’t find Tex-Mex here…You go for Mexican…Pure Mexican!

Ever since living in North Carolina for two years (go Heels!), I’ve been way into Mexican food. I always liked Tex-Mex when I was a kid, but I had never been exposed to real, good, Mexican food until [...]

Inn at Craig Place

Stef — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:44:06 +0000

Where 3-Course Breakfasts Come Standard…as does Relaxation!

For my birthday weekend (and in part to celebrate our upcoming 2nd anniversary), we went to San Antonio for a few days of R&R at a B&B, Inn at Craig Place. What drew us to this inn was it’s [...]

Demos Greek Food

Stef — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:01:22 +0000

Greek Food, Fast in San Antonio

On Thursday, we arrived in San Antonio just in time for a late(ish) lunch. Without an idea of where to go first, we stopped by the B&B (to see the area) and checked UrbanSpoon on my iPhone to see what was [...]

Birthday Review

Stef — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:39:43 +0000

My Birthday in Review

Wednesday was my 27th birthday, no foolin’! So, I’ve been MIA for a few days here relaxing and taking a few days off to go to San Antonio for the first time (reviews coming soon).

I woke up to my [...]

SCOPE 5k Fun Run

Stef — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:22:30 +0000

Cold(ish) and Sunny Conditions Result in a Personal Best and a Great Breakfast!

Today I raced my first 5k since I was in Austin a few weeks back. It felt good, really good!

The race I ran was called the SCOPE Run for Colorectal Cancer [...]

Beef Fajitas

Stef — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:22:06 +0000

Summer is coming…are you ready to grill? (Cooking School pt. 2)

Welcome to part 2 chronicling our trip to Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen Beef Fajita Cooking School!

The main event of last weekend’s cooking school was grilling beef fajitas. Not too many secrets were given, Sylvia [...]

Capirotada

Stef — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:49:59 +0000

What is Capirotada? Sylvia will teach you! (Cooking School pt 1)

Capirotada, ready to eat! Photo taken with permission of Sylvia Casares

Last Saturday, my husband and I went to Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen for a cooking school on how to grill beef fajitas. It was an excellent [...]