A Tasty Adventure in Los Angeles
Last weekend we headed down to Los Angeles with some friends to see the sights, go to Disneyland, and eat a bunch of food. We did a hop on hop off bus tour and ate at all kinds of great restaurants like In N Out Burger, Umami Burger, and the Queen Mary. My favorite part of the whole trip was, of course, our food tour given by my friend's cousin. Here's a recap of our day. Enjoy!
Keto Chai Latte
Here I go with another post about "I miss ____ since I started keto" and this time it's all about chai lattes! I used to drink one every day and am honestly doing fine without them, but I wish I could have one once in a while.
The Washington State Fair
Last weekend we finally made it down to the Washington State Fair (formerly Puyallup fair). I've been wanting to go for at least the last 3 years and we never made it for one reason or another. It was fun to go to a big fair because it reminded me of the one I miss every August in Illinois.
Boots
This is a fairly random post topic, but I had to share. I think Seattle's constant overcast skies and drizzle made me a boot person. I don't recall ever wanting/owning a pair of boots in the past, but I bought two pairs now thanks to Zappos(the best shoe store for wide feet people like me)!
Making a Crochet Pattern
I've crocheted several amigurumi from patterns for friends so I thought making an African Grey parrot for a friend would be no big deal. Unfortunately, there are only a handful of free parrot patterns available on Ravelry and most were too cartoony for my liking. I decided to make my own pattern after studying a few other bird patterns thinking it would be a piece of cake. Wrong. I'm currently on iteration number three of the body and not even close to having a sample I'm happy with.
Jalapeno Poppers
Sometimes I think the older I get the more my tastes change. I'm not a fan of spicy food, but Jeff has slowly introduced me to more and more of it that I like. His most recent introduction is homemade jalapeno poppers. I'm happy to say my taste buds are in love with them(as long as they're not burning off).
Keto Margarita Drink
Sometimes doing keto is tough. Lately I've been struggling with cravings for sugar packed "girly drinks" I shouldn't have. After scouring xxketo and Pinterest, I found a margarita recipe that sounded pretty good. I ended up making my own version for lazy people who don't like messing with a blender and/or strawberry lemonade. I think it is wonderful even though it's fairly plain.