Six random things about me.

I was tagged by Meg of Megan's Munchies with this six random things about me Meme. Here are the rules and six things about me.

1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
5. Let each person know they’ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

1. I have two yellow labs Ruby and Alice. I have had Ruby since she was 16 weeks old. She is going to be 10 this Christmas...Yep! She is a Christmas puppy!

2. I LOVE sunflowers! I have a sunflower tattoo that got when I was 19...and I have never once regretted it!

3. I am a crime show addict. I love CSI, Law and Order, and City Confidential.

4. I have been putting of getting my master's degree because I am afraid of taking the GMAT...I am a bad tester. I know! I'm lame and need to just bite the bullet!

5. I LOVE vintage children's books. I like to find my childhood books on ebay and purchase them for my kids. I drew in all my books and ruined them. :(

6. Cooking relaxes me. I have a 70 miles commute everyday and cooking gives me some thing to look forward to when I am cursing people on the road.

This is who I am passing it on to (I love that Meg breaks the rules and only sent it to four...it makes me feel better about breaking the rules):

ZestyCook

Joie de Vivre

Purple People Eatery

Tronner

Love from Zesty!

The Premio Arte Pico was bestowed upon me by by blogging buddy ZESTY! His name is Cory, but he is my ZESTY COOK! You have to check his blog out because it ROCKS!...and I'm not just saying that because he gave me an award!

This award originates in Uruguay and is called the Premio Arte Pico from a blogger who makes dolls. You can visit her site here.

The rules of the Premio Arte Pico:
1) Pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award, creativity, design, interesting material, and also contributes to the blogger community, no matter of language.

2) Advertise name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.

3) Each award-winner, has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.

4) Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.

5) Share these rules.

I am passing this award onto the following:

Project Domestication: If you want cupcakes...check out this blog. She makes cupcakes, she reviews cupcakes and finds SWEET decorations for cupcakes. Maybe it is because she is from Utah too or because she frequents Williams Sonoma as much as I do...but I dig her blog!

Tracey's Culinary Adventures: Tracey had me at her Guinness Milk Chocolate Ice Cream . You got to love a blog that mixes our favorite Irish Beer with chocolate and cream. Great blog, Tracey.

Chocolate Shavings: I have a tendency to make things I perceive as 'safe'. Chocolate Shaving's has opened my mind to what 'safe' really is. Bacon wrapped scallops, pea puree in risotto, salmon tartare... I would normally pass over these dishes in a cookbook...but I want to try them after seeing them at Chocolate Shavings!

Sweet Sensations: Talk about good energy. You enter this blog and the background cheers you up. Then you start reading the recipes and start drooling. You gotta support the military wives! (I'm one too!)

Life, Lightly Salted: Self described"...lightly salted and slightly jaded... an aging punk rock princess" has a fun, dark blog with GREAT food! She has a signature dish called, 'Death by Garlic'...this recipe is how I would take my life with food. :) She is also doing her first giveaway...check it out.

Montreal!

Phew, I'm back! I had to go to Montreal for work this last week. It was a whirlwind trip. I traveled all day Wednesday, arriving in Montreal at Midnight. I was up at 7am to head off to meetings 6 blocks from my hotel. I was in meetings all day Thursday without wireless access so I spent a couple of hours back in my room catching up on what I was missing at the office. I got out for dinner at a local restaurant and snuck into a touristy shop for souvenirs. The next morning I was off to meetings until noon and then ran to the airport to catch a flight back to the US. I had three connections and didn't arrive in Utah until Midnight. DANG! I'm tired!

I had little time to see Montreal, but I LOVED it! I love that everyone speaks fluent French and English. That is so impressive. Each time I head to Canada I HAVE to get anything Maple I can get my hands on. Here are the yummy items I found at the airport...how unique is that? :(

I love this bottle of syrup...it looks like Canadian Whiskey!

These cookies KICK ASS! You can find these cookies online at Maple Grove Farms...of Vermont...What the....?

My best find was this Maple Tea. It is so smooth! It is great with or without sweetener...but never fear...it isn't like drinking straight up Maple Syrup. It is mildly sweet all on it's own. My favorite part is the wood box it comes in! It is so cute!

I feel bad I didn't get to see more of the city...I mean...I feel bad I didn't get to see the city at all! I was so busy I just saw the 6 blocks to and from the office and the restaurant. I NEED to get back and spend some serious tourist time.

Hot Damn! I got an award!

I'm so excited I can't stand it! I got a blog award from Meg at Megan's Munchies! WHOOHOO!!!

This really is an honor. I started blogging to have something to look forward to after a long commute to and from work. Blogging started out for my entertainment and I am stoked to have found a community of 'Foodies' to who I totally relate. SWEET!!!!!!

Here are the instructions I was given and are now being passed on:

** Please find at least 10 more blogs, of any kind that you love to read. Write a post about the blogs you picked, linking back to me and to them. Once you’ve posted, return here to let me know your post is done and be sure to let them know too!!! (If you don't come up with 10, that's fine too!)

So now I am turning around and passing it on...per my direction, but since Meg only did four, I'm going to follow the trend. :)

I bestow this award on Annie of Annie's Eats. Annie makes the yummiest recipes. I am still trying to get my hands on the pumpkin kisses so I can make her killer Pumpkin Spice Kiss Chocolate Brownies. She is so creative!

Next I pass this award to Tarts and Calories. This is a fun and unique blog that keeps it healthy with a lot of diversity in dishes. I am always excited to see what she will post next. I was highly impressed by her posting for Pushing Poop which introduces us to a recipe for a veggie burger. She totally cracks me up.

Now on to Two Novice Chefs, One Tiny Kitchen. She uses recipes from Real Simple a lot and I LOVE IT. I stole her recipe for Smoky Chicken Corn Cakes. for one of my posts. It was AWESOME!!!!

Last I send the love to Natasha @ Healthy and Gourmet. I was hooked when I saw the Raspberry Cakes she made a month or two ago. YUM! It was a perfect summer delicacy!

Thanks again, Meg!

Martha Stewart

I have loved Martha Stewart from day one and never stopped loving her! I respect strong, powerful women who know how to get things done. So what if she is a grump on occassion, maybe she doesn't get along with her neighbors all the time (I know I don't). Martha Stewart is a human being. I DO think she got hosed when she was sent to prison...When are we going to see the CEO's of those financial organizations that tanked going to prison? It makes what Martha did look like small beans.

Martha may be trying to kill us one recipe at a time...but I LOVE her for it! You go girl!

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