Seared Sesame Ahi Tuna

So we had two tuna steaks in the freezer and I thought I had to do something with them. I am a big fan of ahi tuna and usually order it as light fare at a restaurant. I was a bit intimidated when I ran into a recipe for sesame encrusted seared ahi tuna. But I had the...

My First Granola Bowl

Nearly everyday, I see these beautiful granola and/or oat bowls on my favorite blogs. Courtney, Julie, Kath and Jenna are practically professionals at slapping these things together! And I admit it — I CAVED to the almond butter. When you read so many people...

Cheesetique!

Since moving to the Del Ray area in Alexandria, I’d been wanting to try “Cheesetique”, a cute little wine and cheese bar about a mile down the road. When it was Michelle’s turn to visit me, I KNEW this was the perfect night to go. Michelle...

Best Guacamole Recipe Ever!

Sometimes, a girl just needs an avocado. This girl needs one like every day. I stopped by the store for the sole reason of buying one blessed avocado for the heavenly guacamole I’m going to tell you about right now. I’m not sure I went my whole life...

Sunday Runday

I missed my 10-mile training run with the Road Runners group yesterday (thanks to a late night on Friday) so I HAD to get it done on Sunday. I got up at the painful hour of 5:15am on a Sunday to rock those miles out. I don’t have a stopwatch or a distance meter...