Something Saturdays (1/5/13)

A recap of my Christmas season in photos:

Top left: my cousin Emily and I starting a new pre-Christmas tradition-shops at Bryant Park then hot chocolate at Max Brenner's! Top middle: Michael helping me put the star on our tree :) Top right: Having a blast at Michael's dad's house with all his cousins (on that side of the family) that are around our ages (20-26). Middle left: Playing with Connie's (my mom's neighbor) KitchenAid stand mixer (ME WANTS!) Middle: Michael and I on Christmas Eve at his dad's house. Middle right: one of my gifts for my brother-homemade frozen cookie dough (made with aforementioned mixer with this recipe) with instructions for him to bake them. Bottom left: My dad with my aunt & uncle's new puppy, Buttons. Bottom middle: Josh-my brother-and I on Christmas morning for the traditional "hold up 1 of your favorite gifts and smile" picture! Bottom right: One of Michael's gifts from me, a Supernatural ornament-hanging on our tree in our apartment.

Oh and by the way...this is my life.

That's right. I was a banana yesterday. Me and my huge group of fellow bananas marched around New York City, cheering and chanting, to promote Jamba Juice. Ah a day in the life of a promo model.

Guacamole

Hi there! *waves*

Hows your 2013 going so far?

You feeling good about your resolutions and what not?

You want a nice, easy, healthy recipe?

You do?

Great!

Guacamole.

Avocado is full of all kinds of healthy good fats and what not (don't shy away from the word fat, you need it!). In general, I don't particularly care for avocado in things, but I DO like guacamole. And this is the most fresh tasting guacamole you'll probably ever have! And it's fairly easy to customize according to your own tastes. Think it needs a little more garlic? Throw some in there! Do you prefer the pure, clean taste of avocado? Leave some of these ingredients out! No big! It's your life, eat your guacamole how you like!

And then be all proud of yourself, like, "Yes...I make my own guacamole. And I HAVE lost weight, thank you for asking!"

(Yes, this is the guacamole I made for Michael's birthday-so you finally have all those recipes! Yay!)

Healthy Recipes to Start 2013 Right!

Happy New Year you guys!

2013 is here! Can you believe it? It's like WE'RE LIVING IN THE FUTURE!

That's what I'm thinking anyway.

Do you make resolutions? I don't really, but I do want to, like I'm sure many of you, lose some weight.

When I saw my cousin, Lindsey, request clean eating recipes for the blog, I thought it would be a fabulous idea to do a round up of the some of the healthy/healthier recipes on here! Some of these recipes are not so much healthy but they are from-scratch versions of the processed gunk that many of us use regularly. I firmly believe in eating food that tastes great, but is homemade and real. I hope you guys find some new favorite recipes here, and I'll keep trying to supply you with more!