The Sweet Lemons Of Life

HAPPY SUMMER!!!...

Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:33 -0600

Time for camping! :)

Bananas, Blueberries, Avocados...O My

Sun, 01 May 2011 19:57:59 -0600

Yes friends, my procrastination of my Marketing final has really inspired me and did stop at the Sweet Potato fries. As I said in my last post, Avocados are trendy! For real, they are! Go to Sunflower Market in Boulder,CO and you can get 3 for $1, ya buddy! Another thing that is super trendy and convenient is finding a Sous Chef. Meet my newly awesome Sous chef:

(Meg and I…GO BUFFS!)

Ok so I was Stumbling with my roomie the other day and we came across this recipe on “Live Laugh Eat.”

I couldn’t pass it up so I made this instead of learning about consumer decisions for my BCOR class because I’m pretty sure consumers would enjoy this more than taking a Marketing final…right?

All of the ingredients… not too many = super easy and YUM!

Dry ingredients… mix them up!

Wet Ingredients… Blend them up!

Combine wet and dry ingredients (adding avocado sounds weird but you can’t taste it and it makes the whole thing soooo much better and moist…that word is weird)

Fold in Blueberries

Use the rest of the blueberries to make a legit design

You’re friends will appreciate you FOREVER and will owe you so many favors!

And then you can recruit them to help you out! (See description below)

My Sous Chef Megan… the best person

This is so yummy, so easy, and healthy! Yay for everyone who loves tasty treats and healthy things…like me!

Here is the recipe which I got off of www.livelaugheat.com :

This bread-cake is chock full of wholesome ingredients, making it perfect for breakfast, dessert or even an afternoon snack. The whole grain flour, flax seeds, and fruit make it high in fiber while the avocado, yogurt and banana give it a dense cake-like texture.

Ingredients

2 cups whole grain flour (I used 1/2 c each of oat flour, oat bran, spelt flour, and whole wheat pastry flour)
1/4 cup ground flax seeds
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 med-sized bananas
2 TBSP avocado
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup stevia baking blend (or sugar/honey/agave nectar)
1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
1 cup blueberries

Directions

Preheat oven to 325* F. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. Set aside 1/2 a banana and mash into small chunks with a fork. Blend together wet ingredients using a food processor, blender, or a whisk (whisk it well!) and then mix in the banana chunks. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just incorporated. Fold in 3/4 cup of blueberries. Pour batter into a loaf pan and top with remaining blueberries. Bake for 45 minutes or when inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Notes

This bread-cake is very moist and therefore should be baked at a lower temperature for a longer period of time to ensure even baking. Depending on your oven, you may have to bake it at 300* F. I would consider using an additional 1/2 cup of flour to slightly decrease the moisture of the bread. The stevia worked well in this recipe. I could taste the stevia (slightly different from sugar), but it wasn’t obvious.

Substitutions

oil or butter for avocado
whole wheat pastry flour or all-purpose flour for the whole grain flours above
sugar/agave/honey for stevia
a ‘flax egg’ for the egg

Avocados Are Trendy (Potatoes That Are Sweet As Well)

Sun, 01 May 2011 19:24:03 -0600

It is finals week…lame!! I should most definitely be studying for my Marketing final right now but procrastination sounds more fun at this moment. Facebook is cool and so is Twitter but I have already caught up with all of my Royal Wedding updates and such so what to do, what to do…? COOK! BAKE! SAMPLE YUMMY THINGS! My friends and I (Chelsea and Meg) just cooked so many things tonight and I am about to provide you with some EASY recipes that taste amazing! Here we go friends:

Sweet Potato Chips… Homemade and Cheap!!

Minimal ingredients…

Do you know how to cut up a potato? Well your in luck!

You can make your own chips:)

Smothered in yumminess

Put it in a pan and bake…

Enjoy! Add your other favorite starch (mine happens to be Blue Moon) and you are set!

If this looks appetizing here is the recipe…Soooo EASY:

Ingredients:

1 Sweet Potato or Yam (either work)

1 TBSP of Olive Oil

Hot Sauce to taste (I used about 1 TBSP because I like things SPICY!)

A few dashes of Sea Salt

A dash or two of Garlic Salt

1.5 tsp of Chili Powder

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees

2. Wash the sweet potato and then thinly slice (keep skin on)

3. Transfer the thinly sliced sweet potatoes into a large bowl and add Olive Oil, Hot Sauce, salt, garlic salt, and chili powder

4. Mix well in the bowl and be sure to coat all of the slices of potato

5. Spread slices of seasoned potato evenly on a baking sheet and season with a little more sea salt and chili powder

6. Bake for about 10 min (check to see if they are browning or becoming crispy)

7. Flip and re-season on the other side with chili powder and a little salt (not too much though)

8. Once they are crispy and slightly browned, take out of the oven, place on another place and serve!!!

9. You might suffer from nonstop “yumming” because of how good these are

ENJOY FRIENDS!

Chic Commoner Turns Royal

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 23:59:17 -0600

Ok so here is the deal:

If you weren’t at least a little bit excited about the Royal Wedding then you are not awesome (men included.) I personally have been awaiting this whole extravaganza since the moment William and Kate announced their engagement in November. The fact that my mom and her best friend Kitty were obsessed with this whole ordeal didn’t help…They decided to throw a viewing party and of course I couldn’t turn down an invitation to such a classy event (plus homemade scones and tea… yes please!)

Here are the facts:

1. I can see why my mom was devastated when Princess Diana died (my mom watched that wedding live also)

(pretty lady)

2. Kate Middleton is too cool for words! A real life fairy tale comes to true! (Prince Harry look out)

(college lovers, smile!)

3. Her dress was OBVIOUSLY phenomenal!

Chic, classy, awesome, I want that!

4. And her other dress…

(I can’t decide which one is better)

5. The Royal Wedding is the coolest event EVER! Don’t be a negative…

6. Well…Maybe things got awkward…

7. ….But you can’t deny that it is history at its finest!

Cuties :)

No wonder my mom loved Diana…they are both soooo pretty (and look alike)

Diana in blue…

Gweny at prom…in blue :)

Diana wearing red with child…

My mom and I!!!

Ok so enough of my obsessing over the Royal Wedding, it was just too cool!!

I will leave you with this my friends…yet another picture of the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge… Perfection :)

Love,

Kate, Pippa and Diana :))))

Kittens Inspired By..... African Cats! (On Earth Day)

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:22:16 -0600

O yes, a few of my favorite things all in one!

YOU ALSO BETTER WATCH THE TRAILER AT THE END…Just saying!

So…Really wonderful things:

-Cats in every form

- Disney

- Anything that is a documentary about the Earth

- Earth Day Rocks too! (Go grab some compostable EVOL Bowls from EVOL Foods at Whole Foods! Soooo yum.

Ok so now WATCH THIS TRAILER and then go see “AFRICAN CATS” on EARTH DAY!!

http://youtu.be/NOGr1FzBrGI

Summer and Friends...Soooo Soon and Pretty Cool! (Miley Cyrus Voice)

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:17:02 -0600

bubbles!

we will dress like this

Hayley, we will drink mass amounts of vino this summer and pretend we are on the dock of the Antibes, France yacht club:)

Meggy, we will just do all sorts of nonsense things like always. Make up songs, be idiots, the usual.

Wellllll, this is pretty self-explanatory…hood rats/so fetch.

Kelli, we have mustaches like the EGYPTIANS so we’ll do lots of boringgg things

Chelsea, I have no recent photos of us in my photo library (which we will fix) but i thought this is pretty accurate.

Umm ya. You should most definitely stay here this summer. You’re like, pretty cool!

Summer On My Mind

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:09:54 -0600

Hmmm... maybe my Dad will appreciate the creativity??

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:19:30 -0600

Dear Dad

Letter home from school…

Dear Dad,

$chool i$ really great. I am making lot$ of friend$ and $tudying very hard. With all my $tuff, I $imply can’t think of anything I need, $o if you would like, you can ju$t $end me a card, a$ I would love to hear from you.

Love,Annie Eli$abeth But his would most definitely his response:Dear Daughter,I kNOw that astroNOmy, ecoNOmics, and oceaNOgraphy are eNOugh to keep even an hoNOr student busy. Do NOt forget that the pursuit of kNOwledge is a NOble task, and you can never study eNOugh.
Love,
Dad

Shoes Rock

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:44:39 -0600

Pretty Cool.

Transparent Nets To Catch Males...Pretty Accurate!

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:32:26 -0600

I found this video while on Stumble today. Not only is it pretty interesting, it is hilarious to see the fashion predictions from the 1930s. I also have to admit that some of the predictions are pretty on point. The outfit of “transparent nets to catch males” as well as the awesome shoes fashioned are very Gaga-esque if you ask me. What do you think people will be wearing in 80 years???

Watch it here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9eAiy0IGBI

And can you believe that this designer went so far as to believe that skirts would disappear entirely? Fool.

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice :)

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:45:01 -0600

It’s Spring Break finally! Thank the lord, school has been a tid bit overwhelming lately so this break could not have come at a better time. All of my friends are doing cool things like going to Vegas or Mexico or Europe or whatever is the cool spot to be right now. Me, I’m in Highlands Ranch, CO. Yep, that is right, hanging with my fam, drinking vino, watching awesome movies, and many more cool things like….COOKING/BAKING!! So that is what I did today, my favorite blogger, Joy The Baker (joythebaker.com) has way too many cool recipes and I had to try one out. What better recipe to taste test than cinnamon pull-apart bread? Yep that sounds way too good to turn down. So I made it! It actually turned out a lot better than I was expecting, yay for me! Here is a little timeline of my cooking journy:)

The dough I let rise…it was yummy

joythebaker.com check it out homies

Butter, Sugar, Milk, Vanilla…umm the best ingredients ever? I think so.

Looks like a pizza! Haha

Getting close….

The puppies smelled something delicious!

The finished product. So delicious, I bet you want some. If that is the case, let me know because I love to bake things that are absolutely scrumptious! Thank you Joy The Baker, you are wonderful. So if you are in the mood for some wonderful food, check out joythebaker.com It won’t disappoint, I promise.

Usher is Justin Bieber's dad right?

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:09:32 -0600

…This is exactly what I’m out of the loop about…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWbTOFEjqrE

Also, little red head kids give the best compliments

Family Makes My Day

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 22:47:17 -0700

Is it weird that I would rather be at home (yes, hanging out with the parentals) over spring break than going anywhere else? My answer to that question is no, its not weird. Call me crazy, but I can’t wait to walk my crazy pups, cook with the Gwen lady, watch awesome movies with Eric Lake and basically just do cool things like watching 30 rock with my bro! Ya, my fam is the best, and being at home reminds be of this. AHHH! Why do I miss home so much all of a sudden? Because my family are the coolest. Yep, thats right, cooler than anyone ever! Take a look at the Lago family history if your interested…

Deb Ball, COOL COUSINS!

Moo and Pops and Lo and I…YIPEEEE!

The Lago Ladies

The sibling, awesome…yes!

My pup is too cute!

Gigi, Lo and I in the olden days:)

hahahhaha

weddings are fun!

The moral of the story is that families should always have each other’s backs. For instance, you don’t even want to know the crazy things that I did that my family should probably be mad about, but hey! We just talked about it tonight and laughed and I can’t think of anywhere else I want to be right now! So my advice to anyone who is having a bad day is to call up the fam, go hang out (guarantee you’ll get an awesome dinner out of it) and just have fun! You’ll smile alot, I promise. FAMILY IS THE COOLEST THING EVER!

Yay!!!

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:44:24 -0700

Bobby is here!!!!

As we like to say, “When in Rome!”…or Boulder, we will celebrate and sing about the huns in Mulan and probably make really cool crafts. Yay Bob! I love when friends come to visit, it makes me smile!

One of those weeks...

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:02:46 -0700

The past few days I have been in a funk. You know those times when you just don’t know what to to feel because of all the craziness that is surrounding you. Between work, classes, homework, not doing awesome on your midterms, whatever it may be, life just feels plain weird. Well, I have decided this is dumb! From this point forward, I am going to focus on the positive aspects of my life instead of the negative because life is too short to be stressed all the time! So right here, right now, I am going to type up a list of the first 25 things that come to mind for all to see…(In no specific order because this is me just rambling.) So here it is, happiness for me in a nut shell:

1. Baking pies with my grandma Moo-Moo

2. Thinking about the fact that my siblings, cousins and I call my grandma Moo-Moo (she lives on a farm)

3. Going home for a night and sleeping in my huge, pink and amazingly comfortable bed

4. Getting my back tickled

5. Seeing my puppies!

6. Introducing my little bro to 30 Rock and then continuing to watch episodes until 3 in the morning

7. Corepower Yoga classes any time and any day

8. Running down Boulder Creek

9. People watching while running down Boulder Creek

10. Catching up with old friends

11. Watching new movies that I would never think to watch unless someone had me watch it with them

12. Musicals and old movies! (Meet Me In St. Louis)

13. Holding hands

13. Muah!-ing

14. Snugging and having my hands and toes be warm for a change (I’m always cold)

15. Seeing my parents and laughing at my fat (but very cute) kitten!

(notice how she chose to sit on top of a LaMar’s Doughnut box instead of the actual counter)

16. Actually having the chance to intern somewhere I enjoy with awesome people

17. EVOL burritos (eating one right now…yummmm)

18. Catching up with long time friends

19. Kombucha

20. Getting a new pack of gum

21. Smiling in general

22. Hilarious YouTube videos (which is obvious from my previous posts haha)

23. When I upload awesome new music to my I-Pod

24. Sleeping in

25. Being around everyone I love, even for just a few minutes!

Surprisingly, I do feel better! What makes you guys happy? Write it down when your having a bad day, it is always nice to be reminded of how awesome life is!

-Annie

BEWARE: Cat Burglar (a burglar cat that is) On The Loose!

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:23:01 -0700

This news report definitely just made my day. Not only do I love kittens, I think I now love kittens who steal things because that is just plain hilarious. What a sly little creature Dusty is…take a look.

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/cat-steals-from-neighbors-12922846

I’m going to go find myself a burglar cat right meow!

Expert Advice For Boys Who Want To Win A Girl's Heart

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:42:23 -0700

“It’s very important to have crushes because if there wasn’t crushes nothing really would happen and boy and girls would just be separate for life.” -Alec Greven

He’s a smart kid and for any boy who is trying to solve the mystery know as the female species, I would recommend taking a minute and watching this. Even if girls aren’t such a mystery to you and your looking for a nice laugh, take a look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzouzhXSRzY

And if that didn’t make you laugh you should probably/most definitely watch his interview with Ellen. It won’t disappoint!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbB76ejvAro

So what have we learned from Mr. Greven? I think a main point to take away is to control your hyperness and cut down on your sugar if you have to. I think I’ll go buy his book now.

I just saw this today in class and it made me laugh...HARD!

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:57:00 -0700

OK…So I am a fan of a lot of funny commercials. Target commercials are great and obviously so is the Mayhem man (pay him more that $5 haha.) Here is a new favorite of mine! I don’t care who you are, little kids have the ability to at least crack a smile even out of the most cynical folk. This is a new commercial we can all look forward to watching in the Super Bowl! But since I’m in a class that is up to speed on what is funny and awesome in the ad world, I’ll give you a sneak peak on a hilarious commercial. This one is even funnier than watching Miley Cyrus go crazy on Salvia…maybe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R55e-uHQna0

And here is another one of my favorites…I don’t know if this even ever aired but it is seriously hilarious…watch it if you know what is good for you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5DwIcnpBCA

ENJOY FRIENDS!

My friends are the bee's knees!

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:38:00 -0700

Yay first post ever! And it is obviously about the coolest thing ever:)

I’m not usually one to brag but I’m going to do it right now…I HAVE THE BEST FRIENDS EVER. Yep, that is right, my friends are cooler than anyone’s friends in the whole wide world. Of course I know that everyone thinks that about their friends and that is what I love about the whole concept of friendship! Have you ever noticed no matter how hard someone battles you about who has the cooler best friend you never back down?

It is kind of crazy to me how there are certain people who can just come into your life and make you into a completely better person by just being around them! AHHH I love it!

For example, I should probably be the next American Idol because I’m such an amazing singer (not) but sometimes, actually pretty often, my best friends and I will break out into song. Seriously, we will have full conversations in sing-song, usually opera style, and its awesome. I really recommend trying it sometime. Disney songs are a personal favorite of mine.

You probably think we’re all freaks (hint: follow my friend Hayley at wereallfreaks.tumblr.com) and that is because we are and its awesome! I find it really cool how I can just sit here jamming to awesome music, finish up last minute homework assignments, and spill out my feelings. I’m doing all this with three of my best friends in the whole world and we don’t even have to talk or say a word at all but we’re still having the best time ever because that is what we do, all day errrry day.

So grab a friend, give them a hug and then just break out into song about how much they rock! I promise, it will put a smile on your face.

Coolest dress evaaa

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:33:14 -0700

I want this dress right now!

There were some other pretty awesome dresses at the 2011 Golden Globes, check them out!

Via E! News Fashion Police