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Adventure Begins in the Kitchen

Adding To The Lens Collection

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About once a year, perhaps once I’ve mastered it, I treat myself to a new photography toy.  This time, I set my Canon wish list aside and ordered the iPhone lens dial.

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The dial transforms your phone into 4 different lenses: fish eye, wide angle, telephoto, and macro.  I still have work to do with focusing each lens, but so far… I’m obsessed.

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Going on an adventure with a bulky camera bag and having to switch out lenses is not something I ever do.  Rotating between mini lenses on my phone in the midst of adventure – now that’s more my style.

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The #Zappos GingerbreadMan

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Gingerbread Man Cookies

It never feels much like Christmas to me until I’m home with the fam, but baking gingerbread cookies while I waited for friends-as-close-as-family to arrive definitely got me in the spirit.  Welcoming guests into a home that smells like freshly baked sweets… It’s a favorite thing, for sure.

Gingerbread Man Cookie Dough

Earlier in the week, Zappos and OXO sent me box full of baking goodies to help me bring some gingerbread men to life and spread the word that the #zapposgingerbreadman would be arriving in Austin on Friday.  Apparently, he’s wandering around the city handing out prizes all weekend.  Hey Gingerbread Man, size 7 please!

Gingerbread Cookie Dough

When it was time to bake, I used the gingerbread man cookie recipe that was provided in my goodie box, but swapped out 1 tablespoon of ground ginger for 2 tablespoons of fresh ginger.  Fresh ginger in pies and cookies adds a burst of flavor that I can’t get enough of during the holiday season.

Rack of Gingerbread Men

Now it’s time for us to pack some cookies for the road and take miss Juliette on a Christmas adventure filled with gingerbread house tours and the Trail of Lights!

Grown Up Grilled Cheese

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Grown Up Grilled Cheese

A grilled cheese is the perfect platform for all sorts of goodness.  Hearty wheat bread, extra sharp cheddar, caramelized veggies – this wasn’t the kindergarten kind.

Grilled Cheese Prep

I purchased a mini whole wheat boule at the grocery store on my way home from work.  It was cute and screamed portion control.  Truth be told, I would have finished whatever sized sandwich that was placed in front of me.  So tonight, the mini-er the better.

Grilled Cheese with Veggies

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Chicken & Marinated Slaw Pita

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Chicken Slaw Pita

One of the first {current} roommate memories I have involves an empty house, an empty fridge, and one quart of marinated slaw from Zoe’s Kitchen.  One bite turned into ten.  And ten bites turned into my first Max apology.  Since then, I think about that marinated slaw on the regular.

Seasoned Chicken Cutlets

They also have a chicken pita on their menu that is as simple as a pita filled with grilled chicken and marinated slaw – I love it.  I had it for lunch today and recreated it tonight for dinner.  So really, I love it, love it.

Marinated Slaw

Dressing is from this recipe.

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