Think less, bake more.

Do you ever think about things so much you don't even know how to give your mind a break?  Call me crazy, but that's me right now!  Between thoughts of Rome, Barcelona, The Ring Dance, my social media campaign at work, and enjoying summer, I feel like asdkfjaslfjoiasdlkjoi....totally overwhelmed. There is just so much that is constantly running through my mind right now and the only thing that could take my mind off of all the madness in my life was obviously...

 Carrot Bread with Cream Cheese Icing

Bake at 350° for 55 minutes

Bread

2 cups all purpose flour [I used half whole wheat, half white]

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground cardamom or nutmeg

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

2 cups shredded carrots

2 beaten eggs

2/3 cup milk

1/3 cup canola oil

Icing

Whisk together 2 T cream cheese, 3/4 C powdered sugar, 4 tsp milk, until smoothe and glazelike. Drizzle over Carrot Bread

Candied Carrots

In a skillet melt 2 T butter over medium heat.  Add 1 cup shaved carrots and 2-3 T honey.  Cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until carrots are glazed and tender.  Spread on paper towel or waxed paper to cool.

1. In a bowl stir together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, soda, and salt.  In another bowl combine carrots, eggs, milk, and oil; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. 

**I added 1/2 cup of chopped Walnuts to mine to give it extra texture**

2. Pour batter into prepared pan.  Bake for 55 minutes.  Cool in pan 10 minutes.  Remove and let it cool completely on a rack.

3. Get fancy shmancy with the icing, add some candied carrots! Then wa-lah. Masterpiece.

MAKE THIS. It's amazing, easy to make, and looks like you worked hard on it. This bread totally rocked my socks and was the perfect remedy for an overthinker like myself. But now as i'm typing this my mind is beginning to wander.. hmmm maybe that means slice two is waiting for me in the kitchen! ; )

But before I go I want to know what are your thoughts on

???Barcelona vs. Rome???

♥euniece 

Just Do It

Working as a marketing intern has taught me a lot this week. 

1. If I am ever going to commute to NYC from home one day, I definately want to invest in a Porsche 911 twin turbo Black Edition [you can tell I haven't given that car much thought] because sitting in traffic is no fun
2. Watch your feet (I broke the computer on my second day, I didn't notice they put the hard drive right next to my feet and when I went to roll away on my spinny chair, it toppled over, Euniece = super embarassed)
3. "Only two things are certain in life, taxes and death" - my overly optimistic boss : )
4. Even though I am super tired after work and the last thing I want to think about is running, let alone running a race, sometimes you have to suck it up and just do it, because you just might get second place overall female in a 5k.. it had to be my lucky hot pink zebra shorts
5. Work hard --> play hard, friday friday gotta get down on friday
  

my week in photos <3



How do you balance your work, fitness, life routine???

Hope you all had a lovely week xoxo

♥euniece 

forget love,

I'd rather fall in chocolate

I'm posting this recipe because I love you all, and want your tummies to love you back as much as I do!

Not only is this torte easy, but it is absolutely delicious. 

Recipe is curtosy of House of Fifty 

Chocolate and Rasberry Torte:

14 tbsp butter

7 oz bittersweet chocolate

4 eggs

3/4 cup + 1 tbsp sugar

1 cup all purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

For serving:

1 tsp powdered sugar

3/4 cup heavy cream

2 tbsp sugar

8 oz raspberries

Preheat oven to 335°

1. Melt the butter and then place the chocolate into the butter to melt  Stir until combined, and let cool.  In another bowl mix the flour and baking powder together and set aside.

2. In a separate bowl combine the eggs and the sugar

 3. Mix until frothy

 4. Add the chocolate and butter mixture into the egg and sugar mixture.  Combine well.

5. Then fold in the flour and baking powder mixture. 

 6. Bake on the bottom rack of the oven for 15 minutes.  While waiting for it to finish, it is in your best interest to snack on a chocolate covered spoon from all that hard work!  When removing the cake from the oven it will be soft in the middle, but will stiffen after being refrigerated.

 7. When you are ready to serve, dust the cake with powdered sugar, and make your whipping cream.

 8. Spread on a layer of whipping cream and decorate with raspberries! 

♥euniece 

my best friend is my mom

She’s not awesome just because she had me at 17 and raised me on her own, and did a remarkable job doing it.  She’s not the best just because she’s an awesome runner who already completed four half marathons and a marathon, not to mention she just started running four years ago.  She’s not super cool just because she dresses better than Rachel Zoe, and I wear half of her wardrobe.  She’s not the bomb just because she jams out to Lil Wayne and can get down like no one’s business.  She is incredible because she’s my best friend, my running partner, my inspiration, and best of all, my mom.

Over the past 19 years of my life my mom has taught me to:

Do it for myself

Not care what anyone thinks of me

Drive a car

shop…..<--bad bad habit

Appreciate culture
Size is just a number

Be a good person

Keep in touch with family, even if they don’t try to keep in touch with you
Wipe my mouth with a napkin

Say please and thank you

Not worry about the past, and look toward the future

Save money

Doll myself up, because you never know who you will run into

Try new things

Do it like you mean it

Appreciate the little things in life

Stick with it when things get rough

Work hard

 That less is more

Leave things to the imagination

Wear sunscreen [still need to work on this one]

Act goofy, dance, and smile

Take care of my body

Do what i love, and love unconditionally

Be true to myself

 No matter how old I am, I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always, as long as your living, my mommy you’ll be.

I know you’re reading this mom so, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY BEAUTIFUL, i love you!

2 second banana bread

This weekend I:

Had an interview

Got the job

Went to Elizabethtown for a dance show

 to watch my talented best friends

Ate a delish Gyro

Drank about 5 Diet Dr. Peppers, I know, I have a problem

Baked three loaves of banana bread

since it takes only 2 seconds to make 

Wore my favorite bracelet

Watched my brother play a pretty intense baseball game

Read the Lovely Bones while cuddling with my pretty kitty Logan

& its only Saturday!

 

Banana Bread

2 eggs

1 cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup oil

1 cup sugar

2 1/2-3 ripe bananas

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 walnuts

Mix all ingredients. Bake at 350° for 40-45 min

♥euniece 

no leftovers here

Thank you all so much for all of the love and support in your comments!

 I truly appreciate it more than you know!!! The past two days I have been pretty sore from the half so instead of working out by running, I have been baking, because strirring a batter is a workout for your arms! Right?!?! Let's just pretend so, because my body needed some rest and relaxation the past two days!

Because I love my sister so much, I made her favorite summertime recipe: Blueberry and Peach Cobbler.  It is so simple and fresh and quick, perfect for dessert, snack, or even breakfast [as I'm eating a slice and drinking my coffee]!

Preheat oven to 350°

1 1/4 cup flour

1 cup sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1 cup evaporated milk

1/4 cup butter, melted

2 tsp vanilla

4 medium peaches - peeled, sweetened, sliced

1 cup fresh blueberries

Lightly spray 10" pie pan with non stick spray and set aside.  Combine flour and sugar, stir in baking powder and mix well.

In a separate bowl, combine milk, butter, and vanilla [I add a touch more for yummyness] - and stir until well combined.  Add flour mixture into liquid mixture and stir until smooth.  Pour mixture into pie pan.

Place peaches on top [I sometimes sprinkle a little bit more sugar to  make sure peaches are sweet] and spoon to lightly cover them with batter.

 Top with blueberries and lightly stir to cover with cobbler mixture.

Bake for 45-50 min until crust is golden brown.

   Serve hot, with vanilla bean ice cream!

If you do make this, I can't gaurentee there will be leftovers in the pie pan after 6 hours!!

♥euniece