Hi, guys!
Check out last night’s dinner! IT WAS SO GOOD. I made an incredible egg sandwich with Swiss cheese, bacon, and arugula. Holy yum x 10!
I’m really good at making egg sandwiches””and smoothies, too! Those two things are definitely my specialties!
It was such a beautiful day yesterday, Mal and I finally moved our patio furniture up from the basement. I’m so glad spring is finally here. It was one long, cold, and snowy winter!
We ended up sitting on our back porch for hours, chatting and hanging out with the pug.
Murphy is the most persistent little bugger and still tries to sit on my lap even through there’s not much space.
It’s Murphy’s world, I’m just living in it…
Hyatt Place Twitter Chat with Fitfluential
If you’re free tonight, I’m hosting a Twitter chat with Hyatt Place and Fitfluential at 9:00 EST. With summer travel right around the corner, we’ll be talking about tips and tricks for staying healthy on the road, whether on a relaxing vacation or your next business trip. We’ll also be giving away 3 separate prizes for an overnight stay at any Hyatt Place hotel!!! Be sure to follow me at @CarrotsNCake and @HyattTweets to follow along. The hashtags for this chat are #HyattPlace and #FitFluential. I hope to see you there!
Primal Life Kit
In case you missed my post yesterday, I’m offering an amazing deal on the Primal Life Kit right now through next Monday, April 28th. You get 49 Products and 14 Discounts for just $39! It’s a crazy-good deal! And they are not just Primal and Paleo products. They are resources for anyone who wants to live a healthier life. Check out the details here!
Question of the Day
What food(s) are you REALLY good at making? What’s your specialty?
you can’t really EVER go wrong with egg sandwiches!! have you ever tried putting some jam and cheese on it?? so good!! my specialty is probably oatmeal or smoothies – two other meals you can’t really ever go wrong with and a million possibilities!!
I’m really surprised (maybe disappointed) that you never acknowledged the boston marathon events, whether last week or this week, given that based on your prior posts Marathon day is supposed to be one of your favorite days of the year… Especially since you’re a Bostonian.
After what happened last year on CNC, it’s not a topic I want to talk about publicly anymore. I’m sorry that I disappointed YOU, but I acknowledged, mourned, and celebrated Marathon Monday in my own way.
at my house, i’m the salad master. nobody attempts to make salads ever except for me! it’s sort of a burdensome task, but i take it on with pride 🙂
That sandwich looks amazing, including the bread!
My 21 month old feels the same way about my 34 week baby bump, tries to squeeze herself on no matter what!
How come no Marathon Monday post this year? You are usually so psyched about the marathon!
After what happened on CNC last year, it’s not a topic I want to talk about on my blog anymore.
@Tina:
Arg sorry, it should have occurred to me it was an intentional omission. I can certainly understand not wanting to discuss it publicly.
@Tina: @Tina:
Hi Tina – Thank you for your response. I’m not aware of what happened last year, so didn’t think you had purposely omitted this. Sorry about that
I’ve never made an egg sandwich before but yours always look wonderful and make me want to try one day!!
I’m good at making stir-fry. I only started making it about a year ago but I love throwing in tons of veggies because I’m not great about eating them otherwise. I want to expand my vegetable garden this year and learn a few more good recipes as well. Exciting stuff 🙂
Yay for spring! We have a couple more weeks of 40s-50s here in Chicago but we get a few nice ones here and there and we are loving it!
I’m totally obsessing over eggs lately, so that sandwich is totally up my alley! It looks fantastic!
Oh my gosh. I haven’t eaten breakfast yet and that sandwich is making my stomach growl! Yum!! 🙂 My specialties are paleo inspired lasagna and chicken nuggets. Yum!
Your egg sandwich looks amazing! You need to make sandwiches for all of us 🙂
What a fun Twitter chat! And timely – heading to London on Thursday 🙂 I hope to chime in this evening.
How do you cook the egg for your egg sandwiches? More like an omelet or fried? I think that’s where my egg sandwiches fail. The runny yolk is tasty but makes for a HUGE mess that sometimes I’m just not all for.
Fried with lots of butter! 🙂
I am the pancake queen! Whenever my family wants pancakes they put me on the griddle 🙂 I can also cook a pretty mean omelet!
Raw desserts!!! Love a good egg sandwich!
Egg sandwiches are always a good meal, no matter what time of day. I would say I make pretty mean peanut butter banana sandwich. 🙂
You have been posting the most delicious sandwich photos ever since you announced you were pregnant! Sandwiches are by far my favorite food group (LOL!) so I’m loving all of the ideas from your blog 🙂
that egg sandwich looks delish. I can’t wait to recreate this at home. Maybe tonight will be brinner.
Yum can you please make me one?! I love egg sandwiches
I love making pancakes!!
Yinm I’m good with most crockpot dishes!
Haha, your pug is ADORABLE. I love their little curly tails 🙂
And egg sandwiches= life. So versatile, and seriously cannot go wrong with any combo! 🙂
I had an egg sandwich for dinner last night as well. They never disappoint. I’m great at making homemade pesto. It makes for a lot of clean-up (the food processor) but it tastes great and is so much better than store bought pesto.
What kind of bread is that? It looks so soft, like focaccia! Love fried egg sandwiches, too!
It was focaccia! 🙂
Your sandwich looks so good! I love adding arugula because it has such a delicious and unique taste. I am really good at being the third party. If there is a discussion, I can find the middle ground and offer a solution. For some reason I can cut through people’s opinions and just see the facts. Odd, but actually a nice skill to have!
I could definitely eat an egg sandwich every day this pregnancy- YUM! Arugula and bacon is a genius combo!
Ok that looks heavenly!! I can make a mean chicken quesadilla 😉
Mmmm egg sandwiches are the best! I’ve become pretty good at panini sandwiches. They were my go-to meal this past winter!
I wish I could join your Twitter chat, but I’m teaching a double-header set of group fitness classes tonight during that time (Pacific time for me of course).
I’m a pro at making pasta combinations. I throw the strangest things into pasta, to which I always call a “cacciatore.”
Egg sandwiches and smoothies are both tasty items, so those are good skills to have.
Mmmmm that egg sandwich looks so tasty! I am great at making scrambled eggs, banana bread, and spicy chicken nachos!
I am so good at making grilled sandwiches and smoothies! Like, OMG! I don’t know how I do it.
That egg sandwich looks amazing, Tina!
I’ll definitely tune in tonight on the twitter party! Looks fun!
I’m great at cooking and baking. My specialty is definitely healthy and low-calorie muffins, breads and cookies. My director has told me many times I should stop being a consultant and start my own business. I know I’m talented but there are so many others out there who are much more talented than me. Maybe someday!
Everytime you post egg sandwiches, I wanna make one. Looks delish!
what happened last year on your blog re: marathon?
I def. understand not talking about it.
That egg sandwich looks amazing. I want some focaccia now 🙂
Hmm, I am real good at making steel-cut oatmeal, French toast, chicken parmesan and a mean stir-fry. Not to mention cookies. I can bake a terrific chocolate chip cookie.
Risotto, Omelettes, Waffles, and homemade mac and cheese 🙂 Yum…all of which have been “health-ified”
HA HA HA Perfect timing on this post. Last night my husband and I were teasing each other and I asked him what he would do if I couldn’t cook anymore. He responded by saying he’d make us egg sandwiches every night!
I’ll definitely try to make the chat!
Okay now I want that sandwich…now! Hahaha. I’m definitely a pancake girl all the way 😀 oh and stir fries too cos all you have to do is stir… 😉
I can make a pretty beastly quesadilla, but that’s not too much to drag about 😉 Murphy is too funny!
Hey Tina!!
What kind of bread did you use? it looks so good and I also love egg sandwich.
It was focaccia!
I am so loving this weather, finally! Lots of outdoor stuff for us as well yesterday.
I am really good at omelettes. Though they’ve always tasted good, they’ve been a bit messy, but I’ve finally also perfected the look!
Oh that egg sandwich DOES look so good! I feel like I’m really good at making chicken burgers – my favorite is to stuff them with jalapeno and cheddar and put it over spinach with dijon dressing!!!
I couldn’t resist commenting to say that I’m very surprised you didn’t mention the Boston Marathon at all either on the bombing anniversary or yesterday on the day itself. Given that you’re a Boston area blogger and runner, I feel like it deserved to be mentioned.
@Brenna: Please see above comments about why I didn’t mention the Boston Marathon on my blog this year.
@Tina: I was also unaware of what happened last year with your post (and I’m still not sure!) but I completely understand that you wanted to talk about other things now. I apologize.
Im pretty great at omelets and pancakes. I eat breakfast 2-3 meals a day for that reason.
Haha I always love your Murphy pictures. I have a 65-pound black lab who doesn’t know how big he is. He always tries to sit on my lap and I’m too much of a softy to kick him off, lol!
According to my husband, I am really good at making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches! lol I think he just tells me this so I keep making them for him!
Looks delish! Where did you get the bread? I love focaccia, but it’s always so “bready” – yours almost looks like bagel thin!
It was so nice on Monday in DC and I took advantage of the screened in porch too! Nice to see Boston’s weather was porch sitting weather too!
I’ve perfected certain types of pancakes (alas not the 2 ingredient type – I’ve got to be more patient!), various oatmeal recipes, frittatas, and a veggie saute-up (fry pan, med-hot heat, oil, onions – a must!, salt, various veggies/greens/legumes/potatoes – tadah! you’re dish is served). That focca bread & the rest of the sandwich looks so good.
That sandwich makes me hungry. I may need to have one soon.
I’ve perfected making pizza from scratch. It’s the only thing I’ve ever made where people have requested it (friends, significant others, etc.). I think of myself as a not so great cook, so to have that kind of praise is important to me. It’s become a kind of ritual when I make it — I always channel memories of making it with my Mom (and sneaking bites of sausage or mozzarella when she wasn’t looking) when I make it, so maybe I accidentally infuse it with love. Maybe that’s why everyone loves their mom’s cooking more, because of the love infusion. 🙂