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Her Modern Kitchen – It’s Official

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Some of you might have noticed that over the past couple of months, I’ve been posting recipes and photos all linking out to a blog called Her Modern Kitchen. If you haven’t guessed it by now, Her Modern Kitchen is my personal foodie & lifestyle blog.

Some of you might have noticed that over the past couple of months, I’ve been posting recipes and photos all linking out to a blog called Her Modern Kitchen. If you haven’t guessed it by now, Her Modern Kitchen is my personal foodie & lifestyle blog.

Kale & Red Cabbage

I’ve always loved the idea of sharing food with people, how food brings people together and how food creates stories. I also love health & fitness and believe home cooked meals are a part of a healthy diet and balanced life which is why I ensure homemade food is a part of my everyday life.

Everyone who knows me, knows I love to cook, bake and entertain. Often times when I cook or bake, I’m usually asked for the recipe or questioned on how I balance all my time in the kitchen with the rest of my life. With this blog, I hope to share my recipes and share how I live a balanced life — juggling work, food, fitness and friends here in Austin, Texas.

Everyday Hummus

Based on my own belief that delicious food, good health, and strong relationships make for a happy life, my blog recipes are my own take on those that I’ve made healthier, quicker or simplified to keep you body and life in-check, so you can relax, eat well and spend more time with friends, family and doing the things you love.

To keep things fresh, I also plan to include posts that highlight my favorite restaurants here in Austin, my favorite new foodie, kitchen, or life finds and share snip-its of my favorite wine and cocktails, meal plans or quick entertaining ideas that you can hopefully transition to your own life.

Simple Succulents

Sprinkles on Top

Throughout everything, I welcome your feedback and would love to know if you try any of my recipes, have recipes of your own you’d like to share with me, or simply want to stop by the site and say Hi!

I’d also love you to help me kick off my new blog adventure by sharing my website with your friends and family. For now — go Like and Follow Her Modern Kitchen’s social media accounts and share them with your own friends & followers.

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Five on Friday

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Loving This Week

Do you ever have one of those weeks where you just watch the minutes on the clock tick by?  It’s not because work is boring – you have tasks to complete and deadlines to meet but for some reason the clock just creeps and all you can think is “C’mon five o’clock Friday!”

That was my week. Tick…Tick…Tick….

Even though my week dragged, I still had some amazing highlights that made me smile… Here’s my top 5

1. Fitting in a noontime workout at CYC Fitness.  There’s nothing better than getting in a great sweat session in the middle of the day to help break up the normal 9-5.  The bummer…not having time to shower after class.  (Umm, yeah, that’s the truth & I hate to admit).

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2. <3M and I finally made it back to our “traditional” Wednesday Glass Night at The Flying Saucer.  There’s just something about the Saucer that screams relaxation. <3M and I have re-named it “Our Bar” We enjoyed a drink, collected our glass, and socialized Stella.

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3. My kickball team won.  Finally.  After 6 weeks of losing (OK – 1 Tie & 5 Losses).  And we didn’t just squeak by with a win, we killed it, winning 7-2.  One week left then playoffs! Maybe we have another win in us before the season is over?

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 4. These cookies.  Yes, they’re a fussy, labor-intensive batch to make but your tastebuds will thank you.  So will all your friends because you’ll have to give them away in order to save yourself from inhaling the entire batch.  Simply put, these cookies are Snickerdoodles on steroids.  All the classic Snickerdoodle flavors with a surprise chewy, caramel center.  Totally worth the effort. Make them.  Now.

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5. This hasn’t happened yet but it’s my light at the end of the tunnel.  My making it through the week grand prize is floating the river on Saturday with good friends, cold beer (possibly tequila), and lots of sunshine.  Is there any better way to relax than enjoying a naturemade lazy river?

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