A Dancer in the Kitchen

Foodie Pen Pals #3 February 2012

2012-02-28T19:03:00.000-07:00

A lot has happened in the last week. One thing is that I had to tell my job that this is going to be the last season dancing with the company. I'll go into more details later. It's a bittersweet thing because I have loved dancing my job for the last six years but it's time for a change. Ready to move on, but sad to leave such a great company and people. Another thing is that we had a sad event

Saturday R&R with Chocolate-Chip Coffee Muffins

2012-02-18T23:53:00.002-07:00

I feel like I haven't blogged in forever. The last two weeks the company has been busy teaching in local Utah elementary schools and choreographing in High Schools. I however, choreographed for a group of students at an elementary school, so I was surrounded by kids all day long for two weeks. I was so exhausted when I came home at night. I have SO much respect for teachers and what they do/

A Recipe For Life

2012-02-02T22:12:00.000-07:00

(Source) I haven't done a TILT (Things I'm Loving Thursday) in a long time and there are lot's of things I've been loving/enjoying lately. One thing is a forwarded email that I received in 2009 from my mom, printed out and have been saving since then. I've been looking on the Internet recently to try to find the author of this email but have had no luck. I printed this out because at the time

Foodie Pen Pals #2 January 2012

2012-01-31T19:04:00.000-07:00

It seems like just yesterday I was talking about my first Foodie Pen Pal experience! I signed up to do it again and I'm so glad I did! I'm the kind of person that checks my mail everyday and it's even better when there is package with my name on it waiting for me in the mailbox. My mom used to send me wonderful care packages in college and I was thinking the other day that this foodie pen pal

Vegetarian Moroccan Tagine

2012-01-29T22:06:00.000-07:00

Happy Sunday! I hope everyone had a good week. I just can't believe how fast the days go by. Being a dancer, my year pans out in seasons. The season starts in June and ends in May. This season seems to be going by extremely fast. Next week we open with our children's show with free matinee performances for kids during the day and then evening performances on Friday and Saturday. The rest of

Sunday Snacks: Blueberry Glazed Vegan Donuts & Healthy Mezze Plates

2012-01-22T17:40:00.000-07:00

It's been too long again! I can't believe I haven't written a post in over two weeks. Well, actually I can believe it because it's been about two weeks since I've gone back to work after having four weeks off. It always takes me a little while to get back in to the schedule of things. At the studio, we are getting ready for our family show, Kaleidoscope which will be performed at the Capitol

A Healthy First Week of 2012

2012-01-08T13:28:00.000-07:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I cannot believe that it's already been one week into the new year. I'm excited for what this new year will bring! New Year's Eve was pretty quiet and relaxing. It's not a favorite holiday for my husband and I so we usually just stay at home. We experienced one crazy NYE in Milan, Italy and that probably gave us our fill for awhile. I made a lot of fun appetizers and champagne

Foodie Penpals #1 December 2011

2011-12-30T05:00:00.003-07:00

So I'm quickly learning that the virtual food blogging community is pretty cool! First by going to the Foodbuzz Festival and now by participating in a program called Foodie Pen Pals! I had a few pen pals growing up always enjoyed getting a letter in the mail. To this day, I still look forward to picking up the mail everyday and hoping there is some real people mail tossed in with all the junk.

Christmas with A Dancer In The Kitchen {Giveaway Winners}

2011-12-29T18:00:00.000-07:00

Well, the last week has been very full of love. Full of time well spent being with my family and loved ones, eating lots of great food, sharing wonderful gifts, lots of laughs, and then tears when saying goodbye. This year my husband and I were fortunate enough to be in the same place as most of our immediate family. My brother was the only one who came from out of state. He flew in to Utah on

Sugar Plum Cookies + OXO Good Cookie Spatula GIVEAWAY

2011-12-21T16:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Holidays! With only four days left until Christmas, it's almost here. The first night of Hanukkah was yesterday and I hope my good friend Becky was enjoying some delicious latkes. Growing up, her family always had a wonderful Hanukkah party that we would attend, and to this day I remember the delicious latkes (Becky, I need to get your recipe!). So how does a Dancer In the Kitchen, with

Behind The Scenes Of A Ririe-Woodbury Show #1

2011-12-17T23:43:00.000-07:00

Wow! I cannot believe that Christmas is just one week away! The show was already last weekend and it was a great run. We had sold-out shows on Friday and Saturday nights, which always makes us dancers feel good. We received nice reviews from the Salt Lake Tribune and Slug Magazine. I have the next four weeks off from work or in reality I am laid off from work for four weeks. It's a little hard

Show Week Begins With Pumpkin-Cranberry Muffins! {Giveaway Winners}

2011-12-05T22:06:00.002-07:00

Source Hello! I enjoyed my weekend up until the last minute because this week will be very busy as we enter into our Tech/Show week for Ririe-Woodbury's December show Prism. The picture above appeared in the Arts section of The Salt Lake Tribune with this preview article of our concert. I'm the one on the far right being lifted! Here is the poster for the show! It's a great evening of dance

Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program: Duncan Hines Raspberry Red Velvet Trifle and a GIVEAWAY!!!

2011-11-30T21:03:00.004-07:00

Hello! I hope you all had wonderful Thanksgivings! Hopefully you are not tired of desserts (how could that happen!) because recently as part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program with Duncan Hines, I was sent some free coupons in the mail. What's really exciting is that they sent some for my readers too! I'm so excited to host my first giveaway so check at the bottom of the post for details on how

FAGE Good Living (Part 3): Pumpkin Oatmeal with Yogurt Maple Creme

2011-11-29T22:29:00.002-07:00

I love oatmeal! That's all there is to it! There are a lot of bloggers that chronicle everything they eat and I'm not one of those bloggers. The fact is that during the week, my mornings consist of waking up, making a big pot of coffee and usually pouring myself a bowl of cereal. When the weekends come around, I indulge in having more time in the mornings. Breakfast goes from boring cereal to

FAGE Good Living (Part 2): Second Helping Cheesy Potato Casserole

2011-11-23T23:31:00.001-07:00

I am sooooo happy it is Wednesday! My body is sore, I hurt my back, and I was punched in the mouth today at rehearsal (dance can be a contact sport!) Hence, I'm very thankful that I have the next two days off from work. I feel so bad for retail employees who have to work on Thanksgiving night to open stores one day earlier for our over-consuming society. I definitely like to shop but I feel like

FAGE Good Living (Part 1): Vegetarian Gyro Bowls and Healthier French Onion Dip

2011-11-19T10:13:00.006-07:00

I've been able to travel a lot in my life, but one place I haven't been and is on my list of places to visit is: Greece! When I got an email that FAGE Total Authentic Greek Yogurt was giving away an 8-day trip to Greece to a Foodbuzz Featured Publisher I got very excited. Of course, FAGE hasn't forgotten about all of you! Go here to enter to win a trip for yourself too! Foodbuzz wants to know

Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program: Green Giant Vegetables and a World Wide Pizza Party!

2011-11-15T21:39:00.001-07:00

If you are like me you probably don't have a ton of time to get things done when you come home from work. In order to learn to love cooking and creating healthy, meals I truly believe in finding easy short-cuts that can help you with your meal planning. As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program I was offered an opportunity to try a free sample of Green Giant vegetables. I like to use fresh

Foodbuzz Festival Day #2, San Francisco

2011-11-14T22:16:00.000-07:00

Okay, this is a week late (it was a busy week back to work-teaching dance to 2nd graders every morning and rehearsing a new work in the afternoon+working/performing this Sunday) but I wanted to show you guys more of my wonderful experience in San Francisco at the Foodbuzz Festival! Foodbuzz Festival 2011, Day 2 After a restful night at The Harbor Court Hotel, my mom and I walked over

Foodbuzz Festival Day #1, San Francisco

2011-11-09T23:12:00.001-07:00

I was back in town from tour for one night, to repack another suitcase to head to California for this reason: After a very bumpy flight (and I fly alot!) and this: A Bloody Mary to calm our nerves....but they didn't have any biscoff cookies :( and I had to leave this last image at home: Siena's either thinking, "Mom, I'll miss you...or, who are you lady!?" My mom and

Biscoff Caramel Apple Pecan Bars

2011-11-03T11:35:00.001-06:00

I created this recipe to enter in to a contest on Facebook with Delta where you had to use Biscoff cookies in the recipe. The winner could have won a trip to Napa (I love Napa , well actually I love most wine country places!). The finalists were picked by how many likes they got on their entry. I received 17 votes so I know I'm not a finalist but I thank my friends and family that voted! I love

Where I've been lately.........

2011-10-29T00:34:00.001-06:00

I know, it's been awhile......and it's been awhile because the company has been doing a two week residency in Arizona. It's been great and tonight is finally our show night! Our choreographer created a new piece on us titled, "West" and we get to wear chaps for costumes (can't say coming from Alaska that I've ever done that before!). We are borrowing them from the dude ranch where we've been

Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program: Newman's Own

2011-10-20T00:38:00.001-06:00

I've haven't posted in awhile because the month of October has been filled with lots of touring with the dance company. Right now we are in Arizona, staying at an awesome Dude Ranch for two weeks while doing an arts residency. We are being spoiled with three delicious meals a day and beautiful accommodations. My husband says it sounds like I'm on a paid vacation. While it's very nice we are

Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program: Godiva Frappucino and Vegan Tiramisu Cupcakes

2011-10-09T16:50:00.001-06:00

As part of Foodbuzz's Tastemaker Program with Godiva Coffee, I recently received a fun gift bag in the mail with two of their seasonal coffee flavors: Pumpkin Spice and Caramel Pecan Bark. I'm typically not a flavored coffee person. My husband and I don't use any sweeteners, we like it plain and strong! However, I liked the idea of using these coffees to come up with some seasonal fall recipes.

Home for the weekend only means: Biscoff Dough Balls

2011-10-09T14:49:00.000-06:00

I started to write this post last week so it's a little outdated but a it's also a little catch up on what's been going on in my busy life: What I've been making..... Happy October everyone! I cannot believe that fall is almost here. It sure doesn't feel like it here in Utah where the temperatures are still in the 80's! I have been not very good at posting lately.....and here is why:

TILT long overdue!

2011-10-02T22:24:00.002-06:00

I haven't done a TILT in over two weeks! Since we had a show on one of the Thursdays and then last week I didn't have my computer (just my Ipad) and we had no Internet service where we were staying in Southern Utah. So here is a TILT for the weekend: THINGS I'M LOVING THURSDAYS SUNDAYS (TILS)!! 1. Juliet I've been reading alot lately especially because I've spent quite a bit of time