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Recipes
Welcome to my kitchen! This is where the crazy stuff happens. Sometimes between all the spilled milk and burned toast, a delicious creation is born; when it is, I write a little something about it and post it here.
A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.
From the Blog
This is where you and I embark on an adventure into my wandering mind. I'll share with you what I'm learning and thinking about (along with many other strange and wonderful thoughts), so grab some popcorn and let's chat!
Cooking Essentials
This is where you and I explore all those kitchen thingies laying around. Let's open the drawers, dust out the pantry, and discover some stuff.
First of three batches. Hand sharpening progression 400 (as needed), 1000, 3000, 6000, 10000, 60000, fine leather. Literally razor sharp.
#knife #cutlery #kitchen #maintain #satisfying #razorsedge #razorsharp #knifesharpening #sharpen #bobkramer #miyabi #misen #japanese #german #variety #custom ...
A mighty fine one. 😃
#humor #selfcare #selfdestruction #tweet #coffee #caffeine #pizza #rolls #pizzarolls #facemask #spa #hardwork #fineline #yesplease #exercise ...
A lot of people struggling right now with mental and physical health, or heavy workloads. Just be kind.
Credit @tinybuddhaofficial
#kind #bekind #covid #school #lifechanges #overwhelm #burnout #job #work #sick #tired #fatigue #family #friends #dogood #begood #kindnessmatters ...
Smoky Mountain Trail Run this morning. A little over four mules of pure beauty! #smokymountains #ogle #twintrail #trailrun #tennessee #enjoynature #fall #creek #gatlinburg #mountainsarecalling #trail #mountains #overcast #brooke ...
Oktoberfest with my honey! #beerbeerautumn #octoberfest #oktoberfest #snowbird #love #smiles #beer #pretzels #happy #sunday #mountains #snowbird #snowbirdoktoberfest #polkatime ...
Trail Race #2 in the bag with @runamokmom . It was hot out there, but we dang diggity done it. Representing my bib’s namesake and #pridemonth with the rainbow tutu.
@wasatchtrailrunseries @solitudemountain
#trail #trailrun #trailrace #race #run #fitness #tutu #solitude #utah #hot #pride #pride🌈 #rainbow #runoutside #thankyoubody #feelingbloated #diditanyway #weightloss #kickassgirlfriend #gettingfit #dohardthings ...
Trying out a new coffee this morning. It smells so good when ground.
(Purchased at @spoonsnspice in Sugar House, UT)
#morning #coffee #wholebean #tastesbetter #yum #morningbrew #cupofcoffee #columbiansupremo #columbiansupreme #goodvibes #morn #beans #inviting #morninglight #wakemeup #beforeyougogo ...
My first ever official trail run. Also my longest run ever. I picked up running this year to spend more time with @runamokmom and to round out my fitness routines. She’s been so encouraging and fun to run with. Thanks @melanderson84 for gifting me your pass; I appreciate it, and tried to represent you well. Thanks @wasatchtrailrunseries for finding an amazing trail and for putting on an enjoyable race.
#trail #parkcity #trailrun #train #run #havefun #enjoylife #bestgirlfriendever #sun #olympicpark #goals #icandoit #fitness #neverthoughtiwouldbehere #evening #afterwork #sweat #bald ...
Good morning, world! ☀️🌤 #wakeup #coffee #ruckus #morning #highlandergrogg #overcast #warm #wild #burnesemountaindog #bleeryeyes #aeropress #outside #goodday #oops #notburnese #greaterswissmountaindog #pullingittogether ...
This shirt used to be too small for me to wear, and now all of a sudden it’s too baggy. WTF, but yay! #healthjourney #fitness #consistency #falldowngetbackup #weightloss #weightlossjourney #peloton #running #yoga #stretch #bettereating #wordpress #baggy #thumbsup #goals #keepongoing #costco #shirt ...
It is such a beautiful day outside!!! YAAAHOOOOOOO!!!! #beauty #sandy #sun #warm #kindachilly #porch #views #rockymountains #utah #warmday #funday #trees #grass #green #blue #nature #peaceful #patio #deck #canyon ...
New PR today by about 20 kJ. One of these days I’m going to break 1000kJ output. That’s my goal. I had to go into zone 5 for two extra minutes and break the pattern for this ride to hit this output. That’s generally frowned upon, but when I was that close to a new PR, I had to. 🤷🏼♂️
#peloton #pr #pelUtahn #pelotonweightloss #pelotoncycle #pelotonbike #bike #pushday #pzp #powerzone #immortalcheerio #mattwilpers #mattwilperspowerzonetraining #sweat #hydrate #yay ...
I can’t say enough about this bike. #peloton @mattwilpers I look forward to one of your 60-minute classes each weekend. Thanks for being an encouraging instructor.
#fitness #bike #peloton #spin #cycle #lifestyle #wilpers #powerzone #progress #timetostretch #ftp #pushyourself #train #live #purpose #drive #believeinyourself #gottamove ...
This little bird was so cute, I had to meme it. Put your best foot forward.
Photo Cred: @suraj_ramamurthy
Found on: @wildlifeplanet
#meme #bird #foot #bestfoot #bestfootforward #photographt #wildlife #memes #animal #animallovers #birdsofinstagram #cute #kawaii #かわいい #chulo #determination #conquer #achieve #helveticaneue #tiny #nature #walk #forward #goanddo ...
One more, without the filter ☀️
#herecomesthesun #mountains #snow #cold #utah #rockymountains #trees #sun #sunny #winter #beauty #beautiful #nature #lucky #hooray ...
I love the view from my back porch.
#mothernature #beauty #snow #mountains #utah #rockymountains #cold #weather #thankful #white #sky #bluesky #sandy #awe #winter ...
Sometimes you find the perfect wall, so you have no choice but to take some selfies.
#wall #selfie #selfietime #selfies #blue #orange #gray #lighting #goody #grin #silly #eyebrow #weird #okay #beard #bald #laugh #liketolaugh #jacket #faces #makefaces #notalwaysserious #duckface #duckfaceselfie #ihaveears #teeth #straightteeth #goofy #haha #hahaha ...
Yay for date night! @runamokmom
. #datenight #wearpink #sakura #桜 #さくら #utah #painting #acrylicpainting #moon #reflection #smiles #happy #apron #paintingwithatwist #date #blue #pink ...
Reading has been an integral part of my life. As a kid I kept a dictionary by my bed while I read at night, and sometimes I’d just read that (nerd alert)! If you only read non-fiction, try reading some fiction now and again (and viceversa); both can be rewarding experiences.
Pic Credit: @successmagazine
#read #fiction #nonfiction #books #exercise #body #success #mind #mindcardio #mindset #reading #readmorebooks #learn #grow #stretch #imagine #comfortzone #habit #bedifferent #trysomethingnew ...
This distance used to be soul crushing for me. This morning it was just a nice run before work. The road to health is a turbulent one; the key is to keep traveling it.
#fitnessjourney #goals #run #running #fit #fitness #health #healthylifestyle #exercise #outdoors #morning #dothings #dothingsthatmakeyouhappy #cold #hooray #keepongoing ...
Products I’m Using
These are recommended products that I'm currently using in my own kitchen.