Less Stress! More Cookies!

Wow. I'm not very good at writing, am I. I DO feel like I had plenty of excuses over the past few months, Anatomy being the big one. Now that I'm finished with the class, however, I have no excuses to not write at least a few times a month. :)

I had a work meeting in Salt Lake this last week and I was with a close friend and co-worker who shares my love for goodies. We were heading to the freeway when I basically yelled that we had to stop by this cookie place or else I would regret it all month. Heck, all year. This is what made me realize that I hadn't written about one of my favorite cookie places... possibly my most favorite cookie place ever! My beautiful friend Mallory Wright introduced me to this place last summer and my life change thereafter. 

This phenomenal bakery is called RubySnap and it is diviiiiiinne! One look at the website and you'll be drooling all day. 

There are a few pros and cons about this bakery.
Cons: 
-It's only located in downtown Salt Lake, which means a 45 minute drive for me. No bueno! 
-You'll want to take everything home with you. Like, everything.
Pros:
-There are tastes for everyone. Chocolate, Lemon, Caramel, Orange Zest, Toffee... and so many other delectable flavors! 
-It's worth the money you'll spend. Let's just say it's a good thing it's so far away...

The ambience of this bakery is also fantastic. You feel like you've been thrown back to the 40s with the Rosie the Riveter photo in the center, bright, red walls and simple architecture. 

Another favorite part of the bakery is that each cookie is an woman's old-fashioned name: Audrey, Betty, Frida, Lola... just to name a few! 

Top Left: Mia (Best sugar cookie EVER)
Bottom Left: Penelope (Peanut Butter dipped in chocolate)
Top Right: Maris (Chocolate with a caramel center)
Bottom Right: Unsure! This was a speciality cookie and I can't remember the name. It was an orange strawberry and it was SO GOOD.

Just look at this place! Adorable. 

I tried a few new flavors this time ( I got 6 this time instead of 4...) and wasn't disappointed whatsoever. Lemon with lemon curd and lemonheads baked inside... the Judy, which is an orange dough with orange zest topped with buttery cream cheese frosting... need I say more?!

Next time you're in Salt Lake, Google this place immediately. You won't regret it! 

Stress and Cookies and Things.

Wow. Turns out I'm horrible at blogging. That's okay. I just need to be consistent as most people do with something new. 

Things in life have been extremely stressful. I decided to take a class for.... fun torture, called Anatomy. Good ol' UVU Anatomy. I can't believe how overwhelmed I am. Alas, I'm learning some amazing things and I chose to take this class to possibly help further my education down the road. Thus, no blogging recently. 

Well, to start back up I thought I'd throw down a few thoughts and pictures of places I've been recently. 

THIS is a Brazilian Acai Bowl from Aubergine and Company. It was bright, fresh, and from what I know about acai, it was REAL. So, it wasn't very sweet. The fruit, house made granola and honey helped, but it wasn't what I expected. I give it a 6 out of 10. Here is the worst part, unfortunately... I paid a whopping $9 and something for this! I was saddened by the price but look forward to trying something else at this all natural, organic restaurant. 

Next. COOKIES. I LOVE cookies with all of my heart. I've found the most stellar recipe in a book that has basically helped my cooking and baking, well, 100%. It's called "A Year With Six Sisters' Stuff" and I love it. Here is the link to their website.

These are Oatmeal Scotchies. If you even THINK you like oatmeal or butterscotch, you may or may not fall in love with these and make 3 batches in 2 weeks. They are like crack. If anyone wants the recipe and can't find it online, I'd be more than happy to give it to you. 

The last picture is a salad. Sorry, the picture quality is quite horrible! Hopefully I can take pictures with something other than my phone someday. Okay. Back to the delicious salad. 

My husband, Adam, teases me all the time about what I eat. He says my main food groups are salad and chicken. He's right. However, I would also add in cookies. No but seriously, I love trying to put salad concoctions together. I love greens my favorite way to eat them is in a salad. This is an Asian salad that I just made up. 

It has: 

-Spinach

-Feta cheese

-Mandarin Oranges

-Some random Asian noodle mix from Walmart that's delicious

and, the best part...

-Sesame Ginger dressing, made from Lite House. 

YUM. All I'm missing here is the chicken. 

Salads make me feel refreshed and not heavy. I don't eat one EVERY day, but most of the week. By having the ingredients handy, I throw it together and take it to work. It's not easy but I feel great when I do. 

Well, I hope you've enjoyed this week's rendition of Sweetest Sustenance. Enjoy your week and keep your head up!