Book Club: Feb 2013: Jas: Hopeless

February was my month to choose a book for the book club. I choose Hopeless by Colleen Hoover. I love everything she has written. Here is my short review from when I originally read this book in December. For food we went to Five Guys. Yes it was delicious! No, it is not good for you at all. Not even the tiny leaf of lettuce you add to make the burger have some "greens" on it. I suppose you could get it bun-less  and without cheese... Nonetheless, it was yummy and everyone liked it!

My Ode to Pinkberry



Pinkberry to go :)

Hi, My name is Jasmine and I am addicted to Pinkberry. This has been a problem for about 5 months now. At first, I just liked the chocolate flavor. Of course the toppings must be dark chocolate crisps, almonds and chocolate covered pretezls. Then, I got tired of chocolate....Hello Pomegranite...so yummy! Then, I got tired of pomegranite...Hello Peanut Butter...Then came along chocolate hazelnut, not my favorite but mixed with peanut butter it's AMAZING!! Thats what I'm stuck on now either chocolate hazelnut swirled with peanut butter or just plain original-depends on my mood. Of course I tell myself this is good for me. It's fat free frozen yogurt, how can it be bad? Well, it is fat free except for chocolate and peanut butter that have a small amount of fat (of course which are my favs!!) Not to mention my eating is based on the Paleo Diet which clearly states -no fat free frozen yogurt. (might as well say no pinkberry) The whole reason I'm writing this is because this love/hate relationship with pinkberry has to come to a sad end. In 5 days to be exact I'm starting this Lurong Paleo Challenge. It is for 8 weeks. 8 WEEKS! Yes, that means no pinkberry for 8 weeks. So sad. I just had to share my love for pinkberry so I can let it go.                                                                                        

Taste of Hartford Winter 2012

The taste of Hartford is going on thru February 5, 2012. You get to have dinner at an upscale place for $20.12. Included in this price is an appetizer, entree and dessert. I had the most delicious dinner at Salute in downtown Hartford. The atmosphere, food and overall experience was awesome. The garlic bread with cheese is super yummy, cheesecake, tiramisu and white chocolate mousse were to die for. This was after trying Peppercorn's. Unfortunately our experience was not so great here. The food was just alright. My 3 ravioli had an orange glaze that was just too tangy. The apple pie crumb dessert was pretty good although the crumb tastes more like granola.

Water hot dog stand

I just wanted to share these photos of a hot dog stand on the CT River. It was super cool! You just drive your boat or jet ski up and it is like a drive thru on the water! This is how we spent father's day this year.