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{ taken at horton plaza mall during comic con weekend, these mini piñatas were adorable. }

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Damian is away for the weekend, his band is going to play at some punk camp, 14 hours from here. I've been so uninspired lately. I started a whole30 again but this time it's actually a whole90. It's been great so far. Damian and Maxi have been torturing me by eating donuts in front of me several times. I decided to do whole30 for 90 days because honestly as soon as whole30 ended, oh my gosh, I didnt know what to do with myself... I slowly started going back to my old ways and then it went back to uncontrollable cravings. I hope with this time doing the cleanse for 90 days, it will be harder to go back to old habits/ easier to continue with healthy habits. Round two has been waaay easier. No headaches, grown up tantrums or hard core cravings. I still have cravings, but they are the controllable kind. I dropped my 3 month old phone in the toilet today. No insurance. Some times things don't go as planned. Some times life isn't as exciting as you'd like. But it is always beautiful. 

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Favorite links as of lately:

These are happening in my kitchen after my whole90. Cinnamon sugar funnel cake.

New take on after dinner mints. These would be perfect for a dinner party with vanilla ice cream, why not.

This outfit. Perfect for those in between days. when summer is turning into fall (at least in San Diego).

Travel light. What to take on your trip.

This Spa water screams summer and is perfect for whole30. I have some similar jars and a plant of mint!

If I have a daughter. That bed is a dream.

The Best Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hi. It's been a VERY long time since I have shared a recipe with you guys, let alone a cookie recipe. I originally started this blog to share my favorite baking recipes and it slowly but surely turned more into a journal for myself, where I share pictures and ramblings.

I would like to share more recipes here, but I hardly have the space/ time/ patience to photograph my food, maybe in the near future I will start doing more of that. Anyway. These cookies are definitely worth sharing. Who doesn't love a good soft chocolate chip cookie right out of the oven? My foodie/ cook/ culinary savvy sister proclaimed them "the best cookie I have had".

adapted recipe from Pinch of Yum

Best Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

makes 12 perfect cookies

Ingredients:

- 8 tablespoons of unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2 cups of all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chip + extra for adding on top

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare your baking sheet.
2. Microwave the butter for about 30 seconds. Beat butter and sugars until creamy.
3. Add vanilla and egg. Now listen carefully, ONLY beat the egg for 10-15 seconds or you will have stiff         cookies.
4. Add flour, baking soda and salt, stir until it forms a ball that is easy to manage with hands. If too               sticky, slowly add a bit more flour until manageable.
5. Stir in chocolate chips and roll dough into 12 balls, place on baking sheet then proceed to stick 3-4         v     chocolate chips on top of each cookie (this is for looks).
6. Bake for 11 minutes and not one more! They will look pale and fluffy and they will finish cooking after they are out of the oven. Do NOT over bake. I have a tendency to over bake but try really hard and just   take them out of the oven after 11 minutes. Eat one, or two and then let them rest for at least 30 minutes     on sheet. Enjoy with a cold glass of milk.

XOXO

June In Pictures

June was very eventful. Maximiliano's birthday, fathers day, friends birthday, family baby shower, drive in, zoo, etc. For some reason though this summer has just not felt like summer to me... The weather has been so off here in San Diego.

XOXO

Del Mar Fair

Last month we went to the Del Mar fair and it was amazing! We hadn't been since I was pregnant with Maximiliano so you could say I was pretty excited. Although we didn't get to go on any rides (not that I did last time anyway), Maximiliano got on many and he had a blast! except for maybe the frog ride... He was very excited at first but that excitement quickly turned into fright and he was hanging on tight and making very silly faces that I couldn't help laughing at quietly. Well it couldn't of been that bad because he got off jumping up and down and clapping and more than ready to head on to the next ride! That's my little thrill seeker. We did go into a few fun houses together and those were fun hence the name... I don't think I had been in fun houses before. As always the food was delicious!!! Every time we go to the fair we buy these amazing sweet potato fries, another tradition are the cinnamon rolls that are to die for. Already excited for next year! 

XOXO

One Of Those Days

You know those days were literally everything that could go wrong, goes wrong? Today was one of those. But hey, it could always be worse, right?

Today consisted of a very disobedient toddler, keys getting locked in the car with a shopping cart full of groceries, really bad fast food for lunch!, bumping my head with the corner of the car door and also I almost ate an entire package of chewy chips ahoy! to cope with everything. Ahhh! At least all wasn't so bad, I scored on some harry potter books, I also had a really good time at the park with Maximiliano... which by the way, I just remembered that as soon as we walked to the playground a kid ran right into him, throwing him to the floor and not even stopping to say sorry! So there was also that. Oh and an argument with the husband! What was up with today? At least today wore Maxi out and he passed out before 8, now that is a miracle right there.

Hope you had a better one and cheers for a fresh start tomorrow. XOXO.