Living in Atlanta shouldn’t be as difficult as I’m experiencing. I don’t hardly get out enough. With all the food choices found in Class A resto’s lacing this southern city, you’d think I’d go out and have some. At least to meet people other than the 3 culprits I spend 80% of my life with (one married, one a wahoo of all things alcohol & the other brings his own syrup when we go to breakfast joints at midnight).

So exciting, I know.

Not so much. I was in bed last night, blogging for about 2 hours, and decided I really wanted to go to bed with a stomach ache. What better way to accomplish this, than to pull out a spoon (a really big spoon) and dig way deep into my Häagen-Dazs Green Tea ice cream. All the way to the bottom. At 2:30 in the morning.

I. am. not. a. glutton. for. pain.

1000 calories and 80 g of sugar later I’m feeling great! I find solace knowing this will not occur again until I get married and have kids. However, I must get outside now and run/walk 5 miles. Maybe 5.3.

COMMENTING: Thanks to those that leave comments. I really appreciate it. It lets me know you read and care about what I have to say. If I’ve not visited you in a while, holler at me. Literally. Call a girl out. For real.

AWARDS: I’ve been so consumed with trying to catch up on a whole lot that I forgot to mention some nice accolades dished by fellow bloggers.

Thanks to Margot of Coffee & Vanilla for making my “ARROZ CON LECHE” recipe and then awarding me with the “Yummy Food Blog”. But before that, she was so generous to think of me when rendering kudos for the “Arte y Pico” award. Thanks Margot, for your kindness and thoughtfulness!

And Nikki over at CanaryGirl was also too sweet in sending over the “I Love You This Much” award. I connect with her in a few ways so it’s cool to be recognized by her.

So I now pass on the kudos (wasn’t that a candy bar way back when?) to these blogs I really enjoy, especially when I can’t drum up energy to take pics and edit and write and fool around with html code and all that it takes to get a post up.

Yummy Food Blog:

Nick @ Peanut Butter Boy (the best PB recipes you never even knew existed)

Donald @ Mr. Orph’s Kitchen (super low key friend that loves to cook)

Amy @ We are Never Full (great food, insightful, loves to travel and tell about it)

Diane & Todd @ White on Rice Couple (great food, pics, videos and all around awesome couple)

Arte Y Pico:

Diane & Todd @ White on Rice Couple (read above)

Emiline @ Visions of as Sugarplum (I just love it all; and she likes COB!)

Ben @ What’s Cooking (Mexican and Latin food; very informative)

Cynthia @ Tastes Like Home (seductive Caribbean food!)

I Love You This Much:

Margot @ Coffee & Vanilla (nice recipes and super friendly gal living in UK)

Lys @ Just Anotha Gal (food, fashion, life and great publicist; my online BF)

Dave @ LunaPierCook (Invitation to MI; funny guy; good eats)

CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS OF THE T&T CULINARY FESTIVAL CONTEST, PART II!!

Sharon of Newlywed Cook and my girl Lys of Cooking in Stilettos. You go girls. Now get to cookin’.

DINNER ESTA NOCHE WILL BE:

I’m cooking seared spicy scallops with mango and cilantro relish tonight. Not for me, but for the aforementioned wahoo. I’ll post that later.

Happy Sunday and to run I go! Upon my return, I’ll crush the White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Ice Cream I didn’t mention I had also started on.

Sweet Sunday.

**RELATED POSTS**

ARROZ CON LECHE

Culinary Festival in Trinidad & Tobago, Part II

I’m Back! 3 Part Series on T&T Culinary Festival & Curried Plantains

**UPCOMING POSTS**

SEARED SPICY SCALLOPS WITH MANGO & CILANTRO RELISH

T & T CULINARY FESTIVAL, 3RD & FINAL PART, GOING TO THE LOCAL FARMER’S MARKET

POST FATHER’S DAY FOOD: SHRIMP PASTA, MOJITO CAKE AND SPICY TILAPIA