Hey lovebugs! Let me begin by saying I really appreciate your comments about dealing with regret. There were so many insightful ones that really got me thinking. Who would’ve thought that a comment forum could act as a therapy session? 
perfect summer salad.
As I was eating my dinner tonight, I could not stop thinking “man, this is thee perfect summer salad!”
The salad included:
- 1 cup romaine lettuce
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 1/2 of a mango, sliced
- 1/2 of an avocado, sliced
- pine nuts
- dried cranberries
I dressed it simply with olive oil and the juice of a lemon.
Refreshing. Flavorful. Filling. This salad covered all the bases.
white chocolate macadamia blondies.
Yes, you read that right. My love for all things white-chocolate-macadamia has been taken to a whole new level. And, I’m not the world’s biggest chocolate fan, so I’ll pick a blondie over a brownie any day of the week.
I’ve been jonesin’ for a blondie ever since Tina made them last week, and then I remembered that I’ve had another blondies recipe bookmarked for a few months. I chose to use the latter because it looked so darn easy!
(recipe from Eating for England)
ingredients:
directions:
- Pre-heat oven to 350°F. Butter an 8×8 pan
- Mix your melted butter with the brown sugar and beat until smooth. Beat in the egg and then vanilla.
- Add a pinch of salt and stir in flour. Mix in white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts.
- Pour the mixture into your buttered pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until set in the middle. Cool on a rack before cutting them.
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Clearly I wasn’t patient enough to let it cool completely…
But my second serving was just perfect.
All I can say is…holymotherofblondie!
I’m off to drink some tea and track down a sappy love movie. It’s one of those nights 
Have a good one, babes. xoxo G
- What’s your idea of the perfect summer salad?
- Brownie or blondie?!
amaaaaaazing
These look to die for!! I’ve always been a chocolate fiend but I have to admit, lately it’s the blondies that have been calling my name!
My perfect summer salad: lotsa in-season veggies and hummus.
I loved your regrets post, too! How do you come up with such great discussion topics/points to ponder??
And agreed — anything white-chocolate-macadamia is superb.
I’ve been seeing a few recipes for blondies lately, and I don’t think I’ve ever had one! Looks great though!
Holymotherofblondie is RIGHT! Holy cow these look amazing…ahh! I used to order a blondie for dessert at Applebees when I was younger - then my fam stopped going there…so sad, haha!
Blondies are soooo good. I’d still take a fudgy brownie, but I definitely wouldn’t turn down a blondie!
I just read your last few posts, and I have to say, your freckles are adorable!
Drooling over those blondies right. now.
Blondies with tonss of walnuts > brownies!
Oh definitely a blondie girl here too! I am not a fan of brownies at all unless they are super gooey and full of other stuff. Your blondies look AWESOME!
I’m a brownie girl, but those blondies look awesome. I’m a sucker for white chocolate.
I want a blondie for THIS blondie!!!
My favorite summer salads have strawberries on them!
they look really good!
Hmmm….blondies can be pretty tasty! I made a blondie bar a few days ago, but then added some chocolate chips — you could sub those for chocolate chips and it’d be pretty good!
Recipe here: http://shannalikebanana.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/women-of-silicon-valley-unite-2nd-edition/
Holy crap these look fantastic! I HAVE to make these!
wow your salad looks so delicious and healthy! yumm
hey Gracie, i just found your awesome blog! salad and chocolate have to be my two favourite food groups. looking forward to reading more
(oh, and i might have to say brownie, although that blondie looks mighty darn tasty.)
I cannot wait to try those blondies - they look fabulous!
I freakin’ love blondies. Yum! And my perfect salad has fruit, bacon and cheese. Weird, no?
I go back and forth on whether I prefer blondies or brownies. But heck, anything with white choc wins.
I cracked up at it being one of “those nights”. Did you find a sappy movie? LOL
That sounds like the perfect summer salad to me! I love mangos and avocados in my salads! I might even throw in some papaya or pineapple in there too. And then add a salmon fillet and that’s basically my idea of heaven!
I’m going to say brownie only because I’ve never actually had a blondie. Can you believe it!?
I’ll forgive you for not loving chocolate since these brownies look amazing
I love both blondies AND brownies, but I must admit I’ve had fewer sub-par blondies than brownies! Favorite summer salad = lots of fresh heirloom tomatoes, some fruit and shrimp. I haven’t had a really awesome one yet this summer, though!
OMG, those look delish!
Sure as sugar! Did the angels come speak to you in a dream last night?! Those look heavenly, fantastic mixture of sweet and salty. MMMM.
Blondies, move over brownie their is a summer shade in town.
My boyfriend is gonna love your White Chocolate & Macadamia Nut inspiration. I lives for SOFT baked goods.
I heart is heavy at the thought of you not being the biggest chocolate fan. HOWEVER, I am an equal opportunity dessert lover and am a huge sucker for blondies topped with vanilla ice cream and caramel. Because CLEARLY, just a blondie isn’t enough.
I love chocolate, but as Lindsay so nicely put it, I’m also an equal opportunity dessert lover!! Yum.
I am an equal opportunity choc-o-holic! I’ll take one of each, please
The salad look AWESOME.
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