Life

A Week of Meals from Food52 Vegan (Cookbook Review)

August 13, 2019 by Alexa [fooduzzi.com] 1 Comment

Tell me if this sounds familiar…

You get this beautiful new cookbook. You flip through each page, dog-ear a ton of recipes that look “omg so good”…and then you put it on a shelf and forget about it.

Hi, my name is Alexa, and I never ever cook from my cookbooks.

I have so many cookbooks. Books from bloggers! Books from cooking show personalities! Books from random people I’ve never heard of before!

When I need a new recipe, I search online or make something up and go about my day. Or I resort to my old stand-by of brown rice, some sort of roasted veg, and chickpeas. aka. the meal I have approximately 5 times per week.

But there are pages upon pages of yum calling to me from my bookshelf, crying out, “EAT FROM ME!” and just waiting for their time to shine.

So! We’re starting a new series here on the blog called, “A Week of Meals.”

How I Ran a Half Marathon in 20 Weeks

July 25, 2019 by Alexa [fooduzzi.com] 1 Comment

I did a thing I set out to do roughly 20 weeks ago and it worked and I feel like a super star.

I went from never having ran a race before in my life to running my first half marathon at 26 years old in just 20 weeks.

And this gigantic post is going to outline exactly how I did it!

The Ultimate Pittsburgh Date Day

June 12, 2019 by Alexa [fooduzzi.com] 2 Comments

MAN. I had a totally different post lined up for today, but it is a beast and a half and I need more time to perfect it!

So, we’re talking dates. Not like, the fruit. But the act! Of a date!

The funny thing is: I don’t date much. Granted, that’s because I’ve had a boyfriend for the past 4+ years, but even so. We don’t go out on dates very much.

Lately

April 24, 2019 by Alexa [fooduzzi.com] 1 Comment

Time for another non-food-but-also-totally-filled-with-food-talk post!

I sat down all like, “I have no idea what I’m going to write about here”. Nearly 1,600 words later, it’s safe to say I found some stuff to talk about.

SO HI. Excited you’re here for another “lately” post! I love doing these as a way to, not only update you with what’s been going on in my life, but also just document the things I’m up to at a certain point in time.

Time is going so fast (it’s almost MAY, PEOPLE), so I love looking back at these from a year ago to see how much stuff has changed (or how much it hasn’t).

Lately

February 1, 2019 by Alexa [fooduzzi.com] 1 Comment

Woo hoo! I always love these “life update” posts.

Mostly because I’m like, “Ohhh this will take no time at all!” and then I’m here an hour and a half later talking about how much I love my new windshield wipers (seriously, that happens in this post).

If that wasn’t enough to scare you away, you truly are my people! So thanks. :) Let’s jump into a fun little update before we call it a week:Read More

Stuff I Actually Loved This Year: A Gift Guide

November 26, 2018 by Alexa [fooduzzi.com] 2 Comments

TIS THE SEASON FOR ALL THE GIFT GUIDES!!

I love checking out everyone’s gift guides this time of year. Because I’m a blogger and I follow a lot of blogs, I’ve seen approximately 5,000 gift guides this year. And I figured it was time for me to throw my gift guide hat into the ring.

But! With one super important distinction: I’ve actually used and loved these things this year.

i.e. They’re things that, if I didn’t already have them, I’d be thrilled to receive this holiday season.Read More