Friends Here and There

I just read a great post by Garance Dore about what it means to be a good friend.  These are a few things that stuck out to me and made me, of course, immediately think of these beautiful gals....my absolute best friends in the world.


"Best thing to do with friends, the international renown creme de la creme friend activity: Party the night before and spend the morning after having tea (or mimosas!) and recapping all the night's events."

"Some friendships die, but it doesn't mean they weren't beautiful and true."

"Sign of a true friendship: After three minutes of no one saying anything in a conversation, no one feels embarrassed." (although I don't know how often there is silence when we're together!)

"Some profound friendships can be formed in three minutes..."

"With a true friend, you can be completely yourself."

"Sign of a true friendship: Even after not seeing each other for three years, you feel like you're picking up a conversation you didn't quite finish the day before." (Maggie!!!)

"Sign of a true friendship: after twentysome years of friendship, you still laugh like teenagers." (Sissy!!)

And for one day in my life, I had them all together in one place.

Roasted Garbanzo Beans

I think I've roasted more this winter than I ever have before: potatoes, tomatoes, Brussels sprouts, kale, pork chops, chicken, salmon...you get the idea.  

For some reason, in my 31 years I had never tried Brussels sprouts, and then thanks to a small dinner party we had in January (and a request from the birthday boy whom the dinner party was in honor of) I roasted said Brussels sprouts...and consequently fell in love with them!

And thanks to another small dinner party we had a few weeks ago, and more importantly to my dear friend, Denali, I was introduced to roasted garbanzo beans.  She brought with her the roasted garbanzo beans for all of us to try before dinner and now I'm hooked.

I made some of my own today in two different flavors: Sriracha & Cilantro, and Rosemary & Sea Salt.  I need to get my roasting fix satiated for the season, as we don't use our oven when it starts to get warm outside (I also love any excuse to put sriracha on or in something!)

These little suckers would be the perfect healthy snack to make for any little people you may have roaming around your house and eating all of your food.

Happy Roasting!

Blossoming

Across the street...