Nancy Orozco Blog bio picture
  • I believe in love.
    I love what I do.
    I always use extra, double, over the top garlic when I cook.
    I strive everyday to be better... at everything.
    I am determined to travel the world.
    I could live off watermelon, zucchini, mango, and peaches.
    I'm a foodie, wino, yogi and all things beach.
    I dream of fields full of gardenias.
    I would love to run a B&B off the coast of Oregon.
    I enjoy reading memoirs with recipes the most.
    I will design and create a beautiful garden and porch in our next home.
    I love eating, making and finding new soups and salads.
    I'm obsessed with Yogurtland and Ingrid Michaelson.
    I make my own enchilada sauce and guacamole, to die for.
    I love whole heartedly and am very loyal.
    I can never get enough of dark chocolate, cupcakes and spicy tuna rolls.
    I'm a dreamer and a doer!

    Photos by Trude Ellingsen

Today

I had coffee at this little place in Pasadena called Jones Coffee, it’s really the best coffee in the area and they grow and roast their own coffee beans. The little cafe has great ambiance too, I wish I would have taken a photo of the place (next time) and that it was closer to home.

Jones Coffee

Listening to Ingrid Michaelson’s new album Everybody. I love her voice and lyrics.

bnr_everybody-available_900x300I’ve been listening to this album for months, ever since it came out and I tend to drive Kris crazy when I play it over and over, but I just can’t help myself.

500 days of summerI’m making acorn squash soup tonight with bread. I’ve made butternut squash soup before, but never with acorn squash. I found a great recipe idea in Sunset magazine this month to cook the whole squash then scoop out the squash and serve it in the squash itself, once you make the soup of course. I’m sure it will make a pretty presentation for a Friday night dinner.

IMG_9419-2Reading this awesome cookbook. I love Alice Waters and her style and approach to cooking healthy organic foods. She started the Edible Schoolyard Program and of course co-founder of the very famous Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkley CA. What I love most in this book is that she has special notes in each section. Such as leaving a chicken out an hour in room temperature before roasting in the oven otherwise it won’t brown evenly in the oven. I could write a whole post just on Alice Waters, her books have really inspired me to cook differently and explore other methods of cooking.

alice waters bookThat sums up my day. I’m also reading the users guide to Quickbooks for Mac and planning for upcoming photo sessions, but that’s all boring stuff that I’m sure you don’t want photos of.;)What are you up to today?

November 17, 2009 - 3:10 pm

Trude - Ok, I think you need to burn me copies of those CDs! :) Hope that soup was good! :)

November 16, 2009 - 10:24 am

tiffany - I LOVED 500 Days of Summer. Super sweet movie! And acorn squash soup, yuum! I bet it looked gorgeous in the squash bowl!