en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/834345 Comments by caronae http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/08/chocolate-coconut-bars.html#IDComment179446492 Haha, sometimes when a craving hits, fifteen seconds is all I can take, lol. I think chocolate and pb will always be my all time favorite combo, BUT I agree that there are tons of underrated combos out there. With chocolate and coconut, I can usually only handle a little bit at a time since it tastes intense to me -- good, but intense. Other underrated/underused combos: cinnamon + ANYTHING, chocolate + cherry, basil + something sweet, lemon + lavender, lavender +anything, maple + banana, raspberry + peach.... Tue, 2 Aug 2011 17:32:15 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/08/chocolate-coconut-bars.html#IDComment179446492 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/08/seven-things-ive-learned-this-summer.html#IDComment179218672 I literally feel like you are in my brain with this post -- these are some of the exact same lessons I have been thinking bout lately, especially the whole "no one has their life figured out at 21" thing. I keep beating myself up, but then I take a few deep breaths and remember that things will fall into place as long as I keep doing what I love and what I think is right. And that's all I can do. Another lesson has been that sometimes, change comes along really fast, and that can be ok. It can even be a good thing. Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:18:07 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/08/seven-things-ive-learned-this-summer.html#IDComment179218672 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/chop-chop.html#IDComment175609817 I am definitely jealous of your chopping skills, and will probably be jealous of your culinary school adventures/skills in general. But good news! You can practice all the things you learn at school by cooking delicious things for me. I'm willing to make that sacrifice. :) Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:06:50 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/chop-chop.html#IDComment175609817 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/day-one.html#IDComment174913822 The bulk containers of chocolate chips sound pretty exciting to me. :) Last big change: coming to France for the summer! Next big change: moving back to NYC and starting full time work. Well,assuming I get a job. :) Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:54:50 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/day-one.html#IDComment174913822 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/necessary-changes.html#IDComment174527777 Sometimes changes are hard, but I think you can always tell in your heart when they're "right", ya know? And it sounds like this one is "right". I love reading about adventures, especially as they relate to whole mind/body health. I'm excited to hear about culinary school! Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:16:32 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/necessary-changes.html#IDComment174527777 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/1000.html#IDComment173133952 I just tweeted the message too. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:29:32 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/1000.html#IDComment173133952 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/1000.html#IDComment173133576 I like you on FB. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:28:11 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/1000.html#IDComment173133576 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/1000.html#IDComment173133337 I follow you on twitter. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:27:23 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/1000.html#IDComment173133337 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/1000.html#IDComment173133215 My favorite cookbook...hmmm, that's tough. I mostly just use Tasty Kitchen, actually (the pioneer woman's site)... Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:26:58 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/1000.html#IDComment173133215 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/graduate-sunday.html#IDComment172350410 This is probably the thing that makes me happiest about being a college grad! Although since I'm taking classes this summer (however easy), I still kind of have to do stuff on Sundays, lol. BUT I have had some totally free Sundays and am looking forward to more when I get back. It is the greatest. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:21:53 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/graduate-sunday.html#IDComment172350410 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/home-sweet-city.html#IDComment170728492 I feel at home in NYC and I miss it terribly right now! Thu, 7 Jul 2011 17:55:40 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/home-sweet-city.html#IDComment170728492 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/from-here-to-there.html#IDComment170399139 I LOVE the maple almond butter flavor, although I think PB and Co's maple PB might be better... Ack, I miss NYC. I cannot wait to be back and hang out with you and Ada! Wed, 6 Jul 2011 20:19:54 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/from-here-to-there.html#IDComment170399139 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/stuff-is-crazy.html#IDComment169291920 Love these pictures, especially the one with the frog in the pool! Re: the kitten shirt -- I totally would have worn something like that, circa fourth or fifth grade. I had the weirdest fashion sense. I remember wearing neon green flower print spandex bike shorts with a striped blue long-sleeve sweater once. We would have gotten along in out mutual weirdness! Ten years ago: never would have thought I would be living in NYC, happy and independent and a graduate of Columbia University! Hope you have a good Fourth of July! Sun, 3 Jul 2011 13:30:34 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/07/stuff-is-crazy.html#IDComment169291920 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/06/1997.html#IDComment167974099 I love the pictures in this post! They're really cute, but I also think that I like them more because I'm in France. That cliff-jumping one -- we were at Lac St Croix last weekend and jumped off cliffs that looked exactly like that! It was insanely fun. I think you look adorable in the first day of second grade one -- kids shouldn't be embarrassed to wear whatever they want. I hate that there is so much pressure on elementary school girls to look cool and have the "right" clothes. I definitely did my own thing and looked a bit geeky (to put it nicely) sometimes, but I developed a really strong sense of self! Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:27:58 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/06/1997.html#IDComment167974099 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/06/my-monday.html#IDComment167275909 I really need to try SunWarrior. Are there any websites where it's cheaper to order? (like Amazon or something....) And don't go to Lululemon. Their clothes are mad expensive. Here's a better strategy: give your parents really obvious hints about what you want from Lululemon and then remind them that some important holiday is coming up and they could give it to you as a present! (I do this with all kinds of occasions, however minor -- fourth of july, graduations, birthdays, easter -- it doesn't always work, but it can't hurt to try). Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:16:20 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/06/my-monday.html#IDComment167275909 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/06/day-at-beach.html#IDComment166640775 Half my post tonight was about beaches! Beaches definitely signify summer; I'm glad you enjoyed some time at one today! I haven't had frozen custard in forever, but it sounds really good right now. Ice cream in France is simpler than it is in the US, but I don't think I like it as much.... Have a good Sunday! Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:00:44 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/06/day-at-beach.html#IDComment166640775 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/06/hey-girl-smile.html#IDComment165444574 I love random positivity. :) Very sorry to hear about you and Mike! I feel for you. I didn't know what to say on the blog when I broke up with USB (the first time or the second time, lol). It's tough to know what to share. Be easy on yourself, even if you think you feel fine. Sometimes it takes a few weeks for me to feel pain. But you might not feel it at all! Either way, just be nice to yourself. And it isn't really the ending of one chapter of your life -- think of it as opening a new door into the world. A time to make new friends, meet new people, have conversations with strangers in restaurants.... Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:18:55 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/06/hey-girl-smile.html#IDComment165444574 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/06/in-limbo.html#IDComment163648107 You're not being a drama queen at all! Being real on the blog is super important! I am exactly where you're at right now. At this point, I just want a job with a non profit or NGO. I don't feel like it's too much to ask for. Why is it soooooo hard to find one then? I wish there was something I could DO to land said job: I wish that my dream organization would say to me, "you have to read these ten books about the topic and then you have to answer phones for us for a year and then you can have the programming job." I just wish there was some specific plan for getting the job I wanted, rather than me frantically sending out resumes and cover letters and contacting every one I know and asking if they know anyone. I hate networking, but it is somewhat useful. It is a bit scary for me to know that in August I'll just be moving back to New York, jobless, temporarily (unless I get a job I have applied for this summer!). And I'll just start searching for jobs like mad once I get there. Life is crazy and unpredictable right now, and I know that neither of us like that. BUT at the same time I think we both have the intelligence and grace to be able to step back and recognize that what is meant to happen will happen -- a higher power or something of the sort will guide me to the right job, I believe. And I have a feeling you'll wind up in the "right" place and with the "right" organization too. It takes a lot of faith right now, but just think about how exciting our lives will be two or three years from now! Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:31:03 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/06/in-limbo.html#IDComment163648107 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/06/spinach-chickpeas-and-artichokes.html#IDComment162373451 I love the nail color! I am not so much a pedicure person as a massage person. I treated myself to a 20-minute massage at a nice neighborhood salon this past school year (every few weeks) and it helped so much with stress relief! Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:01:45 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/06/spinach-chickpeas-and-artichokes.html#IDComment162373451 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/06/next-step.html#IDComment161800391 Happy to see this finally in writing, even though I knew it was coming. Congrats and good luck to you. I can't wait to move back to New York (sometime in August) and we can have grown-up restaurant dates and tea parties and do other awesome things now that we don't have to study all the time! Yay! Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:16:03 +0000 http://www.une-vie-saine.com/2011/06/next-step.html#IDComment161800391