Finally the winner!

I have to apologize for my lack of blogging. I am almost finished with many a culmination of two years of work and many many hours of sitting in a tiny closet of an office with no windows. I am 99% back to a being human. The other 1% is still preoccupied with things I must accomplish by the end of this week (ie. eat a wrap from the SURC for the last time, finish a billion "reflections" and clean out my desk/office). My cooking/eating/living brain will be back soon, I promise.

Thank you for all the suggestions. I need to say the contest was tough. Daniel particularly enjoyed No Diggity. Boo would be perfect, but Elle is correct about it being a perfect cat name. Without further adieu-the winning name is Zorro. I found this name to be perfect for our new friend as I can whip up an iced Americano with room, in 20 seconds or less. He is a speedy devil. Props to Madame Destiny...close to winning but he was always a "he" in my mind. Congratulations to our winner and runner up! You both will receive coffee cards to the Longoria coffee shack!

Side note: the name DeAngelo was suggested by someone who shall remain anonymous. However, since the name was not posted, it was not considered as an entry. If it had been, the outcome, perhaps, would have been different.....

The First Official Blog Contest!

The Longoria family has invested in a new kitchen appliance...or should I say a new family member. Ironically, I was not the catalyst in decision: Operation Espresso Machine. Daniel, the naysayer of all things coffee-for as long as I have known him, decided that as an alternative to his morning chocolate milk he would like a mocha instead. Thus, the search commenced. After chatting it up with a Sur La Table employee for a lengthy amount of time he concluded that the Breville was for us. He (she?) arrived last week and we have been LOVING it! Seriously, words can not express my excitement when I wake up and have a cafe' latte' (as Kramer would say it) within seconds of walking into the kitchen.

To share our good fortune I am hosting the first LoTC contest! All you have to do is think of a clever name that we can call our new family-errr, I mean-kitchen appliance. Post your best idea in the comment section and feel free to enter as many clever names as you can think of. To the reader who posts our favorite name, I will be awarding a complementary coffee card to the Longoria coffee cart (good only at one local)-your pick of drink.

Daniel and I will consider all entries and post the winner next week!

P.S. Sugar detox is over tomorrow! I will be providing a recap of my sugar free weeks shortly.