The Bakery

gour·man·dise

n.

A taste and relish for good food:

I have discovered the best bakery in Salt Lake City! Gourmandise! It's a classy-casual dining atmosphere with anything from breakfast, lunch, dinner, fresh-made pastries, desserts, cakes, cookies, and treats! Gourmandise is a full-service, family-owned restaurant and bakery that has been around for over 20 years. When you walk into the bakery it reminds you of a visit to a busting, lively European bakery and cafe.

I tried their Grilled Chicken Pesto Sandich. It is roasted chicken breast, fresh spinach leaves, roasted tomates and provolone cheese with pesto aioli on ciabattabread. Yum!

 

Voted "Best Desserts", "Best Bakery" (CitySearch & City Weekly) and "Best Quick Fix for Happiness" (City Weekley) year after year, we offer the widest selection of made-from-scratch European pastries & desserts in the Salt Lake Valley. 

Morning Shakes

Lately I've been on a health kick where I've been drinking these shakes in the morning for breakfast. My mom told me about this idea and I've been drinking them ever since. They have excellent protein and tons of fiber so it keeps you full till lunch! Here's what you need:

2 Scoops of Whey Protein

1 Cup of Milk

5 Ice Cubes

1 tablespoon of Splenda

Fruit (I prefer either blueberries or strawberries...frozen would be cheaper)

1 blender

Put it all in the blender and mix it up...and you have a shake for the road! It's delicious and great for losing weight and building lean muscle! :)

It Passes All My Understanding

Last night my friend Ryan and I had the opportunity to hear Cherie Call speak and perform. Ryan thought it was pretty funny how I knew all the songs and words she sang, but hey...when all you can listen to on the mission is gospel music...you get to know those cd's well! :)


Drawing from the simple yet defining moments of life, whether difficult or joyous, Cherie creates musical stories filled with faith that listeners can relate to... she offers her hopeful outlook in an acoustic blend that feels like a conversation between friends over mugs of steamed milk flavored with hazelnut. "Life is always going to throw some craziness your way," Cherie said. "Sometimes you have every right to feel frustrated, but you also have every right to move on and be happy. Eventually you just have to pick one or the other. When I take a good look I always notice there's so much to be thankful for in this world."


This is one of my favorite songs of hers...

I was sitting on a southbound plane,
I was buried in a magazine
When the man in the next seat over
Wanted to talk to me
He talked about the universe,
He talked about Saturn's rings
He said, "I might be an atheist,
Except for just one thing:

It passes all my understanding
How it all worked out just right
The distance that we live from the sun,
The stars that shine at night
We may prove that it was just an accident
But how did it begin?
It passes all my understanding"

I told him, "You are a scholar;
You know things that I don't know
But I believe a God in heaven Made everything below
And I know we are his children;
I've known it since I was two
But when it comes to being struck with awe,
I'm just like you

It passes all my understanding,
All the beauty we have here
From the majesty of the canyons
To a tiny baby's ear
And even when I can't believe it,
He still believes in me
It passes all my understanding"

We watched the sun set through the clouds
In a tiny little airplane window
With people sleeping all around
And I thought of how we just expect this world to be
And when the flight attendant passed me by
I threw away my magazine

It passes all my understanding,
That the Lord knows both our names
And that He made this world for everyone
That was sitting on that plane
And in spite of all of man's distractions
He offers us His peace
That passes all my understanding