In the nearly 8 years that I’ve lived in Maryland, I like to think I’ve learned a lot about this state. I know how to pick crabs, I know the names of at least two Raven’s players, a...
Saturday I had the opportunity to meet one of my favorite people on the Internet, Jenny Lawson, aka the bloggess. I started reading Jenny’s blog around the same time I started b&s. I was, y...
Hello lovelies! Today we have something special for you- a giveaway from our sponsor, Easy Canvas Prints. Over the past year we’ve added three canvas prints to our art wall, and I couldn’...
It’s strawberry season! For the past week I’ve been eating a strawberry off the bush every time I go into the back yard. It’s been heaven. There’s something so rich, and fleet...
You would be surprised how many recipes come from late night conversations with Dan wherein I try to convince him that something exists/I’m right/something is awesome. One night this week he wa...
So as I mentioned, last month we threw a giant wrench into our normal eating habits. It was mostly for the sake of a good challenge, and I’m proud of what we came up with. With the exception of...
Sitting here, in almost May, looking forward through the spring, summer, and fall, is dizzying. So many special occasions coming up, so many big changes, so many day to day hurdles. It’s hard t...
Last month a friend of ours was having a party, which means that I was left with the impossible task of deciding what kind of pie would be best to bring. We were coming off of National Pie Month, whi...
I promise that my intention is not to make this blog into a quinoa fest. But this was another recipe so good I would have shared it anyway, so here it is–quinoa and chickpea cakes with chipotle...
This month Dan and I are eating a little differently. Part cleanse, part elimination diet, part recipe-creating challenge, we’ve cut some things out to shock our bodies and our habits. We’...
This past weekend our niece, Meredith, came up to Baltimore and had a special aunt/uncle & niece visit. This trip was our Christmas present to M this year, we wanted to give her something special...
A few weeks ago Dan and I hopped on a plane and (many hours of no leg room later) went to California. Dan’s work sent him to a conference in Los Angeles and I tagged along for the vacation. It ...
I just want to say this- Go Heels. We may have lost tonight, but we played a great game against big odds. One of our star players was on the court on a sprained ankle, another was out with a fracture...
Happy Belated Pi(e) Day! This past Wednesday, March 14th, was one of my favorite math-related holidays. Only because it is also a holiday that involves pie. 3.14, pi, that mathematical constant that ...
Lately, I’ve felt a little bit underwater. Between a demanding workload, travel (for work and for fun) messing with my schedule, and life starting to feel like it was going faster than I could ...
The second installment of this series. For me, getting the peek into Gen’s life on the other side of the world has been so much fun! It’s great to look at what we’re doing side by s...
Happy March! This week, courtesy of a conference Dan’s company is sending him to, we are in California (yay!). It’s my first time in California, second time on the West Coast, and first t...
In an almost continuation of the Cast Iron Chronicles, I want to share what is probably my new go-to quiche. I made it for dinner a few weeks ago where a lot of friends were coming, and it was the pe...
Last Saturday morning, I was laying in bed talking to my Grammy. She commented on the fact that we’d been eating (making and sharing, really) a lot of pie lately. We discussed what pie plans I ...
I want to begin this post with an anecdote. My specialty, if you will. One school break (winter, I think), I was at my parent’s house making myself breakfast. As I was heating up the pan to fry...
I love Baltimore. I mean, it’s not the South, it’s not North Carolina, but it’s home (for now). This city stole our hearts while we were in school, and in the years that we’ve...
This week, two of our close friends got married. It was a beautiful ceremony, the reception was so much fun, and it was special to see two people we love making such an important promise to each othe...
Okay, so after our last super exciting installment I’m back with another boring me-sanding-in-my-living-room-w atching-Criminal Minds post. After setting the pan on fire (on purpose), I had two ...
Here’s my problem with National Pie Month falling during the month of February- there isn’t any good fruit in season. National Pie Month should fall during a month when EVERYTHING is in s...
Okay, so I’m going to start this post with two statements. The first is aimed both at my parents and my landlord- I promise that when we did this portion of the restoration we had a fire extin...
It’s that time of year again folks, National Pie Month! You may recall that last year, in honor of this most glorious month, I made one sweet pie and one savory pie a week. And I held parties ...
I have to say, I’ve been cracking away at this thing and I’m starting to see real results! Today’s installment shows an additional 3-4 hours of heavy sanding. Or if you measure time...
Two days after Christmas my baby sister, Genevieve, moved to Dublin. She’ll be there for a year and even though I only see her a few times a year when she’s in North Carolina, I miss her...
This weekend some friends and I took a “mid-winter” getaway to Morehead. We planned it in November, as we were discussing how hard life and work can become once it’s cold and dark ...
Okay, we’re back with part two of The Cast Iron Chronicles! This weekend I took a good long crack at the pan, in total spanning approximately 3 episodes of Criminal Minds. My first step was to...
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