Hi there,Hope you are having a fabulous weekend. I am.I went to lunch with a couple of my best friends earlier and then spent the rest of the afternoon lounging on the sofa. Our sofa has its own grav...
According to Urban Dictionary:Functionista: Someone who consistently wears situationally appropriate clothing.Anyone who dresses purely according to the dictates of function, in response to actual we...
Hey!I’ve been thinking about you. How are you? I’m good!You ready for 2012? I AM!!! I’m excited. I think it is going to be a great year. I have lots going on… I’m taking...
Photo: Me and Dan finishing the San Jose Muddy BuddyI was out for a run yesterday when I had an idea for a series of blog pots that would focus on those things that maybe I’ve been keeping to m...
Did you watch last night’s Top Chef? You know, the new one in Texas. I recorded it then watched it this afternoon. And while I usually love Top Chef, this episode left me feeling… well, a littl...
Photo: Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese FrostingI hate when bloggers disappear for months then come back saying “Sorry I haven’t written in a while” and “Hey, I’m still here”. It just s...
A couple of months ago, I went to my friend Christine’s baby shower. The food theme was “babyQ”, so they had baby back ribs and baby-sized burgers. And I contributed some baby-sized...
Last month I was back in Georgia visiting family and ventured out to Metter to visit my Aunt Helen for lunch. She is a vivacious Southern lady, always good for a story and a tasty bite or three. For ...
"Love what YOU Love " - Ray Bradbury My fingernails are caked in paint. Not like a pretty manicure, more like a mottled mess. But I don’t care because I love to paint.This is new...
Can you believe it is already May? I’m shocked. And relieved as well.April was a marathon of family events from simple visits to weddings and a funeral. Overall it was a good, albeit hectic, mo...
Cornbread. When it’s bad, it’s bad. Dry and flavorless, or too cakey and sweet. But when it’s good.. it is so good.That said, when I have chili, I always want cornbread. I’m n...
Winter has been overstaying its welcome. And I’m tired of it. With a string of day upon day of gray and rainy, I have had it. I wanted a piping hot bowl of comfort.But not if I have to work for...
I love to see new ways to solve (what should be) simple problems. This is one reason I like Real Simple.Still, what usually happens is I read how to use aluminum foil to scrub your glass bakeware, fo...
So far we have baked and frosted 200 cupcakes while keeping our cool, stored them overnight and got them to the venue, and now we are going to show them off.Cupcakes can entice nearly anyone into the...
So you’ve got 200 cupcakes piled up in your kitchen, now what do you do? First, figure out how to store themI have 2 cupcake carriers. Each holds 36 cupcakes. Normally this is an excessive amou...
I haven’t forgotten about part 2 of the cupcake saga (I promise I’ll post that soon), but this morning I had something else on my mind so please bear with me…I spent the weekend in ...
Well, almost. Even though I estimated that I needed 100-140 cupcakes I wound up baking almost 200. What can I say? I’m an overachiever.As freaked out as I was the night before, it wasn’t ...
I am now covered in smokey-meat-scent. Perfect for a night of romance :) I hope you had / are having a great Valentine’s Day!
Even though Dan and I ran off to Hawaii and got married by ourselves, we do want to celebrate with friends and family. So this Saturday we’re doing just that. Savory & Sweet is catering (m...
I’ve been working on a healthy recipe for oatmeal pancakes off and on for over a year. You can ask Dan, he’s had to eat most of them. I’ve had the flavors right for a while, but the...
Yesterday, I mentioned that 2010 felt like the year of less. So I’m declaring 2011 the year of more (I like balance). I don’t really like resolutions because they don’t really work....
Where did December go? One day I was thinking “I should start baking for the holidays” and the next thing I know we’re celebrating the new year. What the heck? Anyway, so Happy New...
Here we are just a couple days away from December, and I am not ready. Last year I made 12 days of cookies and wanted to it to be a tradition but I’m really not ready. I am not ready to bake fo...
I had plans, but Mother Nature had other plans. And while I have a respectable amount of power in the kitchen, when Mother Nature decides to intervene, there’s not much I can do. I’m up a...
Before I tell you about this pie, I first want to thank you all for your support and kind words. The comments on yesterday’s post made me feel warm-and-fuzzy-special which is a nice change from...
Sometimes there is a sign in the road that you can’t ignore. My infrequent posts and general blogging malaise is a sign to me. Maybe I’m not doing something right? Maybe I need to slow do...
A few years ago, I decided I needed to make a pumpkin pie using an actual pumpkin. Do you get these kinds of urges? I get them all the time. Like what’s the best kind of pie crust? How do you m...
Hi, it’s me again. Last time it was my fault, I was lazy. This time, it wasn’t really my fault. Honest. PS Isn’t Raven cute? You see, I had every intention of writing a post to foll...
This is one of those moments when I feel compelled to make apologies about being a slacker and all around delinquent when it comes to blogging, but I promised myself I wouldn’t say something li...
We grew onions in our garden this summer. Aren’t they pretty?
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