I made these bars exactly one week ago. I ate exactly one bar. One. bar. Out of 24. That’s 1/24th of this recipe, which is about 12 less than I would have liked it to be. The person who cut all...
How old do you have to be when forgetting everything becomes…normal? I’m gonna go ahead and bet that it’s not 28, but it is totally my every day. I’ll walk into a room and the...
Can you call a recipe a “recipe” if you don’t actually cook anything? Maybe this should just be called “good snack instructions” instead. Wash fruit. Slice feta. Grab mi...
Today is a big day in our house. Nick and I have been married for 8 years, together for about 9.5 years total. That’s almost 1/3 of my life and I couldn’t imagine my life without him. It&...
Okay, I hope you guys are ready for a spring filled, jam packed post. Last month, when Foodbuzz put out the call for May 24 post ideas, I knew what I had to suggest: A spring meal, full of everything...
So much for posting weekly favorites. Recipes have been taking over lately, and that makes me super excited, but I have all these random things to tell you! Today = Spring Favorites. We’ve got ...
Some days, I need help with breakfast. Like…right now, I’m eating oatmeal and strawberries out of an almost empty Nutella jar. Yum. This is a great breakfast day. But some days…I am...
There are some things I keep to myself until I really, really know someone. Like how I’m secretly a 13 year old girl stuck in a 28 year old body. Hi, I’m Brandi and I love the Twilight bo...
I know, I know. If you’ve been on the internet at all in the past few weeks, I’m sure you’ve heard of these books – if you haven’t read them already. After reading an article online a few weeks ago a...
Two weeks ago, I drove to the airport at 4 am with Susan to head out to California for a salad-filled trip. (pic from Paula) The Dole Summit was held in Monterey, California, not far from the Dole of...
One more Julia recipe done! This week’s JC100 recipe is her Chocolate Mousse – something I’ve been terrified to make at home since I first started cooking. And not just her chocolat...
Oh, this is going to be trouble. Being able to make homemade ice cream and froyo anytime I want it? Trou.ble. I’ve got a a cool summer-is-coming giveaway for you guys today! My friend and might...
Some days, you just need a good snack. Not an apple. Not broccoli and hummus. Not…that snickers bar I ate Friday afternoon when I had nothing else as an option. Lately, all I want for a snack i...
You guys. I am so excited to tell you about this new project! Julia Child – culinary icon – would have turned 100 years in August of this year. To help celebrate her life, legacy, and inc...
I remember the first time I ever watched the Food Network. My roommate in college used to watch Rachael Ray and I ended up watching an episode of 30 Minute Meals with her one day in between classes. ...
I don’t know how moms do it. After a long day at work, a 40 minute commute, and putting away dishes, I barely want to cook dinner during the week. And this is without kids to take care of! We c...
Monday was one of those days when I wished I lived the same life as my dog. Maggie’s Monday was easy. She woke up, happy and ready to go, without an alarm clock. Took a run with us around the t...
Is it weird that I have a girl crush on Kate Middleton? I just want to be her best friend. She’s one of those people that would make me classier just by hanging out with her, you know? You know...
I am a sucker for breakfast for dinner. We might as well just start a list, since that’s one of my favorite things to do. Things I’m a sucker for: breakfast – any time of day pocket...
I have no reason to celebrate Cinco de Mayo…except that I really love margaritas and guacamole. Is that enough? I sure hope so. My actual Cinco de Mayo will be spent at the craziest neighborhoo...
When I decided to finally learn how to cook, I didn’t pick the easiest things to try first. Homemade crescent rolls? Tasty, yeah, but rolls do not make a full dinner. Starting with the classics...
Last night, after falling asleep on the couch right before they announced the winner of Iron Chef (I do that every. week.), I had a crazy fun dream. I was in New York, visiting the set of White Colla...
Welcome to the week of pie dough in our house. And Happy Hunger Games. I know I was way behind on both things but our house has been completely about pie crust and the Hunger Games for the past week....
These little pie bites were dreamed up because I’m in a never ending book reading abyss again. I cannot put the books down. The reading starts in the morning when I’m throwing something t...
Some days, I totally feel like a grown up. I pay the bills. Run the dishwasher. Put the folded clothes away instead of leaving them on the washer until I have to move them to do another load. But so...
Happy Earth Day! Do you have any plans to celebrate? We’re supposed to have some iffy weather today, but I’m hoping to spend some time outside searching for strawberries, working with Nic...
No wonder it’s so hard for me to get up in the mornings. I’m surrounded by animals that love to sleep and cuddle. Weekend mornings are the best because we can sleep in a little, leave the...
Coffee is a tricky thing. When you’re a kid and you see coffee in cartoons, you think “Coffee must be good – everyone is dunking donuts in their cups and drinking it down as fast as...
This is getting to be a problem. I already loved coffee before I started making my own coffee creamers at home, but now…I love it even more. Vanilla bean? Easy. Salted chocolate? Done. German C...
I know I say this every year, but I had the best meal of my life a few weeks ago. For the past 3 years, the tiny town of Eggleston has been one of the hottest stops on the Celebrity Chef Tour and thi...
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