— This is a re-posting of an article from last Summer’s archives. I hope you have as much fun reading this post as I did writing it. — This fun summer drink recipe is perfect for the sweltering hot dog-days of summer. I originally found the recipe in Real Simple magazine and whipped it up with my kids last week. It’s delicious and easy as pie. I like pie. Ingredients for Sparkling Pineapple Ginger Ale: -12 oz ginger ale -1…
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A few weeks ago after the really fun 4th of July parade, I walked down the street to where Justin Hackworth was hosting his 30 Strangers open house. I wanted to show my sister my 30 Strangers portrait, and I got to see Justin {which is always a bonus} and his wife Amy. She’s my favorite. Bubbly, adorable, kind, wonderful. Anyway, she was wearing what was perhaps the most perfect summer outfit of all time. Isn’t Amy darling? This outfit…
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— This is a re-posting of an article from last Summer’s archives. While I’m away in Europe I thought I’d give you a tour of my blog. I’ve got years of content to delve into and plenty of fun content to keep you entertained while I’m away. — Cucumber couscous salad is one of my favorite summer salad recipes. It’s easy and delicious and sometimes I can get both the cucumbers and tomatoes out of my summer garden, which I…
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Sometime over the long, long, LONG winter I’m not quite done with, I became obsessed with bread pudding. I don’t know how or when it happened, but it did and there’s no help for it. So instead of getting up to run on the treadmill at each hotel I stayed at over the course of the last 5 months, I ordered bread pudding from room service everywhere I went. Makes sense, right? A girl’s gotta preserve her food stores to…
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I’m not even a little ashamed to admit I go to my favorite local Mexican food restaurant {Cafe Rio} just for the tortillas. They’re insane. But at a dollar a pop on top of an entree, my Mexican food expeditions are getting a little pricey. So I decided to make my own homemade flour tortillas. Holy cow you guys, I can’t even begin to explain the yum. Totally different taste than store bought tortillas, like you’re not even eating the…
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Surely at one point in the history of your life you’ve received a cookie mix in a jar as a gift. If you haven’t, you need to move to a neighborhood where people hand these out. I’m kidding. Just come over to my house and I’ll make one for you. If you have basic cookie ingredients on hand you can make a big batch of these to hand out over the holidays. You’ll make friends and influence people all over…
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I don’t know about you, but I’m all full up on Thanksgiving turkey and I’ve got loads to spare. Would you like to know what we’re having for dinner tonight? Yep, turkey. Only a different incarnation of the regular Thanksgiving variation. Here’s one idea for what to do with your left-over Thanksgiving turkey: Barbecued turkey sandwiches. Here’s what you need: left-over Thanksgiving turkey bottle of barbecue sauce crock pot 2 cans mushrooms 2 cups water 2 tablespoons honey Throw all…
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We’re baking like crazy around here since it’s about to be Thanksgiving in the U.S. We have weirdness with Thanksgiving. Sometimes we’re traveling, like we were last year, and sometimes we go it alone. This year it’s just my little family of four for Thanksgiving Dinner, so yours truly is responsible for all the cooking. I tried this recipe, just for kicks on Sunday, and I think I’ll do it again for Thanksgiving dinner. The kids went bananas for it. …
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You know, it might not seem that important to know how to cut a pineapple, but I assure you when the stakes are high and you’re required to bring pineapple wedges to your next potluck event, this tutorial will come in handy. Okay, so you might not be asked to bring pineapple to a potluck, but you need to know how to cut a pineapple anyway. It’s a rite of passage, a sign of adulthood and whatnot. So, here you…
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