It’s spring break and my mother is visiting! As a result, in the next 8 days, my house will get cleaned, all my closets will get organized, half my stuff will get thrown away, I will spend a lot of money buying new stuff, and I will gain at least 10 pounds.
We have crème brûlée for breakfast, sugar cookies for lunch, and Continue reading
I’m officially calling it. As of this morning, I resumed eating like a normal person and here‘s why.
For one, I wasn’t eating anywhere near enough total calories in a day. Do you know how much zucchini and lettuce it takes to match the calories in Continue reading
Hot chocolate – 60 calories, 0 sugar, 2 ingredients – still delicious?
Answer: yes!
It’s day 10, and it’s been a long one, so this was Continue reading
So, as you may have noticed, I ate a LOT of sugar during the holidays. All the treats were fantastically delicious, but by the end of two weeks of orange glazed cinnamon rolls for breakfast, cookies for lunch, and fudge for dinner, I was feeling pretty awful.
A friend suggested that I try this Continue reading
Okay guys, we’ve got a lot of catching up to do. First, a delicious treat from my childhood – Nanaimo bars. These are one of my mom’s favorite things, but they’ve been increasingly hard to find – especially without nuts. Obviously, the solution was to learn how to make them so we can have them whenever we want.
Since my new job is amazing, I have two Continue reading
Last weekend I discovered two new loves – the Beargrass Farmers Market, and fresh peaches from the farmer’s market.
This recipe comes from Millie, who was a friend of my grandmother’s. It is incredibly easy to make and perfect for summer. Actually, it’s perfect for any time of year, because it works with any kind of fruit and it’s incredibly delicious. I mean Continue reading
I love Harry Potter. For unknown reasons, I did not read all the books until this year. I’d read bits and pieces, and enjoyed them, but never gotten caught up. After I saw the 7th movie, I went back and reread all of them, one after the other, start to finish, in about 2 weeks because I just had to know what was going to happen. Immediately.
We own multiple copies of all the books (British and American Continue reading
Last night I was sitting around, wondering what to eat for dinner and I had a craving for fettuccine alfredo.
Luckily, and uncharacteristically, I had everything I needed in my refrigerator. What I didn’t have was a recipe. So I made one up. If only all my improvisations Continue reading
Let’s talk about comfort food. It’s what I make most, it’s what I like best, and it’s so easy! Ok, it’s not always the healthiest, but everything in moderation, right?
This recipe comes from Andy’s mother. I still say she makes it better than I do, but it was really delicious and done in under 30 minutes. Continue reading
