I’m hesitant to talk about the weather again, since I’ve been harping on it so much lately, but it’s just been so bizarre lately that I can’t help myself. This week has been especially cruel — high 60s and sunshine on Tuesday, followed by rain and thunderstorms on Wednesday, and a Thursday that looked beautiful … Continue reading
Happy Kansas Day, everyone! Don’t tell me you’re unfamiliar with the holiday. It occurs every January 29 and celebrates the day Kansas was admitted to the union as the 34th state on January 29, 1861. (duh.) Kansas is 153 years young, and she barely looks a day over 140. Growing up, my school celebrated Kansas … Continue reading
Are you guys getting excited for the Olympics? I gotta admit, I haven’t been too psyched for the winter Olympics since I was 9. And that’s because when I was 9, it was 1994, and the 1994 winter Olympics was the craziest thing that ever happened. On that note, did anyone else watch that ESPN … Continue reading
As you can surely tell, I don’t always lean toward the quickest or easiest recipes. I like spending time in the kitchen, and I especially like trying things with unusual ingredients or interesting cooking methods…or things that I think would be especially fun to tell you guys about. Or things on the ol’ bucket list! … Continue reading
One of my favorite byproducts of starting this blog is that sometimes people send me new recipes out of the blue. Like these tomato tarts! After I made those yummy baked brie cups, my husband’s godmother sent me one of her go-to appetizer recipes that also uses mini phyllo dough cups. When I saw that … Continue reading
According to Wikipedia (which I accept as an absolute authority in all aspects of life, so don’t go putting anything weird on there), there are almost 200 different kinds/shapes of pasta. The list includes things like couscous and gnocchi, but a lot of the varieties on there are just different shapes of the same thing … Continue reading
Last week I went out to dinner with some friends at a fancy schmancy restaurant for my birthday. We had lots of delicious stuff, but the thing that really blew my mind was this caprese cocktail they served. I can’t remember what all was in it, but it tasted all basil-y and smooth and perfect. … Continue reading
I love when I have the time to decide what to make for dinner, shop for it that day, and then make it that night. It feels so fancy and Parisian to walk to the store to pick up a few fresh ingredients and then turn them into something yummy a few hours later. Pushing … Continue reading
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