Happy New Year(‘s Eve)! I feel like everyone always uses this day to say things like, “the year went by sooooo fast!!!”, so I’ll be the contrarian and say that 2012 actually felt like a pretty long year to me. What with changing jobs, moving across the country, celebrating our first year of marriage, and … Continue reading
Next week I’m going to tell you about the very best things I made in 2012, but before I do that, I thought I’d take a little trip through the biggest kitchen disasters of this past year. Usually when I go to the trouble of picking out a recipe, shopping for the ingredients, making it, … Continue reading
It’s almost that time of year when we start thinking about the bad habits we want to banish from our lives in the months to come. Gawker has already compiled a list of 22 Terrible Things That Must End in 2013, and if you’ll allow me to gloss over the fact that two of those … Continue reading
Merry Day After Christmas! I hope everyone who celebrates had a very merry Christmas and enjoyed lots of good food and quality time with family! I had a great four days back home at my parents’ house and am sadly back to the real-life grind today instead of lounging in pajamas, watching reality television, and … Continue reading
Merry Christmas Eve! In the spirit of this glorious day, let’s talk about two of my favorite things — wine and cookies. We are very pro-wine in this house. Though I generally won’t turn down any type of wine (with the possible exception of white zin), I tend to stay with my favorites — Marlborough … Continue reading
So apparently that statistic about more suicides happening during the holiday season isn’t actually true, but that doesn’t mean that this time of year can’t be busy and stressful and oversaturated with incredibly unhealthy food and drink. If you’re feeling the holiday stress, do three things for me. One, watch this. Two, watch it again. … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, one of my girlfriends sent me The Hater’s Guide to the Williams-Sonoma Catalog, and I could not stop laughing at it. Seriously, what was the thought process behind some of these kitchen things? “You know what would make the task of peeling potatoes more enjoyable? Wearing some stanky, wet gloves that … Continue reading
When I was in the 8th grade, they opened up a huge new shopping mall a few miles from my parents’ house. Following the trajectory of a lot of shopping malls, this place was decent for a few years…then the outlets moved in…then everything else moved out…and now I think it sits largely empty, with … Continue reading
oooooooowould we call her chubby? Maybe if she ate enough of these baked brie cups. Which isn’t hard to do! Last weekend my husband and I enjoyed one of my absolute favorite holiday traditions — watching Love Actually. Nothing gets me in a happier, Christmasy mood than that movie. Wisconsin babes! Here comes Colin! We’ve … Continue reading
Seinfeld is on at 6:00 and 6:30 where I live, and I often have it on in the background while I’m getting dinner ready. As plenty of other people have noticed, Seinfeld — while still outstanding — just gets more and more dated every year. More than half of Seinfeld’s plotlines could be resolved in … Continue reading
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