Here’s a horrible confession for a quasi-food-blogger to make — I haven’t been in the kitchen for nearly two weeks! That can happen more easily than you think, can’t it? Especially in the summer. Especially in a summer as nice and cool as this one when all you want to do is be outside. Especially … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I discovered a website that I promptly wasted a LOT of time on: TVTropes.org. It’s exactly what it claims to be – a database of recurring tropes on TV shows and other artistic works. There’s the Conveniently Unverifiable Cover Story…the George Jetson Job Security…the MacGuffin…the Promoted to Scapegoat…the No, Mr. Bond, … Continue reading
I made a bad decision the other day, guys. I got sucked into a House Hunters marathon on HGTV. And for some reason, House Hunters always makes me…vaguely angry. Angry at how cheap homes are in large Southern cities, sure, but mostly angry at how picky and critical all these first-time home buyers are about … Continue reading
Are you guys well-versed in peanut butter alternatives? You know, almond butter and soy nut butter and cashew butter and the like? Or, if you’re feeling particularly sassy, cookie butter a/k/a biscoff? (quick side note — that cookie butter is NOT.MESSING.AROUND.) I, frankly, have never strayed far from my tried-and-true Jif peanut butter. Sometimes I’ll … Continue reading
As I’ve progressed from my early 20s to those last precious months of being a 20-something, I’ve noticed something — there are baby people, and there are non-baby people. Personally, I’m a baby person. I love holding new babies, feeding new babies, exclaiming over the facial expressions of new babies, even changing the diapers of … Continue reading
Are any of you out there Spotify fans? I downloaded it when it first came out a few years ago, but I didn’t really get the appeal and eventually forgot about it. Well, the other day I randomly remembered my Spotify password and logged back in, and I’m so glad I did — it got … Continue reading
Do you organize your grocery list by where things are located in the grocery store? I remember discovering that my mom did this when I was little and being amazed by how much of a genius she was. It blew my mind. Such a clever trick would’ve never occurred to me, I was sure. As … Continue reading
I need your help guys! Are you all Trader Joes fans? I’ve always heard people talking about how great Trader Joes is, but I’ve never lived very close to one, and I’ve only been a handful of times. BUT — in a very exciting move — a brand-new Trader Joes just opened up a few … Continue reading
So friends — everyone tired from the Oscars last night? What dresses did we like? Viola Davis’s green dress was one of my favorites, and I loved Oliva Wilde’s sweet little baby bump. Everyone seemed to really love Amy Adams and Lupita Nyong’o’s dresses, but I was…a little underwhelmed. And I was sorta ambivalent about … Continue reading
Some kitchen activities have a reputation for being difficult — making risotto, working with yeast, stuff like that. Somehow I’ve never had any trouble with either of those things, but you know what I can’t do to save my life? Pick out an avocado. Does anyone else have this problem? Why are avocados so darn … Continue reading
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