A year ago I visited Norris River Reservation by myself one Fall afternoon. It was pretty great. I told myself that I’d be back soon. Heck, it was really close by and not streneuous … at …. all. Then, I moved to the North End. And when I came home to my parents’ house I…
Yesterday my baby brother turned 14. Yikes right? It’s hard to believe that the little nugget is now closer to being able to drive than color inside (and outside the lines). In the tradition of birthday dinners, Baby Brother got to pick what he wanted to dine on. There was some back and forth but…
You know when you are in a new relationship and all you want to do is just talk about the new person in your life? You are looking for ways to just slip their name casually into discussions. Or, your friends catch you smiling at your phone in the middle of a windowless conference room.…
A few weeks ago, I started to research how to make my own English muffins. I figured that anything that I love as much as those suckers, I should at least attempt to make once. So, I picked up some cornmeal and… since then it’s just been sitting in my cabinet. Bummer. But, this past weekend I had…
I’m currently sitting at the airport in …. Ohio / Kentucky. My flight is currently two hours delayed and all I want to do right now is be looking at some Christmas cheer in NYC. Instead, the seat that I found near an electrical outlet is conveniently located near the moving walkway … which announces…
It’s swapping season … internet style. I signed up for this food blogger cookie swap back in mid-October …. and now nearly two months later…. I can finally write up the recipe I lovingly crafted for it. The premise of the swap is that you have to make something that is original to your blog…
Earlier in the year I made a sweet potato and sausage soup. I made it because I thought it would fulfill my love of meat and carbs in a liquid based dish. Spoiler alert. It didn’t. It was so mediocre that I couldn’t even be compelled to write about it. I’m still taking credit for…
Last night I went to bed with my Christmas lights on in my bedroom. But because I refuse to string a tree with less than 300 lights … it’s a little bit bright. So, I also slept with my eye mask on. You’d think that the mask would negate the lights being on … but…
Tonight I had planned to write about bacon jam or how I’m decorating for Christmas. But instead, I ate roasted brussel sprouts and left a long voicemail for my friend Ria. I leave terrible voicemails that are all sorts of rambly and not focused. (Kind of like this blog post?) I call with one thing…
The best part about Thanksgiving is that you almost already know what you are getting before the day even starts. The turkey is the family recipe, mashed potatoes are how the family likes them, and the same goes for the consistency of the squash and whether or not there is a green bean casserole. Maybe…
