One of my favorite things to do is Swiffer the floors … and cook in my kitchen. Today was super productive… and not all at once. I cleaned all my floors and bathrooms. I have 1.5. It’s luxurious. I cleaned the tub and I hung up all the coats I’ve worn in the last…
I’ve never been one to hide my love of snacks – especially ones that include fake cheese. For my birthday this year, my team gave me a giant box of Goldfish… so my love and dedication to snacking is clearly well documented. But recently I’ve been trying to eat my “pivot table” feelings less… and…
Despite my general enthusiasm for cooking and sharing, I tend to avoid cooking for coworkers. By avoid, I mean I think I can honestly say I’ve never done it. I’ve been a working professional since 2005 and I’ve never purposely made anything and left it on the corner of my desk. Ever. Until this week……
During the heart of tomato season last year, I experimented with a lot of different options. Put them in a Tomato Corn Galette, served them under some roasted pesto crusted cod, in a tomato pancetta quiche, as an easy simple summer sauce, or just plain ole roasted on some naan “pizza”. It was pretty great to push myself a little to try…
Again this summer has been light on the writing. It’s not that I haven’t had things to write about, I just have been trying to not sit in front of the computer. Also … life has been full. But what I want to document that I’m 31 and have poison ivy. And, that I’ve had…
This is officially the longest I’ve gone without writing. It sounds very obnoxious to say that I was busy, but I was. And still am. I’ve actually recently decided to avoid the word “busy” because it feels a little obnoxious to describe things like that at times. So, I’ll just say that life has been…
I’m not really a perfume person, but if there is one that consists of peonies and salt water I would buy it. My parents have had these peonies for 20+ years. I used to remember coming home from school and finding neighborhood ladies snipping blooms off when they thought nobody would catch them. Silly ladies.…
This past weekend, I had four eggs left in my refrigerator which I elected to turn into pancetta cheddar scones…. and raspberry macarons. I made the macarons with my friend Lara in mind. At the time of making them, she was pregnant with twin baby boys. Seemed like a good occasion to make someone a…
In the spirit of getting settled in my apartment, I made great progress this weekend. I planted some flowers on my fire escape, rearranged some furniture, and got rid of a few more boxes. I have increasingly high hopes for my green thumb this year. I bought this little watering system for $7 and it…
It’s hard to believe that it is almost the weekend again … but I’m thankful for that. There is something quite phenomenal about long weekends and Memorial Day came at the right moment. Nothing crazy, just the right moment for an extra couple hours away from Microsoft Outlook, pivot tables and sunset views from 12…
