So it appears it is now Fall. About 3 months ago, I bought tissues from CVS. My qualifications were that they be on sale and not terrible. Several days later, I realized that I had inadvertently purchased the tissues that were infused with Vick’s vapor rub. It was a terrible mistake… until today. I am…
I’m not really a muffin person. And since we are disclosing things, I’m also not really a cupcake person. That being said, I’m not going to turn down a cupcake really. They are pretty great – but not as good as strawberry shortcake or a piece of pie or cheesecake. Muffins feel like a convenience…
pic courtesy of the bride from Instagram One of my favorite things in the world is sending mail. One of my other favorite things is getting mail. If the postal service ever shuts down, I’ll be a sad girl. I believe people think sending mail is hard but it really isn’t. It can be as…
I have always loved caesar salad. I think I even like bad caesar salad. It’s just so creamy and sinful but yet there is lettuce… so it’s this fake feeling of healthy decision making. I wouldn’t say that I’m one to make really healthy eating decisions but I’ll never forget getting a peeksy at the…
Birthday dinners are rather important. I’m not saying they need to be fancy – but there needs to be thought behind it. I’d be perfectly happy with a pizza for my dinner because then it’d be about the atmosphere or getting to binge watch my favorite shows on Netflix while we ate. But, one of…
Cooking in the summer is not for the faint of heart. Cooking in the threat of summer is almost worse. See, technically we are on the tail end of summer… it could be hot one day or not at all. But since the threat is still alive, I still need to think about whether it…
Guys, there was this time in Italy that I wanted pizza but instead got gnocchi. The gnocchi was served in this knock your socks off tomato sauce that was so simple yet so flavorful. I remember when it was brought to the table, I was like…. wait, this is it? But it was phenomenal. I’m…
I’m always a big fan of trying to do things myself once or twice – or at least attempting it. For this reason, I have a pile of clothes in my closet that I refuse to throw out / donate because I’m moderately convinced I can hem / alter them myself. I can nearly guarantee…
I’m not sure if this was the last beach weekend of the summer. It might have been. I certainly behaved like it was the end of wearing bathing suits all day. There was no cooking. Just a fair amount of eating anything I wanted … which oddly didn’t include a single BLT. I got ice…
Earlier this Spring I picked up a few little baby San Marzano tomato plants. I got really excited about “harvesting the crops” from my urban dwelling … and then very quickly lowered my expectations. I decided I would be happy if I got just 1 … maybe 3 of my favorite tomatoes. As the summer…
