You know that old jump rope jingle? The one that goes, “First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage!” As it turns out, that little song has a lot of truth to it. Let me pause right here and say this: this is not a birth announcement. I repeat: I am not pregnant! I am… Read More »
The best thing about today is that it is the day after Valentine’s day! The fuss is over and the teddy bears and heart-shaped boxes of waxy chocolates are gone. We can all go back to our normal lives and celebrate our loved ones with non-Hallmark sponsored goods. Now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, I’d like to… Read More »
Five years ago I moved from Los Angeles, CA, to Portland, OR. It was quite possibly one of the best decisions I’ve ever made, for so many reasons. It didn’t take long for me to fall in love with this city, this state, the atmosphere, the people, all of it. I really love it here. But it is precisely this… Read More »
When it comes to cocktails, I’m a gin & tonic kind of gal. The G&T has been my standard drink order for years, and I never seem to tire of it. The gin & tonic is, in my opinion, the perfect cocktail. (And then there was that one time I made gin & tonic Jell-o shots…) And for the longest… Read More »
Because it’s Friday, I am going to share a small list of some of my favorite things. FRIDAY FAVORITES: This recipe for French Onion Soup Macaroni and Cheese. It’s everything I love, all wrapped up into one perfect dish. I can’t stop listening to this song by Miguel. And this song by Macklemore. The Anti-Loneliness Ramen Bowl (Which actually seems… Read More »
Sometimes, in the middle of January, you’ve just gotta get out of Dodge. Plane tickets are cheap this time of year and the weather in LA looked awesome, so I decided to go. It was fantastic. It was a blitz trip, but I made the most of it. I visited with old friends. I stayed up late (and I slept… Read More »
Fun fact: did you know that the Caesar salad originated in Mexico? An Italian immigrant named Caesar Cardini moved to Tijuana in the 1920’s and opened a few restaurants. It is rumored that he invented the now-famous salad one evening when he ran out of his usual salad dressing ingredients and was forced to make up a salad dressing on… Read More »