So, a funny thing happened while I was writing this post: I managed to delete the entire post right after writing it. The incident happened late at night and I was already a little tired and crabby (and accidentally deleting my entire post didn’t help matters). I attempted a number of different tricks to recover the post, to no avail…. Read More »
I love life’s simple pleasures: the colors of autumn, sipping a great cup of coffee, putzing about the house in my crappy old blue plaid pajama pants. In my own life, I find that I am constantly striving for simplicity. I want to take the time to enjoy life’s simple pleasures. And to be quite honest, I’m failing miserably. My… Read More »
And just like that, it happened: summer turned into fall. The days are dreary and cold, and all I want to do is snuggle on the couch with fuzzy blankets and drink coffee and read books, etc. I want to hibernate. In celebration of the season, I made a giant pot of potato and kale soup this week. I don’t… Read More »
Last month, I wasn’t able to participate in the Recipe Swap, as I was driving across the country with my sister. In two years of swapping, this is the only post I’ve missed! I was bummed to miss out on all the recipe swap fun, but driving across the country isn’t exactly conducive to cooking. (On the contrary, driving across… Read More »
There are three things I want you to know about this recipe. (Maybe four.) 1. I made tomato jam for the express purpose of slathering it on a biscuit sandwich. A few months ago I had brunch with my friend Kelly at a little spot in Portland called Bakery Bar. I don’t recall all of the specifics of the biscuit… Read More »
Today is my husband’s birthday and we’ve had a a magical day. We slept in late and then went to lunch at Little Bird. We ate fresh oysters and drank martinis. We sat outside at Stumptown Coffee on Belmont and read books while sipping on americanos. We wandered about vintage stores and searched for trinkets and treasures (and wished we… Read More »
So, I just recently learned that watermelon is super good for you. It’s chock-full of vitamins, antioxidants, and other great things. Who knew? It’s just so funny to me. In my mind, watermelon was always just a pretty pink fruit, consisting of nothing but water and sugar (and annoying black seeds). Turns out, I was quite wrong about watermelon. And… Read More »