It’s dip time! On le cheap. You know these days (and really, any day) I’m all about living richly but frugally. And it can be done. I went to an impromptu happy hour last week to pick up a tree (don’t ask), but knew we’d end up sitting around with cheap wine and pedestrian cheese […]
Frrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrah! dah. Hey, thank you all SO MUCH for your thoughtful, meaningful and supportive words from last week’s post. You have no idea how touched we were, how far they went and how warm we felt. Thank you. Endlessly, thank you. And so many asked how you could support me. And I have answers for […]
Let them eat quiche! (at least that’s the saying in my head.) You guys, this is so simple. So rustic. So homey. So perfectly scrumptious. It’s straightforward with no frill, yet offers that nostalgic wave of, “did my grandmother make this for me just now?” emotion. This is it. And you can leave out the […]
Frrrrrrrrrrrrrrr-so this is what’s going on. Last week I posted a four-leaf clover that we found in our back yard while doing some lawn work. And with it, a vague caption about being thrown a really scary curveball in life. Because are you really an Instagrammer if you’re not posting mysterious, cryptic messages about hardships? […]
Who needs a cream sauce today? Me? You? Us? Everyone? You in the back? Talk about something you can whip up within a half hour! That’s our game today. Comfort meets speedy. Earthy meets fresh. Saucy meets carbs. We’re in. I grabbed some simple baby bellas, but if you need fancy, any gourmet mushroom works. […]
May day! It’s May! Isn’t that what people say on the first day of May? Something like that? I’m feeling nostalgic. (Shocker!) Let’s go back in time. We need nothing but ’80s and ’90s vibes this month. Some radio hits, sure, but isn’t that what pulls us right back into the thick fabric of memory?? […]
We are BIG sub people. Big sandwich people. Big sub sandwich people. Big sandwich su- you get it. How can you not be when it’s seasoned and seared chicken tenders, crispy bacon, crisp lettuce, Swiss cheese, pepperoncini and loads of ranch dressing. Sorry, no. Yes. It’s basic human happiness. And everyone makes this on the […]
Frrrrrrrrrrrehdehhhhhhh! This might be a dumb-dumb question but, where the hell do candles even go? Like taper candles, when they burn down, some of them turn into molten medieval beauty-and-the-beast style dripeedos, and some straight up DISAPPEAR. And I’m perplexed every time yet too lazy to google it. Where do they go? Yes I’m breathing […]
This is coming together tonight for you. And I mean it. The key is, don’t overcook that spaghetti. You want it gorgeously toothy. A slight spring in it. Because when it’s draped with fresh lemon and all that parmesan and nutty garlic and earthy mint, you’ll pass away. Almost. Sort of. Basically. Classic cast of […]
It’s lighter, but MAN the vibe of this casserole will knock you straight over. The thing about this version is that there’s no cream of something. You can absolutely add it, if you need that binder. But this is going to yield a much lighter version of the classic, but with it comes a sass […]
