Oooooookay now. Let me say, these are not overly spicy at ALL. Matter of fact, I probably could have gone for more heat, but we’ll play it safe today unless you like living on the edge. See, this is how a 48-year old woman rebels. We grate frozen jalapeno on our potatoes. Isn’t life thrilling? […]
Frrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrieeeedieeeeee. Let’s play a game! This is called: Tell Me What Movie Moment Traumatized You as a Kid. I’ll go first because we all know the obvious, if you’re a Gen X kid. The moment that changed everything. And that was Artax in the quick sand in NeverEnding Story. Hands down, saddest thing ever. “ARTAAAAAAX”. […]
At last, a June mixtape! (I forgot.) I won’t keep you. I have big plans today for making cheddar bread, broiled tomatoes (both for the blog!), some garden tidying and a bit of reading. But you reaaaaally need this extra breezy, ultra summery mixtape. It’s perfect for June! Roll down your windows and let it […]
Frrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!! Okay listen. This one’s for the booooooys. (sung like Martina McBride) But actually, it’s not only for the boys. Because you see, I do all our yard work. All the mowing, the edging, the weeding, the pruning, the primping. That’s me. This girl. Your girl. (<–sorry) But the one thing I do need Aaron’s […]
Frrrrrrrrrrrrrreedildy dooooo. You know what will always be? No matter how old I get, the parents on sitcoms from my childhood will always be older than me. Always. This shan’t be argued. Cliff and Clair Huxtable? Much older than me. Uncle Jesse and Joey? A lot older. Aunt Becky? Someday I’ll be her age and […]
Ooooo it’s a comfort, I tell ya! This is 100% inspired by my good friend Jessica’s new cookbook. I put my thing down, flipped it and reversed it (just based on what I already had), and made my own version. But she’s the total springboard. And her book is incredible. Bravo, Jess! You know I […]
Frrrrrrrrrrrrrrrit’s SUMMER. How. You guys, I need help. (shocker!) Tell me how I can lighten my hair, mainly my bangs, but for like five pennies. (also did you see that next year the US is going to stop making pennies?! Natalie and I saw that news on IG last night before bed and both our […]
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 […]
