When I was a kid, my family went out to eat about once a month, and for a long time, we almost always went to Red Lobster. I learned quite young that crab meat dripping with drawn butter is amazing. My parents graciously let me steal chunks of crab from their plates and didn’t complain […]
I have long been on a quest for the perfect fish taco to make at home: something spicy and tangy and crunchy and earthy that makes me lick my fingers and go back for more. And let me tell you, I have really had some fish taco failures at home—there are so many different recipes […]
For the last several weeks, we have been scraping by in our house with random odds and ends and leftovers. I have taken to looking into my fridge around 6:00 and hurriedly cobbling together something for dinner…or else calling Dominos. As I am now well into my third trimester with a toddler who seems to […]
I think of this as my pregnant-lady lunch. Because when you are pregnant and have a toddler, lunch must be tasty and ready in less than 5 minutes. And, you know, it should also have some good things in it, like protein and healthy fats and vegetables. Because…growing a human. Eating healthy has been a […]
I know I was right in the middle of sharing the saga of making a wedding cake…but then I remembered what time of year it is. That’s right. Thanksgiving is coming. And during the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, I like to focus on delicious side dishes and breads and pies…because let’s face it: vegetarians […]
A few weeks ago, Sarah told me that she had a dill plant that was threatening to take over the world, and asked if we could possibly put it to good use? Um, YES! I must admit that I’ve never really liked dill. (I think I have admitted that before.) It just reminds me of […]
So last week I went to New York City with my husband to celebrate our 5-year anniversary. Let’s just say it was a fairly glorious week. I ate my weight in delicious foods: pizzas, croissants, bagels, salmon, mac and cheese, many glasses of wine, chocolate of all kinds. And while I brought my computer along—with […]
I sometimes joke that my entrance exam into my husband’s family was learning the recipe for rhubarb pie. Dave really loves rhubarb. But he has never even batted an eye at my suggestions of non-pie rhubarb desserts…until one day last week, when he suddenly looked up and asked me to make him a rhubarb coffee […]
Pound cake sometimes gets a bad rap…which, honestly, I could never understand. I grew up on church potlucks and friendship loaves. Pound cake was always prominently featured, and I looked forward to every dense bite! The pound cakes of my childhood memories were never dry or boring. They were the reliable staples amid a table […]
It was Mother’s Day a few weeks ago. Not to brag, but I had a pretty stupendous day! I should probably backtrack and mention that my husband isn’t big into celebrating special occasions and events, or at least that he doesn’t care whether holidays are celebrated on time. He is more of the mind that […]