Yesterday was Thanksgiving #2 for the bf and I. Each year, his friends all get together for another round of turkey-centric fun the Saturday after the big day. There was not one but two fried turkeys! Plus all the usual sides including mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, stuffing, rolls, macaroni and cheese (with bacon!), and desserts […]
What a great day Thanksgiving was! Do you want to know my contribution to the festivities? Betty Crocker’s recipe for Cookies ‘n Crème Brownies! I needed something quick because for some reason I was last minute on getting inspired on baking. So the day of, I set out to find something to make. CVS had […]
Here are my worthwhile reads from the web from last week 11/12: Even though turkey day is just a few days away, it is time to get on top of the holiday shopping/ gift buying for next month! Good Housekeeping posted a helpful Gifts for Every Budget list to help get the wheels turning. They also […]
Here are my worthwhile reads from the web from this week 11/5: After last weekend’s dinner at Tango, I am craving more skirt steak! This recipe for Marinated Skirt Steak Topped with Salad sounds easy and quick. Even though the next couple of days are going to warm up in Boston, ‘tis the season for […]
Here are my worthwhile reads from the web from last week 10/29: This has been quite a week. Sandy wreaked havoc on the east coast and some of us were lucky enough to end up with no power outages, flooding, or issues. Work was pretty much BAU except for getting out early one of the […]
After apple picking this year, I was left with a giant bag of fresh apples! I love how you can seriously eat apples at any meal and the number of apple recipes out there is endless. Cut up as a side to your breakfast? Sure, why not! In your salad to bulk it up, along […]
Here are my worthwhile reads from the web from last week 10/22: With crappy weather rolling in, how nice would a warm, comforting bowl of soup like Italian-Style Tomato and Meatball Soup from Sweet Tooth Sweet Life be? On Life on Leroy, the blog post what’s your art? really got me thinking…. 52 Healthy Recipe […]
Just another Manic Monday! Whoa-ooo-whoa. Sorry to post a bit later than the usual but I wanted to share my worthwhile reads from the web this week from last week, my birthday 10/15: This list of 10 Things You’re Not Allowed to do at Your Office Job totally cracked me. People freak out if you eat […]
I have a massive bag of apples right now, as you know from my visit to Smolak Farms. There are so many options of what to make from applesauce to apple bread, apple crisp to apple pie. If I go the apple pie route, how cool is it that Crisco is hosting a Crisco® Pie […]
Here are my worthwhile reads from the web this week (for this week 10/8): With the colder temperatures rolling in, how yummy would a big bowl of chili with a side of cornbread be? Hmmm. Especially this Jalapeño Cornbread. When you want something healthy, nothing beats homemade salad dressing on crisp greens, for a starter […]