Turns out I was able to finish that book after all. How was I able to finish it? My mother-in-law had Peter and I had Henry watch a movie after school so I could completely ignore him and all my other responsibilities and read. Also, it was a really easy read: straight-forward narrative (the daughter [...]
Surely it was made with me in mind! So today I point you to one of my all-time favorite blogs: Smitten Kitchen. Her latest entry is Pie Crust 101 with her new favorite: Vodka Pie Crust. I can’t wait to try it.
So I spent the day doing my Chinese homework. The homework that I just stared at as very very little sunk in. Sigh. Later, I got to hang out with Shona and Jen and the rest of my bookclub as we discussed The Thirteenth Tale. Well, to say we discussed the book is perhaps a [...]
So, tonight was the second-of-three birthday celebrations for my husband – and this one involved serving 13 people dinner at my house. I wanted to tell you all about the funny story of being totally dissed at a local bar, but that will have to wait. I spent an hour cleaning up from hosting the [...]
I just returned from a lovely dinner and first-of-three birthday celebrations for my husband. I want to share some recipes with you, but I need to take some pictures. I am a horrible photographer – but still, I like to try. I’m soo tired, and I’ve already used my extra entry that I had in [...]
I have mint growing rampant in my backyard – it seems a shame to waste it. You KNOW I’d love to polish it off by making (and downing) a few pitchers of mojitos*, but I’m being a good little girl and laying off the calorie-laden cocktails. (A sacrifice that’s good for the budget and the scales.)
It’s also a great time for fresh fruit. I think I’ve spent 50% of our budget the last 2 weeks on fresh fruit. Cherries, watermelon, strawberries, raspberries by the flat, blueberries by the bucket… Another month and I’ll be swimming in fresh blackberries – I can’t wait!
So Monday night, I came up with a great, simple “salad
Did I mention the margaritas? Here’s the impromptu recipe we concocted in Jen’s slightly small (Amen!) but fabulously cozy kitchen:
This is the first recipe I ever bought hard liquor for. And it still seems to be the first one I make when the sun (finally) rolls around. It’s easy to make and so refreshing. My photo does not do it justice, and my photoshop skillz are not developed enough to make it better. Just [...]
I bought strawberries again (I can’t resist the early promise of spring) and of course reserved some for a fabulous martini. Eventually I’ll add this photo to the recipe posting, but for now, here it is. I am experimenting with Flickr, and with the taking , editing, and posting of photos. (Thanks to Jen for [...]