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ahh! hi! Sorry, I feel like I’ve been seriously cheating on you all lately. I’ve been cooking, baking, and cooking obnoxiously more (as usual) but instead of sharing it with you all I have been EATING it all! Oops. Life’s been crazy busy lately so I’ve had absolutely no time to to take pretty pics [...]
I love vegetable dips. Everything about them. You can be at any kind of summer party surrounded by the most awkward collection of people – try your questionably twice removed uncle, ex-boyfriend’s latest gf, that guy you ‘forgot’ to call back…3 months ago…take your pick kids. But put that same group around a big bowl [...]
Hi guys! So there’s not a recipe today (just for today!!) but I’m trading you a kick butt discount instead? Deal?? Erika from Color in Motion 5k reached out to me a couple weeks ago with a fabulous registration fee discount for the Color in Motion 5k race. I’m letting her take over the blog [...]
Woo! So excited for brunch this Sunday! Bring on the pancakes, pastries, omelets, and mimosas! Flowers are blooming and the weather’s getting warmer, but I think my favorite part about Spring is that every other weekend is some new excuse to celebrate with Brunch! (Easter? Mom’s Day?? Wedding Showers??). Mom – totally excited to [...]
So today’s post started out as a Mojito recipe…(a really good mojito recipe!) Buttttt… 4 test recipes and a half of bottle of Bacardi (no judging) later and all I was craving was a big, heaping, plate of nachos. Should have seen that one coming.. Normally a frozen pizza would do the trick, but thanks [...]
I have been a cooking machine since I got home from Cali! I’ve gone on a serious cooking bender – fish tacos! BBQ pork! steak with red wine sauce (I don’t even eat steak)! Would you also like a homemade chocolate chip cookie after dinner? Umm…. yes please. It’s my last few weeks with [...]
Hi! I’m home! I’ve been trying desperately to avoid the fact that I’m home. But I think it happened?? Maybe if I just click my heels a couple times… few times? for 5 minutes?? I’ll wake back up in sunny California…. Nope. I don’t know what Dorothy’s got that I don’t. I even picked [...]
Hi!! By the time you see this post I will hopefully be leisurely sunning myself on a California beach, sipping mojitos, without a care in the world :) So while I’m away on vacay I asked Dara, from Generation Y Foodie, to please come and share one of her fabulous recipes with you all! This [...]
Hi guys! It’s 7am. I stink like self tanner. There are more clothes on my bedroom floor than hangers in my closet. And my internet search history looks like I am either an LA restaurant critic or seriously stalk LA restaurant critics. There’s only one thing this can mean… I leave for vacation [...]
Ooooo I love sloppy joes! Everything about them. They’re the perfect sweet and tangy comfort food. They have that kind of 1950s nostalgia where there’d be a commercial with some elementary school kid spilling red sauce all over his newly pressed white tshrit and his mom just smiling and shaking her head…so much love [...]
After the past few posts I bet you guys were starting to wonder if you were ever going to see another vegetable on the blog! French toast… doughnuts… crumb cake… umm…can you guess which end of the Easter buffet line I start on?? Luckily for my insulin levels – the final recipe for my [...]
So I have a secret to tell you today! A very serious secret. And its not where I hide my peanut butter m&ms. That follows me to the grave ladies and gents. Good try. I am a baker by day…. lead guitarist by night. O ya! Jimmy Page would have to shield his eyes [...]
Can you all believe the first day of Spring was this week?? I kind of feel like someone is lying to us. Like they know we’re all getting super antsy with this crazy snowy weather. So to keep us calm they decided to announce it was the first day of spring. Didn’t fool me [...]
Hi guys! Today is an extra special post for too many reasons to count! First – I’m guest posting today for one of my absolute favorite blogs ever – The Realistic Nutritionist! If you haven’t checked out her site yet you are seriously missing out. She is personally responsible for about 99.9% of my food [...]
Cinnamon. Crumb. Coffee Cake. …French Toast Souffle…Sun dried tomato Goat Cheese Quiche….Banana Streusel Muffins…Mmm..mmm…what do these all have in common?? Besides sticking to the butts of even you super humans out there training for your spring half marathons… ? Haha umm….actually – pretty much nothing you all care about. It’s j
So I have a confession; I am not Irish. Not even close to being Irish. The closest I get is that I like beer and boys with Irish accents. Soooo basically I’m American. And 25 years old. But we all know that the whole ‘not being remotely related to this holiday’ thing would never [...]
Happy Tuesday everyone! Today is an extra special post about a couple extraordinary bloggers and a very important cause. Today we are joining together to help raise awareness for Heart Disease. Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic lost her Mom to heart disease when her mother was 47, and Kim was 15. Each year on [...]
Hi guys! I’m writing you today from my new pretend home away from home! Long story short I’m apartment/dog sitting for a friend in Chicago and getting a fabulous taste of life outside the burbs. I’m making the big move this summer, but for the next few days I get to play around like a [...]
It is snowy and cold in the best ever way possible today. I’m tucked inside with nothing to do; no way to drive on the roads, huddled in last night’s pjs surrounded by cookbooks. I’m wrapping up a website this week so I’ve been graciously working from home, far from my snow boots and [...]
Valentine’s Day may have been a week ago but thats no excuse to stop showing your heart a little extra lovin’! February is American Heart Month by the American Heart Association so its the perfect time to stop and take a second to really think about your ticker. February isn’t just about reminding others how [...]
Today’s post is going to be short & sweet! Mainly because my butt is on fire guys. Whoa. I started PT last week for this hip thing I have and I am sore in muscles…I knew I had (lets be serious), but were pretty content not getting any use. Now they’re very unhappy about not [...]
So I just bought Martha’s new Cakes & Cupcakes special edition magazine last week. Clearly I was done for. Remember Monday’s post? My addiction to all things cheesy and embarrassingly domestic? Well pair that with a magazine addiction… (People, Glamour.. Cooking Light, I don’t discriminate) – andddd you get little individual heart cake for Valentine’s Day! [
The secret Martha Stewart in me gets so excited for holidays! I love any and every excuse to go a little OCD domestic on some cupcakes. If I had all the time and piping bags in the world, plus a magic pill that negated every cookie I ate…I would be finagling corny baked goods [...]
Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you all had fabulous weekends! How many of you are just starting your work week today?? And be honest… I was watching the news yesterday morning and they said 1.5 million Americans called in sick last year the day after the Super Bowl… which is HILARIOUS. Another 4.4 million came in [...]
Woo! It’s just about a week till’ Super Bowl Sunday! Bring on the beer, chili, brownies, and don’t forget the Tums! I LOVE football parties. Everything about them. Well. almost. Ok – I’m so sorry. I really wanted to come up with some super witty first paragraph about the game – maybe some awesome insightful [...]
So we’re coming into the last week of January everyone! Its just about that time when every day-time talk show, magazine, and newspaper reminds us that we are in a competition with our New Years Resolutions and its time to check the score… So if chocolate, cycling class, and happy hour are kicking [...]
So originally I wasn’t planning on posting this recipe! The other night I was just baking for fun… because secretly I am an 85 year old grandma trapped in the body of a 25 year old. I also go to bed by 10:30. And drink tea… omyGod! Sounds so much worse when I type it [...]
So bare with me on this post everyone! Remember last Friday’s post? My Quinoa Salad with Roasted Tomatoes?? I was trying to be all organized (for once) and coordinate recipes to show you how to rollover my Roasted Tomatoes into two recipes…. Aka..show you how to use Friday’s post to make an easy dinner on [...]
Happy (almost) Friday everyone! We’re just breaking into January and the New Year is all about discovering a new and fabulous you! Unfortunately, I just discovered…. that I am a big baby. A crabby, whining, rub my tummy kind of 6 month year old. I woke up New Years Day (go figure) with the flu and [...]
Happy New Year everyone!! So while we’re all trying to be good in 2013, sipping wheat grass shots, showing up on time to Yoga, and wrestling with separation anxiety over our secret chocolate drawers (doesn’t everyone have one of those??), I thought I would taunt you with a little bit of lasagna… :) Because nothing [...]
Sooo… I think I’m going to have to start doing more cocktail recipes on the blog here guys… I always talk about how fabulous it is having an excuse to test out chocolate cake recipes on a Wednesday, but let me tell you… it is fabulous being able to test cocktail recipes on a Saturday [...]
Happy day-after Christmas! I hope you all had a great holiday! We had a great Christmas this year. Lots family, lots of friends, and way too much food! Me and my (gorgeous!) younger cousins opening gifts last night! As usual – I went a little nuts-o on the Christmas baking. 8 kinds of cookies… a [...]
Merry merry Christmas! This is my last post before Christmas Day and I want to wish you all the very best holiday! This is one of my favorite weekends of the year. Everyone I love, and everything I love to eat are all packed into the best day, wrapped in Christmas wrap, covered in pretty [...]
Thank you so much to everyone that participated in mine and Kayle’s Christmas Cookie Exchange this year! The exchange is literally bursting with irresistible cookie pics! I’ve gotten so many fun e-mails from you all talking about which cookies inspired you at home, so sending a big smothering grandma hug to all my lovely readers [...]
Alright ladies. Today I want to talk shopping… Somewhere between Black Friday and December 24th, shopping is no longer a leisure activity – it is a sport. Blood, sweat, and tears baby. My Starbucks latte is no longer just delicious, it is fuel. And yes, I am wearing sneakers.. with my skinny jeans. Because I [...]
So to keep the cookie love going this week I just couldn’t resist baking something with my two favorite things in the whole wide world. …And I don’t mean finding my favorite boots on sale at Jcrew this week (because I did!! Sorry credit card…) …Not even the second season of Homeland. Obsessed. ….OR [...]
Yay! It’s officially Christmas season!…which means its officially time to dust off those cookie cutters and start baking Christmas Cookies :) My pantry is already embarrassingly overflowing in chocolate chips, sugar, and these adorable little santa cupcake holders that were on sale at Bed Bath & Beyond. I’m a sucker for cookies, and an even [...]
Wanna know how I like my breakfast ? Mm…Pancakes. Warm Maple Syrup. Coffee… …With a side of restaurant waiter and a big cup of ‘I don’t cook in the morning’. I love breakfast! I just really (really) dislike making it myself. Or at least doing it at 7am. When I’m hungry and its hard [...]
Happy Day After Thanksgiving! I hope you all had a fabulous holiday! Thanksgiving weekend is one of my absolute favorite times of the year. Wednesday literally kicks off a full 5 day marathon of yummy food, movie binging, more yummy food, and Christmas decorating festivities. We just cut down our tree (Um.. yes.. you heard [...]
2… more… days… till THANKSGIVING! The one day of the year that is completely dedicated to food. Literally. We’re supposed to give some thanks in there but lets be serious. Its all about the turkey. gravy. pumpkin pie. and SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE! However, us smart, savvy, gorgeous ladies (and you studly guys) also know that [...]
So the awesome part about being a food blogger is that I get to eat pie. On a Wednesday night. And its totally normal. The not-so-awesome part about being a food blogger….is that I get to eat pie. On a Wednesday night. And I think its totally normal. Haha whoa! 4 pumpkin pie recipes, a zillion [...]
O-MY-Goodness. Thanksgiving is less than 2 weeks away guys! I swear last week was September. Now I know when we think of Thanksgiving we usually think pumpkin pie… creamy mashed potatoes… stuffing (my favorite!) and any other kind of vegetable with can sautee in butter and bake in cream. Sweet potato casserole! Ugh. Yum. [...]
There is something so comfortably satisfying about a big warm bowl of creamy tomato soup on a lazy Sunday. I have a presentation at my old high school this week and I think all the preparation has got me seriously nostalgic for some of my childhood favorites – Tomato Soup. Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. White Keds. [...]
Happy Halloween! Today’s post is all about learning how to survive that big bad candy bowl sitting by your front door and deciding which candy bars are the skinniest choices for sneaking out of your kids trick or treat bags…. Because lets be serious. We’re all going to eat a candy bar or two.. [...]
Halloween is the BEST. Besides the fact that an entire new aisle is now dedicated to candy in the grocery store, even better is that I can walk out of the store with 10 different bags and no one will judge me. Because the old lady next to me just walked out with 12. [...]
Do you know what is less fun than dishwashing. Laundry. Going to the dentist. And finding out the real calorie counts at Starbucks. Combined. Apartment shopping. For real. Craigslist and I are seriously fighting right now. That and every other apartment agency in Chicago. But I’m keeping my chin up! The Carrie Bradshaw in [...]
With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Ashley and I thought it would be the perfect time to do a feature on Women’s Health. Us ladies work our butts off! We are strong, smart, creative women and the best way to keep us moving is to fuel our bodies to be their best and [...]
Ok guys, these tacos ROCK. And not like Tom Cruise in Rock of Ages. These are the Led Zepelin of tacos. Black Dog meets Taco Bell…. meets vegan. And they are not messing around. These sweet potato tacos are so so good! ….. And so so in season! Today’s post is all about [...]
I love pumpkin bars. Holy moly ladies and gents. I forgot how good these were! Peanut butter and Jelly might be the originals but Pumpkin and Cream Cheese Frosting are the new kids in town. Move over Regis… I’m loving my Kelly & Michael! These little babies are just happy food. Happy [...]
Tomorrow’s my first official tailgate of the football season and I am SO excited! A whole bunch of us are heading to the Notre Dame v. Michigan game at Notre Dame in the morning (some as early as 6:30am. Yikes! Definitely not my car…). It’s going to be a lot of fun – lots of people, lots [...]
