I came home last night to a very exciting scene. This is what the bottom half of our staircase looks like: This is what the top half looks like: Do you like how I didn’t vacuum the carpet for months so the before picture looks really really grimy? Yeah, that was on purpose. Seriously though,…
Category: Cooking
Pumpkin Doodles
Snickerdoodles have been one of my favorite cookies for years. Do I like sugar cookies? No, not really. Do I love sugar cookies that are rolled in cinnamon sugar and therefore are called snickerdoodles? Yes! Do I especially love snickerdoodles that are laced with pumpkin and nutmeg? Definitely yes. You can tell how excited I…
Miscellaneous Thursday
These are happy tidbits, nothing more. First, Scott recently became the friend of a friend of the head of an equestrian program. Which means that he acquired horse manure for our garden this morning. That is a lot of manure! That is an entire truck bed of manure, to be exact. And in the background,…
Giada’s Egg and Kale Wraps
So imagine this. You got off work at a normal time, thinking you would eat a quick meal out on your way to a 7 pm meeting. You get to the dinner spot of choice (you’re really excited about a good sandwich and some soup), only to realize that you left your credit card sitting…
Hanger-Busting Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges with Orange-Molasses Butter
I’ll admit that I was mean last night. It wasn’t pretty, but there was a shining moment in there. That shining moment was called Bobby Flay’s Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges with Orange-Molasses Butter. If they tasted perfect when I was angry, I can only imagine how awesome they would be in a good mood, maybe…
Birthday Week Spaghetti
Spaghetti doesn’t sound fancy, right? Well try this recipe: Giada’s Spaghetti with Beef, Smoked Almonds, and Basil. This made the birthday week menu mostly by virtue of its beef content, but I think I ended up loving it more than the birthday man. The sauce is technically more like an Italian salsa (read: no cooking!),…
Birthday Observed
You know how some holidays exist on one day and have an “observed” day on a different day? Scott’s birthday is on that list this year. There just wasn’t any way to make the actual holiday feel like a holiday. Between leaving for work an hour early, getting home an hour late, and having a…
Small, but valuable. 