I know. It’s nearly  Thursday and here I am talking about last weekend. What does one do on a Friday night when you remember that you’ve been invited to a 2-year old’s birthday party the very next day? You pull out Hillary’s bunny pattern and make a bunny, of course. I ordered this pattern…gosh, maybe…

Let this be known: this is the first time I have ever taken a picture of myself.  My first self-portrait. Just me & the camera & the flourescent lights of the white bathroom before church today. Eeek. Not comfortable & not sure I want to do it again. Ever. I don’t enjoy having myself photographed…

We used to make these as kids, back in the day when they had that crazy fruit striped gum. Remember that? They worked so well for these, because their little paper wrappers were striped, making these  planes look pretty darn official. I had no luck in finding any so I cut up my own cardstock…

David Lebovitz is hosting this months Sugar High Friday, and the theme is "Chocolate by Brand". The chocolate that I used for these Coconut Patties was Ghiradelli’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate. I know, nothing fancy.  I buy it at the market across the street in these decent sized blocks and so for me, it’s convenience and it’s…

It was 1999 and I had recently taken on a part-time job working at Williams Sonoma. I was straightening up all the cookbooks and came across the newly released "The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook". It was Ina’s first cookbook (unbeknownst to me at the time). I gave it a flip through and saw this picture. ‘You…

This recipe originates from the Barefoot Contessa’s "Barefoot in Paris" cookbook from the wonderfully talented Ina Garten. This is a hearty soup and was wonderfully filling & delicious. Here’s the recipe: Lentil Sausage Soup1 pound French green lentils (recommended: du Puy) 1/4 cup olive oil, plus extra for serving 4 cups diced yellow onions (3…

My sister tipped me off to this recipe a few years ago and it's absolutely my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. Ever.  The whole wheat flour gives it this wonderfully chewy consistency and you can't even tell it's made with it. I decided to mix it up a little when I made it this week,…

Henry loves to say the word Apple. He doesn’t like eating apples, never has. But boy, he sure does love pointing them out. Occasionally, we give him "appey juice", which he equally loves. On a recent road-trip home we stopped to stretch our legs and get a bite and came across an apple car. You…

That is what they say, right? I’ve been having the itchies lately to paint. I haven’t painted in a long time. Unless walls count. I had been held captive in corporate America for the last 12 years and ever since being relieved (as Chris likes to say) from my job last August, I find that…

Good things all around me. I picked up this beauty the other night and oh, I just love it. It’s really long & skinny and has about 10 shelves in it. You know when you see something and your heart starts beating fast, really fast and you just want to have it so bad. Your…