The first time I drank alcohol (you know…on my twenty-first birthday…) I drank Kahlua. I was with three of my girlfriends at a sleepover that was not so much different from the other sleepovers that we had in high school where we would eat junk food, watch movies and talk about the boys we liked. And sometimes, call said boys and hang up, in a fit of giggles, when they picked up the phone (I think that’s how we stalked our…
If your’e here expecting more tarts, cookies, cocktails and holiday cheer, well, I am sorry to disappoint you because today is about soup. Split pea soup, to be specific. Dry peas are high in protein, fiber and folate and while they make a mean soup, you can also utilize them in everything from brownies to pasta dishes to snack dips.…
If you can’t stand the crowds at the malls and want to save the money you’d spend on shipping gifts ordered online on other things (like Friday night cocktails or a pre-holiday pedicure) then homemade gifts are really your last option. For those of you who like to cook and bake, this is a good thing. For those of you who “eat to live,” rather than “live to eat” I have got you covered. I’ll never understand you. But I’ve got…
No matter what kind of holiday entertaining you’re planning, I can’t think of one occasion where cookies are inappropriate. Holiday brunch? Absolutely. The office potluck? Bring a platter of thumbprint cookies. During the month of December, cookies also happen to be a perfectly acceptable breakfast or midnight snack and if there is any time of year where you’re going to allow yourself to eat cookies in bed, this the one. I think you understand where I’m going here. It’s December,…