Rachel Ray did a smart thing when she made it easy and approachable for people to cook dinner with “30-Minute Meals.” The only problem? I’m not so sure a lot of those meals actually take 30 minutes.…
Saltine Candy with Chocolate & Nuts (Chocolate Covered Toffee)
Recipes, Sweet Treats August 13, 2009
I might mention it on here once in awhile, but I don’t think I talk enough about the importance of family. I grew up with my parents and a younger brother, but for one reason or another, didn’t see my extended family very often. Though we alway kept busy on birthdays and holidays, a part of me has always wished that I had multiple aunts, uncles and cousins who were a larger part of my life. Now that I’m in my twenties, though…
When I was younger I loved souvenirs. I didn’t travel very often throughout my childhood so even a day trip to the beach seemed like reason to celebrate with a t-shirt or snow globe. At one point, my father traveled frequently for business and I thought there was nothing more fascinating than a keychain emblazoned with the Georgia peach or a notepad shaped like a British phone booth. As an adult, I’m slowly but surely racking up frequent flyer miles of…
Avocado, Corn & Edamame Salad
Cooking for a Crowd, Recipes, Weekend Cooking, Worknight Dinners August 9, 2009
My least favorite month of the year is February, but if I had to pick a second, it would undoubtedly be August. In June and July, excitement for summer is mounting and peaking with popsicles, frozen margaritas and flip-flops. People like summer for its simplicity: beach towels hanging out to dry in the backyard, wearing your beach cover-up to the grocery store and a lingering aroma of coconut-scented sunblock permeating the air through Labor Day. For some of us, summer…
In college, I went to a fraternity formal with a guy. A guy that I liked. That might be par the course for most girls, but at a small school, I didn’t belong to a sorority and had fewer opportunities to, well, fraternize. Not to mention the fact that in high school, I probably would have been awarded Most Likely to Die Alone if there were such an award and if it were based on one’s ratio of school dance dates. Now,…