Happy July 1! I know I’m getting older because I’ve turned into one of those people who keep saying things like, “HOW is it July already?” I don’t even have anything all that exciting going on right now, and time is flying by.
Anyone doing anything fun this weekend? My agenda includes things like: running 6 [...]
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Boyfriend in the Kitchen
Good evening! Monday’s are pretty rough, but at least it’s behind us now, right?
You may have noticed (or not?) that I haven’t been posting recipes on the ole blog lately, or as often as I used to. This is because I was getting into a bit of a cooking rut, and I wasn’t about to [...]
Hallie’s Highlights
Hey all! I’m waiting for my salad maker to finish prepping before dinner (I made an attempt to “Healthy Twist”-ify pulled pork again, and I think the meat still going to be dry but at least we have Mitch’s amazing homemade BBQ sauce to compensate) so I thought I’d show you some highlights from last [...]
Quinoa and Countdowns
Two more days…two more days…two more days of work until my vacation! I’m totally doing the pre-vacation dance. And the countdown.
Actually, that’s not even true that I’m done in two days. I’m working overtime at my museum on Saturday and Sunday, and we leave for Boston on Monday. Somewhere in there I need to do [...]
Semi-homemade Curried Turkey and Vegetables
Hey! It’s April 30, or as it’s known around here “t minus 7 days until my birthday.” Does anyone have any suggestions on crazy things I should do while I’m still young? I don’t know why but 26 just sounds so much older than 25. It’s like, 25 is carefree and reckless living while 26 [...]
My New Blue Toy
Susan was right, I got a new camera! I went with the one I’d been eyeing, a Canon Powershot SD1200 IS. It’s so much faster and smaller (yet the screen is way bigger) than my other camera and although they say megapixels don’t matter that much, my old camera was 5 MP and this one [...]
How to Ruin Chicken in 4 Easy Steps
Step 1:
Decide that since you’re eating so much chicken lately, it’s probably a good idea to buy high-quality meat. Get free-range, hormone-free boneless skinless chicken breasts from Trader Joe’s and pay double what you spent on the frozen Tyson chicken from Costco.
Step 2:
Ask your boyfriend, if he has time, to grill the chicken for you [...]
