My husband and I just went through the most grueling, painful and literally fruitless experiment of our entire marriage: a no-carb diet. Me: (Serving up a whole chicken on his plate.) I’ve made meat for dinner. Again. Him: (Turning up his nose.) Darn. I had meat with a side of meat for lunch. Me: Sounds […]
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A weekend in New Orleans via Instagram
As a Catholic, I know darn well when Ash Wednesday falls. As a New Orleans non-resident, casual tourist and accidental hipster, I had no idea that Mardi Gras was not limited to the weekend before Fat Tuesday, and evidently we booked our Anniversary weekend getaway smack dab in the middle of the Crescent City’s biggest […]
Kitchen Love on Valentine’s Day
One of the best ways I know how to show love is with some extra effort in the kitchen. Whether it’s a batch of homemade cookies, cooking a favorite meal or even stopping by a restaurant to pickup a beloved dish, when Valentine’s Day falls on a Friday, you have all weekend to spread the […]
Cookie Mom: Tour II
“Perhaps it was because I had never been a Girl Scout. I guess we couldn’t afford the fancy Brownie uniform so my mom enrolled us into the lesser-known, knock-off Campfire Girls. Instead of selling the famous cookie, our fundraiser came in the form of kindling and matches. It wasn’t nearly as successful, especially in the […]
Dulce de leche and strawberry ice cream cake
You could really use this technique with any combination of ice creams and cookies, but try this one—it is very refreshing and unique. Dulce de leche and Strawberry Ice Cream cake Crust: 12-15 dulce de leche cookies 6-8 shortbread cookies 3 T. butter, melted Pie: 2 pints strawberry sorbet (Haagen-Daz recommended) 2 pints Dulce le […]
Bourbon Syrup with a side of auction regret
When life gives you a giant plaster statue of Jack Daniels, you should make Bourbon Syrup with Pecans. (And never go to another silent auction again.) Bourbon Syrup with Pecans 1 1/2 cups good maple syrup 1/2 cup bourbon (Jack Daniels, preferred since he is now the ambassador of my living room) 1/2 cup heavy […]
Redneck Rink of Dreams
Last week armed only with a garden hose, an expired bug fogger and a Polar Vortex, my husband constructed the Redneck Rink of Dreams. I readily admit that I was the Flo to his Andy Capp the night he came home and decided to flood our back patio to make an ice rink for the […]
Beef Empanadas
When we lived in Tampa, I used to buy bootleg empanadas from an Argentinian in the parking lot of an Italian restaurant. Now that we live in Nashville, I have to prepare my empanadas in my own kitchen. Which is probably more sanitary, but totally less interesting. The following recipe is not nearly as good […]
2014
My one and only post for January, 2014 is a revision of my New Year’s resolutions since the year is off to a shaky start. 1.) Post daily. Post weekly. Turn on the computer. 2.) Be the best Room Mom ever. Try not to piss off the whole class. Try not to piss of the […]
A holiday with a Twist
This is a post from way back in 2006 on what I’ll be doing tomorrow. My sister called me early last Saturday morning. “What’s up, Sister Diva?” I asked. She heaved a sigh before answering. “It’s German Twist Day.” We both genuflected. I spoke quickly, knowing we didn’t have much time. “Do you have all […]