Feb 20 2012
Cooking & DIY No Comments
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about my new Dutch oven and the ensuing excitement surrounding this lovely, shiny red pot that now lives in my kitchen. Since then, our fridge decided to stop working, then start again, leaving …
Feb 07 2012
Cooking & DIY 3 Comments
For years, I have heard friends and food bloggers raving about their Dutch ovens – how great they are for browning meat, how perfectly they caramelize onions, and how they can – gasp! – go straight from the stovetop …
Jan 04 2012
Cooking & DIY No Comments
I seriously toyed with a couple different names for this salad, like “Beef and Bean Salad,” “Next Day Salad,” or my personal favorite, “Leftovers Salad.” But, none of those things sounded very appetizing. Whatever the name, I have to …
Dec 29 2011
Cooking & DIY, Fun Things 4 Comments
I know I post too much about food, but I can’t pass this one up. (I also know that my food posting is inversely proportional to the frequency of my visits to the gym). Sometime before Thanksgiving, my food …
Aug 06 2011
Cooking & DIY 1 Comment
You may be asking, What’s with all the food posts lately? Well, I’ve found myself accidentally stumbling on quick, delicious and relatively healthy recipes in recent weeks, and wanted to document them. Also, quite frankly, when my creativity isn’t …
Jul 25 2011
Cooking & DIY, Health & Fitness 2 Comments
The dog days of summer have arrived, and it is HOT here in the deep South. During these miserably hot, humid days, I don’t have much of an appetite at lunch for anything except cold foods – salads, sandwiches …
Jun 26 2011
Cooking & DIY 6 Comments
So, as I posted earlier, we began our 30MM challenge at 6 p.m. this evening, with three of us making RR’s Parmigiano-Reggiano-Crusted Chicken Picata. The meal is complete, my belly is full, and now it’s time for a recap.
Jun 26 2011
Cooking & DIY 1 Comment
My sweet friend Jenny is a foodie and blogger, and most recently, a writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s food and dining section. A couple weeks ago, one of Jenny’s frustrated friends vented to her about a Rachael Ray 30-minute …
Feb 08 2007
Cooking & DIY 2 Comments
My crochet skills have improved by leaps and bounds in the past week. Keep in mind that prior to sitting down and devoting concerted efforts to this, my skills consisted solely of making scarves. Observe: I can now crochet …
Feb 05 2007
Cooking & DIY, Reviews No Comments
My grandmother is crafty. My mom is crafty. My aunt is crafty. So naturally, they passed along that crafty gene on their X chromosome to me. However, no one in my family really crochets, so everything I learned about …