Last week I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to go home to my parent’s house for 5 days. And while it was mostly work helping my parents clean out their basement, we also got in a lot of play time. The dogs ran around the backyard like crazies, and my dog (who previously… Read More Get Your Cookies for Breakfast
After I finished the marathon last year, I broke up with exercising for a while. Burnt out and dealing with some injuries from training, I was over it. Thankfully, I’ve finally rediscovered my grove in staying active. And while I’m so grateful and humbled to have finished a marathon, running and I are over for… Read More Summertime In Chi Town: Get Moving
This post is dedicated to all of those who put their lives on the line so that we can be free. We got to have a magical 4th of July holiday because of the selflessness of others and I am so grateful. We’ve been absent. We’ve been on summer vacation. Not even going to sugarcoat it:… Read More An American Summer: Freedom Isn’t Free
It’s summer. Finally! Time to bust out the citrus. Cake that is. If I liked dump cakes, I would call this a “dump” cake. But I don’t, so I’m not going to. But that is literally all you have to do to make this- dump in two ingredients. It is kind of a miracle… Read More Lemon Angel Cake. In two easy steps.
I’m trying really hard to stand by my one word for 2015, and let “simple” permeate into my every day. In that quest, trying to eat more simple foods is sometimes not as easy as it sounds. If you’re trying to eat simply as well, it’s nice to let your slow cooker be your bestie on this journey… Read More It’s Wednesday, you could use an easy recipe.
(Disclaimer: this is not a serious beer post. If you’re a beer snob, skip to the bottom about drunk burgers, because you’ll probably be annoyed at my taste testing comments.) Beer and burgers go together like any classic American pastime, pretty unhealthy and a little dangerous. And that’s why they’re such a good combo. I… Read More 24 hours for the beer and burger lover in Nashville
Dreaming of yesterday’s brunch? Yeah, me too. I live in the South and people here like to brunch. Breakfast? Not so much. Brunch? Yes. I think maybe it’s because brunch is an acceptable time to eat more than one would at just an ordinary “breakfast”, and we like our food down here in Memphis. … Read More “Put it in your phone, let’s do some business…” – overheard at Beauty Shop brunch
When I don’t see the sun for multiple cold days on end, and I leave work every night in the dark, it has a serious affect on my optimism level. Trying hard to not succumb to the winter blues, live simply, and eat more whole food gets hard this time of year. Because all I… Read More Winter Meatloaf to counteract your Valentine’s sugar crash
I’ve never been a big soup eater (see previous post about only eating soup with buttered grilled cheese). I appreciate some substance to my meals; hearty, crunchy bites of food that can’t be sipped through a straw. If my body could stand it I would probably be happiest eating extra crunchy chips – any flavor… Read More I have the permanent crunchies
Sometimes I like football, sometimes I couldn’t possibly care less. The later is how I feel about tomorrow’s Super Bowl. BUT, what I do appreciate about this particular American Sunday holiday is the amount of dips I get to consume. I wish I could eat all the dips forever. If you’re wondering what you’re going… Read More Slacker Dip: for the dip-loving slacker in all of us.