Jake makes dinner most nights during the week. Mondays are my night. Generally, on my night, I’d rather nap and then go out for pizza. I’d rather sit in a tall booth with Third Eye Blind playing. This last week I felt super motivated somehow! I made Tracy’s Vietnamese Noodle Salad (but with peanut-crusted chicken instead of tofu). I went to the grocery store on my lunch break and then again after work because I’m a…
Elliot goes to a really nice vet. He loves her! Not many pups can say that. And I’ve had this cookie cutter for so long! I figured the perfect time to use it would be to make fun cookies to bring to Elliot’s appointment earlier this week with Dr. Nicole. You see, she’s just the best! These are peanut butter cookies of the roll-out variety. They are extra good right out of the oven, but…
I love goat cheese. I’d like it to be my Valentine. I love it in crepes, on pizza, on quesadillas, and now in a tart. I was impatient about this already easy-breezy-speedy tart. It came together in about 30 minutes and then I only chilled it for 20 minutes before slicing (instead of the recommended 2 hours). … the crust was a bit crumbly. It didn’t ruin anything though. Jake didn’t judge it. (I maybe…
Sometimes you just have to make your favorite scones again because you had a scone over the weekend that was a scone in a biscuit outfit. Sometimes you don’t even care that the scone was a fake because you were having so much fun! Sometimes eating breakfast in the rain is the only way. And sometimes muffins are ridiculously pretty when there are cherries and raindrops in them. Antique shopping and french fries are always…
If you offer someone lemonade on a toasty day, they’ll probably hug you. If you offer them lemonade with strawberry infused vodka in it, they might just kiss you on the face. Be ready for it. I made this for my family when they were in town. We chugged it. We guzzled it. I should’ve made more of it. I needed it again in my life! You can even go crazy with this recipe and use some…
I think it’s the part of summer where we’ve given up. Either that or become tougher. (I only used three of those freckled dudes for this!) For example, Monday I made corn bread pizzas for dinner and didn’t even feel like I had to eat it picnic-style in the air conditioned bedroom. And last night after dinner, Jake and I went outside with Elliot and it was raining. We just sat down on the wet…
If you want to impress your dog bake him these treats. If you want to impress your bread, make this jam. If you want to impress your sisters, make strawberry infused vodka and orange creamsicle ice cream floats. My sisters aren’t my neighbors. One lives in Illinois, the other lives in Minnesota. So when I knew these two lovely ladies were going to stay with me this weekend, I knew I needed to get girly with…
These cookies are a breeze, and they look like a swirly-twirly “B”. I brought these into work and some people said they tasted like elephant ears (the tasty carni’ food). And others said they tasted like Trix cereal. Don’t bother telling that rabbit. I don’t want to be hassled my whole life. Either way, I want to snack on them for life. Cardamom and orange are best friends. These cookies just further prove it! You…
I’m an avid coffee drinker. My dad used to pour me a teeny cup of it as a kid. It was mostly milk, but he called it a mocha. I felt grown up. But let me tell you, I just can’t drink it right now. I can’t drink hot coffee when I’m already hot. I just can’t. So I cold-brewed some French roast, not French toast. (Although now I want French toast…) We made this…
Our apartment is a major hottie. And not in the “good-looking” way, but rather in the “too hot to make a salad” way. So we opted to go out for dinner (again), and follow it up with frozen custard. I’m a waffle cone kind of girl. Jake’s a rainbow sprinkle kind of guy. We talked about tattoos and shorts. I totally recommend you try this place. The chocolate custard reminds me of French Silk pie, and…