There’s just something about staying up past midnight baking when your husband is out of town that makes it sound like you are up to no good, right? When talking about working in the kitchen I usually say “I cook.  I don’t bake.”  I guess that’s because I don’t really have a sweet tooth.  But [...]

if I just stuck my face in this? I don’t think so.  I mean, it’s a baked brie.  When you really think about it, who would blame me? Well, my church small group might not appreciate it since I made it for them.  It was our night to bring snack and I completely forgot about [...]

So I mentioned that I was taking a photography class, right?  I may also have mentioned that I am totally a Penelope and nerdy with anything resembling school. I had my first class last week. As with my actual schooling, I positioned myself front and center at the head of the class with my clean [...]

It’s in the air.  You’ve no doubt felt it, as have I.  I’ve been waiting for it since it left last spring.  You know what I mean, right?  The CHILL in the air.  It was 37 degrees in the Queen City yesterday morning.  The leaves are turning.  Football is in full swing.  The jeans and [...]

We left the DC area in a bit of a fog this morning, literally… Doesn’t it look like we are about to drive out into an unknown void?  Crazy! But, thankfully, it was not a “void.”  We had a very specific destination today. Well, two actually.  Ultimately we were headed for Colchester, CT to spend [...]

It’s official.  I’m becoming one of my patients who says “I never had sinus or allergy problems until I moved to Charlotte.”  Well, it’s taken about 5 yrs but I officially one of them.  I say “it’s official” now because these exact same issues have hit me at the exact same time for the past [...]

Happy Labor Day, everyone!  I know that September 23rd is the official start to fall, but with the opening of college football and the Labor Day holiday falling on this weekend, I can’t help feeling like this was the official end to summer.  As such, I just couldn’t let this weekend pass without doing a [...]

Do you ever get in a rut and feel like you make the same five things for dinner every week?  Well, if so, do I have a recommendation for you!  If you are a busy working girl like me, mom or not, and have an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad, then then Martha Stewart Everyday [...]

My new blog crush is Eat, Live, Run.  It’s author is Jenna, a food writer that’s been to culinary school, and is a relatively recent Southern transplant into Foodie-Wino Paradise (a.k.a. the San Francisco Bay area and adjacent Wine Country).  So since she writes about food and wine (two of my favorite things) and she [...]

Ever wondered how to get a little red wine into your breakfast? (crickets…crickets…) No? Is that just me? Well, in case you HAVE ever wondered that and just don’t want to admit it, never fear. I have found the way! All you have to do is make Spanish Torrijas and a little Mosto to drizzle [...]