I am standing in the kitchen awkwardly. Like I landed on a different planet. Waiting for it to purge me from its space because it knows I am foreign. I pace the floor. This kitchen is as new and wild to me as my marriage. I know this feeling. Afraid. Intrigued. This is my first […]

I’m an optimist through and through. It’s not just that the glass is half full, it’s that there even is a glass. And I smile. And I am grateful. Sometimes I am not smiling. Some days I wake up and look into the mirror, I notice things. Things staring back at me. Things that look […]

I wrote this post last Thursday when Florida came under a cold front. Then Beau came home for the weekend and we cooked and ate and slept it. We attempted a 1,000 piece puzzle and laughed a lot. It was brilliant. So I forgot about this post. But here it is. Also, Florida is sunny […]

My husband and I are pretty different. We keep discovering this every day. But I did not realize how different until he told me that he is not really into fish. Of course, I could not come to terms with this. I assured myself that he had bad encounters with fish in the past, or […]

One year ago Jeremy and I took the Paleo Challenge at our CrossFit gym. Going 100% Paleo was hard but the return on investment was amazing. I will be posting more about Paleo on this blog as well as posting my favorite Paleo recipes. About one week into the Paleo challenge I noticed that my […]

Note: Welcome to my Tip of the Week. If there is a tip I found, and I tested it, and it worked, I will share it. If you are just stopping by for the tip and not the story, scroll to the graphic at the end of the post.  It’s November and there I am, […]

Note: This post was published as an introduction on why I started using Stainless Steel pans in the kitchen. You can read about properly heating and cooking in your stainless steel pans here. On August 11, 2012 I am cozied up in my parents’ guest bedroom. I am holding a wrapped package and Skyping with […]

This is a story about me standing in my kitchen in a panic asking out loud, “What can I substitute for baking soda?” It starts out as a tragedy. It turns into a fairy tale ; ) Yesterday, Jeremy and I were making some Gingerbread Blondies* for some troops overseas. I was convinced I had […]

Let’s get right down to it. When Beau and I got married I told him reluctantly that I would make dinner most nights of the week due to his request and something about the budget… Turns out I like this cooking thing. A lot. It’s become an addiction, and I often find myself talking about […]

I have serious fear of consuming mold. Serious. Fear. Therefore, expiration dates are somewhat of a beacon for me in the kitchen. Just ask my former roomie, Meredith, who would watch me comb labels on breads and bags of veggies for that ever hard to find expiration date. For most people, it’s a suggestion. For […]