This is my second Valentine’s Day as a married woman. I want to let you know a little something I didn’t know until after I got married, Beau does not like chocolate. I repeat DOES NOT like chocolate. This has presented some challenges in our relationship. I have made some of the most delicious, decadent […]

I was on Pinterest a few weeks ago. You know, had five minutes of spare time so I jumped on. Before you know it I had pinned the whole world. I have 50,000 projects to complete and 30 large pegboards to buy along with at least 100 pallets. Don’t even get me started on pallets. […]

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 […]