A few years ago, I was at an event with a friend, and we were camped out near the dessert table (no surprise there) munching on the array of cookies. She said, “Don’t you wish you could just eat cookies all the time?” It sticks out as such a clear memory because she said it […]
Have you ever seen an item of clothing that you like but think you can’t pull it off? For years, I was convinced I couldn’t be a hat person, despite loving hats, until one day I just started wearing them. Then, something magical happened–I became a hat person! I’m often like that with foods, too. […]
There’s a lovely quote from Walden by Henry David Thoreau that reads, “How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.” For me, it’s more like, how many new eras in my life have been dated by the eating of a donut: There’s the life changing […]
I love traditions. I love eating the same thing on my birthday every year, posing for the same photo with my brother every Christmas, and watching the same movie every year at the first hint of fall (so I can hear my favorite lines in movie history: “Don’t you love New York in the fall? […]
Your heart is going to beat for these beets! Whether you are a first time beet eater or a beet connoisseur, are going to love these red velvet cookies and the beets hiding inside of them. I first developed this recipe years ago. I was in the mood for red velvet but was frustrated that […]
Okay, it’s confession time: Raise your hand if you have ever made an entire meal out of French fries. Slowly raises hand… I’m not the only one? Good! I knew I couldn’t be alone in this. Time for another confession: I’d rather have sweet potato fries than regular French fries any day of the week. […]
Winter is here and soup is on the stove! I wish I could spend every day eating soup, watching it snow, and reading a good book. Soup is the official mascot of winter, right? Ok, snowmen are the true winter mascots, but soup takes a close second. This mushroom barley soup that is energizing and […]