Not just any Thursday, it was back to work day. Waking up was horrible but once I got there it felt quite good to have a purpose to my day! Leftover jambalaya for lunch definitely spiced things up:) It was not a good day for the heat to stop working in the building. My students have to take exams next week – no matter how bad going back to work feels, nothing is worse than taking tests!!! I know, I…
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Given how late we were out Monday, and how much I drank, yesterday was a very very lazy day! We watched some movie about rescuing whales and did a whole lotta nothing. I realized that this is the first New Year’s that I’ve been at home, with my own kitchen, since high school (and back then I didn’t have my own kitchen!). So, I decided to cook a southern New Year’s Day dinner and invited my parents over. They brought…
It’s getting to that point in the year when things are busy…but in a fun way! Yesterday, I made the last minute decision to accompany Matt to an end-of-term party. Before I knew it, I was drinking winter beer and indulging in this glorious mint chocolate cupcake with ganache in the middle! The party was fun, but it meant I ditched everything on my to-do list and got to bed way past bedtime yet again. Oh Christmas season. I think…
Can you guys believe how quickly time is moving? T minus 2.5 weeks until Christmas break. And the 65 degree day really threw me off because it felt like March. I think I would be so confused if I lived in California. I’ve being doing a lot of eating around here: leftover apple crisp, salami, pumpkin roll, mexican dip, and wine. I decided I needed to cook a nice healthy dinner to get back on track. I’m not used to…
I spent my evening cleaning! I mentioned on Tuesday that I’m hosting a pre-prom party, and since I didn’t want to put the hard part off until Saturday, I went ahead and took care of all the chores I hate – toilets, shower, cleaning that little space between the wall and the kitchen sink, and clearing off my desk, which tends to get piled up with junk. I feel especially good about these tasks because I’m usually not very productive…
Way back when I lived in Boston, I stumbled upon a modern butcher shop of sorts, called The Meat House. The store wasn’t close to our apartment, so we only shopped there once, but we did enjoy the wide variety of meat and the neighborhood grocery feel. So, when the social media coordinator asked me if I would like the opportunity to review something from the store, I wanted to say sure! Only, I was asked to prepare a Meat…
After a crazy weekend, I was in desperate need of a night on the couch. So far, so good:) I wanted to cook something above average, and this recipe for pistachio & goat cheese chicken popped into my head. Kath discovered it years ago, and it’s one of my very favorites! I remember I used to buy those little packages of chicken tenders because they were the cheapest chicken available. These days, I can buy a whole breast! So, these…
I eat Tex-Mex a lot. I mean sweet potatoes and black beans are on my grocery list every week and there’s always cheese, salsa, and tortillas/chips in my kitchen. But as much as I love it, I needed a new recipe in the rotation. Lucky for me, Kath’s MIL Karen shared her taco salad recipe. When she first told me about it, I was picturing meat and fixin’s on salad. But this stuff is gooood. Her secret is in the…
Is it Thanksgiving yet? Having summers off is one of the greatest things in life, but it sometimes gets frustrating that there’s no flexibility to take vacation days during the year. Luckily, next Monday is a holiday!!!!! I’m so pumped, but I gotta get through this week first. And tomorrow is an exciting day! I still have to work, but I’m planning to watch election day coverage all night. I still feel like I’m new to voting:) Tonight, I channeled…