Bacon Wrapped Beer Brats
The Olympics came and went in a hurry this year and there was hardly any time to do anything but glue myself to the couch for two straight weeks. Now the Olympics are done and my TV shows have yet to start up again, so what in the world am I supposed to do when […]
Memorial Day Pancakes & Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce
Last year during Memorial Day weekend, we were in the Big Apple for the National Skeeball Championship. Yep, you read that right; my friends and I play in a skeeball league. Anyways, at said skeeball championship, we were already talking about next Memorial Day’s plans which included a fellow national skeeballer’s wedding in Monterey.
Zero Zero {Thursday Night Dinners}
Boy have I been trying to go to this restaurant for a long time now! Finally, the Thursday night dinner crew made it to Zero Zero, but on a Friday night. It was a nice day outside and I had and hour to kill, so I walked the three miles from work to the restaurant. […]
Smitten with Sushi {Thursday Night Dinners}
The past two Thursday nights I have had sushi for dinner, and the past two following Fridays, we have had sushi in the office for lunch. This Thursday, I got smart and did NOT eat sushi so I could be excited for sushi Friday. Even though I love sushi, two days in a row, two weeks in a […]
Mushroom Quiche with Phyllo Crust & Wine Pairing Party
My usual Saturday consists of morning yoga, a chai latte, some sort of baking/crafting in the afternoon, and hopefully an evening outing. A few Saturdays ago was no different (well, plus a haircut). My friends Jesse and Lisa, who are fellow lovers of cooking and baking, were hosting a wine pairing party. The basis was […]
Wow! Hat! Chapeau! {Thursday Night Dinners}
At one point in time, our Thursday night dinners actually happened close to every Thursday night. But now, they occur more like once a month. Thursdays aren’t nearly as fun when we don’t get to go to dinner, but we found a way to make up for it. Whenever we haven’t been in a while, […]