Baked Chicken Quinoa Parm with Uninvited Dinner Guests
I’ve been in a cooking rut lately. Or maybe a posting rut. Or maybe just a general life rut. Regardless,...
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Noodleless Vegetarian Pad Thai for Two
I’ll go ahead and cut to the chase: you really must make this Pad Thai. I share a lot of...
Monday Morning Marathon Meet-Up: Week 2
Getting all of our training runs in this week proved to be a challenge due to a nasty head cold and holiday travel. That’s what marathon training is all about...
In Search of the Best Key Lime Pie in Key West
It likely comes as no surprise to you that I turned our recent family vacation to Key West into a mission to find the best key lime pie on the island. We...
Vegetarian Chili with Pecans and Chocolate & Cheesy Beer Bread
When I saw Joanne’s post a few weeks back, I just knew that I had to make the whole shebang. ...
If Lori Michelle Noto Were a Cake…
On Saturday night the crew came out in full force to celebrate our amazing friend Lori’s 30th birthday in style. ...
Monday Morning Marathon Meet-Up: Week 1
First week of official marathon training went well. I got all of my training runs in, even running to happy hour one night to squeeze in my four miles. That’s...
Super Simple Pumpkin Spice Hummus
I have a love/hate relationship with hummus. I think it all started with an innocent forage in my parent’s fridge that turned up some carrots and a container of hummus...
A Training Plan for an Unplanned Marathon
A marathon was always a bucket list thing for me. Run one, check it off, and move on to something...
What Forward Means to Me.
I lied… it’s not Wednesday, and I’ve already finished the champagne. But now that we’ve all had time to digest...
Out of the Of the Office Reply: GoToVA!!!
You won’t hear from me for a couple of days. This is why: Meet me back here on Wednesday with a glass of champagne.
A Trip to the Orchard
What’s better than a trip to the Orchard on a beautiful Autumn afternoon……striding hand and hand……with this handsome guy. Picking ripe fuji apples… …straight from the branch. Well, I don’t have...
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Ghouls, Goblins, Ghosts… and Chocolate!
I love Fall. Halloween is my Christmas. Don’t read too much into that, it’s not a statement about what deity...
Simple Penne Casserole: Perfect for Occasional Cooks and Stormbound Evenings
I hope you’ve all stayed safe and dry over the last couple of days as Sandy has been pounding on...
Vineyard Hopping Through the Virginia Countryside
Thanks to Hurricane Sandy, I’m finally getting some time to catch up on quite the backlog of posts I’ve been meaning to share with you. First and foremost, although I’ve...
Let’s Eat Year-Old Wedding Cake! An Ex Post Facto Examination of an Odd Tradition
You’ve all heard of the tradition of saving the top tier of the wedding cake for the couple to eat a year later on their anniversary, but I bet most...