Bananas are one of those fruits always lingering around my kitchen. They’re a reliable snack and make a nice addition to a bowl of cereal, yogurt, or peanut butter toast. But not soon after they start getting covered in brown spots, my affection for eating them quickly fades away. Over time, I’ve learned to love […]
Today has been a long time coming. The last time I updated this blog was back in 2008 (can you believe I started in 2006???), which in blogging time might as well be a century ago. At the time, I was just writing the weekly menu, recipes and foodie events around the town. I was […]
Hot damn, I love cauliflower. It’s a good thing that cauliflower is cheap because I go through it like crazy. If 2015 was the year of kale, 2018 is all about the old time favorite…cauliflower. Once old and forgotten, this giant flower has become cool again. Cauliflower doesn’t need much to be delicious on its […]
Happy birthday my dearest! I am not able to put into words how much I love you. You’ve had my whole heart from the moment I laid my eyes on you. You are the face that launched a thousand sleepless nights. You are a thinker, posing intricate questions, and remembering small details. I am so […]
Somewhere in the Rules of Motherhood there is a chapter titled Moms Don’t Get Sick. Now, we all know this is far from the truth, even the best of us sometimes can’t fight off all the germs. Being sick is never fun but being sick when you’re a mom is the worst hell imaginable. Not […]
Happy Thanksgiving week! As an expat, I have embraced Thanksgiving as one of my favorite American holidays! The focus is on gratitude, great food and wine, not to mention it is socially acceptable to go for seconds, and thirds and leftovers are all the reason for overcooking! To be honest, I still don’t get the […]
October is perfect in every way, but I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with it. I love that it starts to get colder outside and humid mornings become a thing of a past. What I don’t like is the holiday that everyone seems to love so much: Halloween. Go ahead, gasp in disbelief. […]
“You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!” Dr. Seuss My dearest Kiki…Today you started the new chapter in your life – you started first grade. Today I hugged you fiercely, and somehow found the strength to let go and send you on your way. […]
Last three weeks have been pure magic. I am running on adrenaline, sugar highs, copious amounts of coffee and rosé. Both Kiki and I celebrated our birthdays and Mother’s Day over and over, and if it was up to us, we would both continue with celebrations. I guess an apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. One of […]
“On the day that you were born the angels got together and decided to create a dream come true. So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of golden starlight in your eyes of blue!” – the carpenters I can’t believe it has been six years since you came into my life. Another year has come and […]
I’ve discovered a secret to a stress free week…Meatless Mondays and Meal Planning! With that, meatless Mondays are here to stay! Choosing meat-free meals on Monday is a great way to look and feel better, it kind of goes along with that new week, new beginning theory. I am definitely not a vegetarian (after all, […]
This was such a lovely weekend. I’ve been craving a slow, lazy, relaxing weekend, and I finally had one. Sure, a getaway somewhere would have been great, but it’s amazing how much better I felt after just two days of unplugging and resting at home! I intentionally planned a weekend with lots of quality sleep, mini […]
Well, hello March! February definitely flew right by, without so much as a whisper! So cheers to sending February off and welcoming March with lots of motivation and sunshine. I also wanted to say hello before my blog grows cobwebs. I have so many blog topics running through my head, albeit time, priorities… but I miss […]
I hope this week is finding you happy, healthy, nourished and caffeinated. Me? A little over caffeinated but feeling pretty good about the week I’ve had and I attribute it to last weekend full of relaxation, good sleep, yummy foods, and an extraordinary Sunday prep. I promise, a blog post of Sunday prep is coming…it’s truly crucial […]
There is a saying “little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice” and ain’t that the truth. Kiki certainly is all sugar and spice, sweeter than honey, spicier than Carolina pepper. My dear, kind, sweet, gentle, sensitive, smart, caring, loving five year old in a moment of her anger and crankiness (yup […]
Bananas are one of those fruits always lingering around my kitchen. They’re a reliable snack and make a nice addition to a bowl of cereal, yogurt, or peanut butter toast. But not soon after they start getting covered in brown spots, my affection for eating them quickly fades away. Over time, I’ve learned to love […]
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School’s officially out for the holidays, which means my kiddo is home all day, needs a lot of entertainment to keep her busy and in desperate need of something fun to do all the time. To keep her out of boredom — and provide a much-needed alternative to binge-watching YouTube Kids — I asked her to help me […]
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Happy Thanksgiving! (I know – a day late, but these days I am lucky if I get the day right) Thanksgiving has passed, which means the holidays are officially upon us. Yes, the most wonderful time of the year is upon us. I have to admit I get very emotional thinking about holidays this year. […]
apple, apple pie, baking, holiday, Kiki, me, single mom, thanksgiving
Kiki loves to be involved with any project that I am working on. It doesn’t matter if it’s cleaning the bathroom, organizing my closet, blogging or baking, she likes to be part of and I make sure she is. Her favorites are probably making mommy’s coffee in the espresso machine and baking. Lately in the […]
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I survived the most difficult weekend…ever, so far. The chef, or shall we call him by his name, Scott, went to PA with Kiki to visit his family for an early Thanksgiving. I am not going to lie, it was awful. It was hard. It was heartbreaking. I missed being with the family. I missed […]
baking, banana bread, bananas, family, Kiki, me, single mom
One of my dreams while I was pregnant was that one day I will be able to share my love for baking with Kiki. And today we baked together for the first time. I wish I had a way with my camera to capture it, but I will certainly remember it forever. It was also […]
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I am completely addicted to everything with the name “Real Simple” – its magazine, website, home organizing books, cookbooks, office decorating/organizing storage, calendars, etc… When it comes to their recipes, the 20 minute recipes are my favorite – quick, healthy, simple and delicious. There was a slight change in tonight’s programming, as always;) The menu […]
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Since I have been stuck in the house this weekend for various reasons I decided to “visit” my kitchen and put a recipe to the test. I finally caught up on all the Food & Wine magazines and found an amazing recipe for blueberry crunch bars. The recipe was in the 2008 December issue under […]
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