omg. i so did not intend to be that girl. but hell. i came home last night to an utter disaster of a house after being gone for a mere 36 hours. “working at home” for part of today actually ended up in more real working than intended. and well, damn. i’ll just admit it: […]
Morefeels like it’s been a while since i’ve done one of these posts. with Spy out of town most every Sunday in October, i think most Sunday suppers for a while there consisted of cheese, crackers and wine. not much worth reporting there. it’s gotten so damn cold here all of a sudden that all […]
Moreat the end of a lazy Saturday morning of sleeping in (at least for me — yay!), grabbing breakfast out and meandering around Westside Provisions for far too long for a day when i had a hefty to do list, we made one last unplanned stop on the way home. we’d seen the “Coming Soon” […]
Morelest i’ve given y’all the impression that the only thing i ever eat out is tacos or salad, i present you with photographic evidence to the contrary. i love me some frites as much as the next girl-trying-to-be-good-but-being-bad-anyway. and this quaint little Midtown spot has some of the best in town. when you can smell […]
Morewow, only day 3 and i’m already struggling with post topics. not a good sign for how this month is about to go! i searched and searched for some prompts i could turn to, but wasn’t really feelin’ any of them either. so, welcome to a little slice of my daily life. here’s the deal. i […]
Morewelcome to a little mid-week Mardi Gras! this was a random, impromptu outing with some former co-workers last week. gorgeous patio weather, y’all. i’m not sure we could have picked a more perfect day — except for the fact that every day in October seems to be even more perfect than the last. viva al […]
Moregod, it’s weird to watch football at 9:30 in the morning. but with the Falcons in London (along with Spy — and our Falcons flag!) you gotta do what you gotta do, y’all! given that this is the only meal that will likely get cooked in this house today, i figured i’d go ahead and […]
Morewell this was inevitable. so much blogging, so little time. i fell behind on the #Blogtober14 prompts. again. but lucky for me (and you!), i think i can wrap up yesterday’s, today’s (since they’re both kind of about favorite things) and my semi-usual Friday favorites in one neat little package here. so overachieving of me, huh? don’t get […]
Moregod, i freaking hate this place. omg, please give me another taco. but don’t make me stand in line for it, dammit! oh, and another margarita, por favor? agghh. mmmkay, yeah. that and this picture pretty much sum up my relationship with Taqueria, as it’s known amongst . . . well, everyone. like it’s the […]
Morei’ve been trying not to double up on posts. there’s probably something in my Virgo moon that likes clean separation on these kinds of things. but for tonight, that chick can go organize some other crap in some other corner (god knows there’s plenty of places for that in this house). meanwhile, i’m going to […]
Morethis past summer, i tried my hand at making jam for the very first time and it was a lot of fun! we had a gazillion peaches from our tree in the yard and every year i struggle to do something with them before they all rot. and thus, July’s peach jammin’ was born. well, […]
Morei mean, something’s always mixed up around here, right? so before i even knew about this whole Blogtober thing, i actually did a post about one of my favorite fall recipes, my grandmother’s apple cake. it’s delicious. grown men beg me for it. i swear. you should go look and then make you some. then […]
Morewe woke to a gorgeous, crisp autumn day today that seemed perfect for baking one of my favorite fall treats — also one of the recipes i’ve really been wanting to make with the apples we still have from our apple picking trip a few weekends ago. my grandmother’s apple cake is one of the […]
Morejust a few funsies this week. looking forward to beautiful fall weather and a productive weekend with the whole family at home before Spy runs off to Europe for a bit. TGIF! perfect passtime over the past couple weeks, i at least started the process of cleaning out and organizing my closet for fall. not fun. unfortunately/fortunately, i […]
Morei am completely the eat-lunch-at-my-desk girl. leftovers or a fast salad from downstairs, bring it. because i am busy and important. though not important enough to have lots of fancy lunches out like Spy . . . and actually, i’m probably just more time management challenged and diet obsessed than important. but whatevs. point is, […]
Moreso love this weekend every year. when the season officially changes on the calendar and, despite, the still-summer weather, our home starts to reflect changing leaves and cooler weather. this year, Spy and Miss Girl have gone camping for the weekend, leaving me on my own for 2 full nights and nearly 2 full days. […]
Moreyesterday, we spent an amazing day at B.J. Reece Orchards near Ellijay. in addition to the apples we picked (more on that, as well as what the heck i’m doing with all those apples soon!), we also brought home nearly an entire crate full of preserves, pickles and sauces all made right there. or nearby. […]
Morei thought it would be fun to kick off the season with a game themed late lunch. i know what i said yesterday about diving off the edge of my cleanse into a vat of pub grub, but pizza and wings just seemed appropriate for the occasion, so that’s what was on the menu for […]
Morei know. i’ve totally been slackin’ on these posts — and on actually doing anything interesting or different for Sunday supper, for that matter. so, inspired by the August Real Simple, which i just finally got a chance to thumb through this weekend (downtime, wut?), i put on my big girl pants and actually followed […]
MoreMiss Girl has gotten some fancy new ideas from her public schoolmates. packed lunch? yes. packed lunch. and just like that, yesterday, i became a mom who packs lunches. not every day, mind you. i’m not insane. but i have agreed to do it once or twice a week. and i did buy the stupid […]
Morei know. it’s been a while. i’m trying hard to get back into the swing of this, so here goes . . . happy Friday, y’all! boozy popsicles i’m not sure anything more really needs to be said. Thrillist has put together a (beautiful) list of 14 amazing-sounding cocktail-based popsicles from mint julep to white […]
Morewhen life hands you peaches . . . well, we had them in spades this year on the not-so-little-anymore peachtree we planted in our backyard 4 years ago. in years past, i haven’t done much with them. but this year, there were just. so. many. i had to do something. problem was we had to […]
Morei know i’ve taken a couple weeks off from posting these. and wouldn’t you know, the one time, like ever, that i make actual recipes (yes, from the internets, from scratch) i am too caught up in the whole moment to actually take any pictures. also, i have one heck of a cold all of […]
Morei know i’ve mentioned before how i can’t follow a recipe to save my life. not sure whether it’s short attention span, annoyance with details or what, but man, do i just hate to be tied to following instructions when i cook. that said, i found it kind of amusing today when i pulled out […]
Moreinspired by this: i simplified for a school night and managed to use up another big chunk of the Easter ham that’s been in the freezer since, well, Easter. Dreamfields Penne Rigate Buitoni Light Alfredo Sauce Easter ham frozen peas (and gaaahhh!! i totally forgot i had mushrooms in the fridge. you should definitely throw […]
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Peaches & Poppycock 