for this past weekend’s birthday celebration, i whipped up my (in)famous sangria. i decided to keep it classic that day; recipe as follows. and, as you know, exact measurement is so NOT my style. birthday sangria one bottle light red wine (should probably use something spanish since it is sangria. however, i used a chianti.) […]

since more often than not, you can eat better food by cooking at home vs braving one of the restaurants in jasper, we decided to take matters into our own hands on mother’s day. my contribution? margaritas. recipe is below but i have to tell you, i really don’t measure anything. i have ratios in […]

yeah, i said it. i was hellbent on having a cinco de mayo fiesta last night and after the day i had, the one place in the world i wanted to be was the kitchen. when i’m mad, i cook. when i’m stressed, i bake. it works for me. something about the control, i’m sure. […]

this is not me on a soapbox yelling for everyone to eat organic. in a perfect world, yes, we’d all eat free range, organic, cage free, hormone free, fun free (kidding) food. when i had access to organic food i tried to buy what made the most sense. always grapes, strawberries, apples and spinach and […]

josh posted this great interview (from the chicago tribune, no less) by anthony bourdain. read through it, it will make you laugh. if you’re not watching his show on the travel channel or reading one of his books, you’re missing out. anthony is raw, unedited and witty. his show, as you’ll read in the article, […]