Dear Sam, Happy half birthday, buddy! Sometimes it seems like just yesterday that I held you in my arms for the very first time. Daddy sang “happy birthday” to you while the nurse counted your fingers and toes. And you stared up at me with those blue eyes that seem to get bigger and brighter each day. Other times, though,... Read more
Meet our new favorite pizza. Swap tomato sauce for spicy chili sauce. Replace pepperoni and mushrooms with chicken, carrots, and bean sprouts. Sprinkle with cilantro and basil. And finish with a handful of crushed peanuts. Bright, fresh, flavorful. Just in time for Spring. Thai Chicken Pizza (Print Recipe) Makes 1 rectangular pizza or 2 round pizzas.. For Pizza Dough 2... Read more
1. Each day Sam looks less like a baby and more like a little boy. He feels a bit heavier every time I lift him out of his crib. His reach is longer and his grasp is stronger. And, if it’s even possible, his eyes are brighter and his smile is wider. 2. Speaking of little mister, he was my... Read more
Happy birthday today to my very wonderful mother! She received her gifts from us last weekend: seasons 1 and 2 of Downton Abbey and baked chocolate doughnuts with a buttermilk glaze. Lucky lady, right? Mom’s early birthday celebration was the perfect excuse to break in my new doughnut pan. I considered apple cider doughnuts, blueberry doughnuts, cinnamon doughnuts with maple... Read more
Our friends, Mike and Kayley, visited earlier this month. They live in Arlington, Virginia, and so a trip to middle-of-nowhere Pennsylvania was certainly a change of pace. But Nick and I proved that although we may live closer to cow pastures than to a Crate and Barrel, and we may be parents to an almost-six-month-old baby boy, we can still... Read more
1. Nick and I jumped on the Downton Abbey bandwagon, and we don’t plan on getting off anytime soon. We’re so hooked, in fact, that when we discovered that season 2 was no longer available to stream online (as of March 7th), we paid $2.99 for each of the four remaining episodes in our queue. Season finale is tonight! 2.... Read more
I’m linking up our weekly menu again today with Duchess of Fork and In No Simple Language. Lots of new things on tap! Monday: Date Night Out Tuesday: Grilled Local Sausages + Quinoa with Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Kale, and Cranberries Wednesday: Bubble Up Enchiladas with Guacamole Thursday: Mushroom Ravioli + Spicy Garlic Bread Friday: Slow-Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala with Rice... Read more