Tuesday. Tuesdays are typically a day of the week we don’t give a lot of weight to. It’s not the case of the Mondays, Humpday, Friday JR, or Friyay! Tuesdays for me, however, are significant, and they are always painful. Tuesday, is the day of the week, I was told Nicholas died. Sunday night IRead more
It was April 2014. My Grandmom’s 80th birthday party. It would be the last time my mom’s side of the family were all together, and for the most part, happily. I always envisioned I’d be the glue that held my family together. Our common thread, and the creator of the space that allowed us toRead more
“Down the rabbit hole”, a metaphor for an entry into the unknown, the disorienting. To enter into a situation or begin a process or journey that is particularly strange, problematic, difficult, complex, or chaotic, especially one that becomes increasingly so as it develops or unfolds. ( An allusion to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by LewisRead more
These Bourbon Street Blondies do have more fun! Salted crunch on the outside and deliciously gooey and bursting with rich caramel flavor from the browned butter, bourbon, chocolate, and toasted pecans! It’s a Mardi Gras party for your tastebuds! These blondies are easy and out of this world delicious– Each bite transports you to theRead more
This recipe is a spin on the classic “chicken and waffles.” I have always wanted to make beignets. It evolved to include chicken, when I remembered the leftover chicken nuggets I had made for oven fried hot-honey chicken adapted from Half Baked Harvest. Let me first say that beignets are definitely New Orleans through andRead more
Smokey-spiced snack mix made from the bottoms of the bag from all your favorites. This is a great way to use up those last bits in your pantry and reinvent them into a addicting savory snack!
I love tapas, I’m a sampler, me and the Costco peeps are good friends. Basically, anything bite-size that I can readily gobble up, while appeasing the “in moderation” lies I tell myself, is tops in my book. Small plates ( in multiple rounds of course!) all day, please! So when my Moon and I decidedRead more
