Today’s important decisions:

#1- Do I bake chocolate chip cookies or just keep eating fist-fulls of chocolate chips right out of the bag. Here’s the deal, I will overindulge no matter which I choose, so maybe a better option is to toss them into the trash and spray with lysol so I don’t go after them later.. (No,…

My Super Bowl Dilemma..

So last night I’m all snuggled up with my dog and my blankie scrolling through potential Super Bowl recipes. So much good lookin’, bad for you food.. I mean seriously, yum! Which leads me to my dilemma: Do I just embrace the cheese whizzy goodness of our favorite tailgate fare? OR Go the vegan-no regret-good for…

“LVP”

Hey. It’s me again with another (vegetarian) pizza variation. I’m calling this: Limp Vegetable Pizza. Ingredients: Forgotten pizza dough from the grocery store that has expanded to three times its original size over three days sitting in a bag in the fridge. Limp vegetables “harvested” from every corner of your vegetable crisper drawers. Tomato sauce,…

Margarita Marinade for Bar-B-Q

We have used this “spirited” marinade more than a few times so far this summer because it’s so delicious. Easy to prepare, I make it 24 hours ahead and let the chicken take a nice, long soak in these delicious ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup lime juice Zest of one lime 1/4 cup…

A Bite of Heaven

If you are in need of rolls for an upcoming holiday party, may I suggest these buttery swirls of fabulousness, otherwise known as Butterflake Rolls? $7.99 for 9, available at Whole Foods, these rolls are about the lightest, most scrumptious creations you could possibly pop into your mouth this side of cake. Just make sure…

A thousand golden knots- Managing the ‘tangles’ we create..

Ever open your jewelry box and find your most precious possessions in a thousand tangles?   Most of us have probably spent at least one afternoon sitting at a table with tweezers  trying to undo tightly wound knots in delicate chains wondering how on earth things got so hopelessly messed up. This is exactly how…