Archive for the ‘Cooking’ Category

We need to make some changes

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

While I've stopped making resolutions to mark the New Year, I instead opted to focus on a personal "theme" of mind, body, and soul. Yes, it sounds terribly cliché, but I found it easy to remember as I attempt to execute the goals within this theme. The mental purging that ...

My Mama said

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

For my birthday, my dear friends Mark and Greg gave me a copy of Mother's Best: Comfort Food That Takes You Home Again. The book has an entire chapter on mac & cheese recipes!! How insane is that? Of course, growing up, my mother made mac & cheese for just about ...

All together now

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

I cannot believe December is just a few days away. Where did this year go? Ah well, that's a thought for another entry. This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for a lot -- my family, my friends who are like family, having a job, the ability to trust my gut, not being ...

Any way the wind blows

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

It's definitely Autumn. I know this not only because of the cooler weather or the fact that it's getting dark soon after I arrive home from work, but because my body has begun to crave my usual roster of autumnal foods. Things with lots of carbs -- well, more than ...

Am I sleeping with my eyes wide

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

Despite my preference to be lazy, I've managed to be quite productive with my downtime. If I can stretch out a task for a few hours so it allows me time to snuggle under my electric blanket, all the better. (Seriously, it's so chilly in the evenings now!) For instance, Thursday ...