I’ve spent the entirety of this past week unpacking from my move up to North Hollywood, and I’ve done it all while having an annoying head cold that I thought I beat Thursday, but returned Friday morning with a stuffy vengeance. All of this...

This week has been a whirlwind. Jeremy and I have been packing since we got back from our trip to Palm Desert last weekend, we got the keys to our new place in North Hollywood on Wednesday so slowly started moving things over then,...

Right now Jeremy and I are at the Palm Desert Food & Wine Festival taking in the amazing desert scenery and the delicious food, (and wine too of course!) On top of the fun of the festival, which I’ll talk more about next week,...

It is that time of year again, the one where we finally get to bust out our barbeques after (ideally) keeping them tucked out of water damage’s way over the winter. Huzzah! I will be the first to admit, I’m not very experienced with...

A little over a week ago Jeremy was out of town for work and I was left with the apartment all to myself. What is a young lady to do under these circumstances, you ask? Why, throw a Downton Abby-themed view-a-thon for herself and...

Last weekend I had an itch for something chocolatey, and after hearing Jeremy mention that brownies were one of his favorite desserts, I decided to whip some up. They were easy to make, and although this recipe does call for some chocolate and butter...

Last weekend I was craving pasta like a mad woman. Nothing else would have satisfied me other than a steaming hot plate of Italian noodles with some sort of creamy sauce poured all over and in it. So I headed over to Trader Joe’s...

A few months ago my good friend Amanda told me that she was having a book published. So, of course, I immediately inquired as to what the book was about, and she responded, with an ample amount of glee: “LADY PIRATES!” I love an...

One of my favorite meals is butternut squash ravioli with melted goat cheese and a dab of chili garlic sauce. I know it sounds random and weird and kind of terrible, but it’s actually incredibly delicious. Something about the creamy salty tanginess of the...

Last Friday was me and Jeremy’s six-year anniversary. When I got home from work Jeremy surprised me with a mini picnic on the living room floor, candles lit all over the place, and the best card ever. That night we went out to a...

  This past month has been pretty crazy. I started a new position at work, which is going great, and have started jogging again after my several-month-long holiday break from any kind of physical labor. The combination of these two things has made me...

This past week I was invited to participate in McCormick’s Flavor Forecast for 2012. I took part in their webinar and watched as chef Mark Garcia went through the various ingredients and flavors that are going to be making a broader appearance within the...