Monthly Archives: October 2011
Homemade pumpkin pie — from a real pumpkin
My boyfriend is big on culinary adventures. When other people go to make a pumpkin pie, they might do something like — oh, I don’t know — buy canned pumpkin. It’s quick, easy and ready to go. It’s convenient. And … Continue reading
Filed under food & drink, recipes
Anywhere in the world: Or how I won the coolest contest ever
Just last week, Spencer and I sat chatting. A cooking show hummed in the background. I turned to him as I often do, posing Big Issue questions. “If money weren’t an object,” I started, “and you could go anywhere in … Continue reading
Filed under out and about
Book review: ‘Falling For Me’ by Anna David
Writer Anna David finds herself in a dilemma familiar to many 20- and 30-somethings: we wake up one morning and realize, Hey. This? Not what I imagined my life would be. I’m supposed to be married — or coupled up, … Continue reading
Filed under 3-star reads, book reviews
Wordless Wednesday: (Mostly) Good eats at the Oyster Festival
But lest you think it was all good times and stuffing our faces . . . I tried my first raw oyster. This is what happened: Sometimes being an adventurous foodie has its price.
Filed under wordless weds.
Book review: ‘Stay’ by Allie Larkin
After suffering through the wedding of her two best friends, Savannah Leone is struggling to pull herself up from a black hole. It’s not enough that she had to suffer the indignity of wearing pumpkin orange at the nuptials, after … Continue reading
Filed under 4-star reads, book reviews
Favorite Halloween costumes and an ‘Aww, Ricky’
We take so much for granted as children. I mean, dressing up? Nothing out of the ordinary. We can be princesses and walk in our mothers’ heels from here to eternity, never worrying that anyone is discussing our eccentric behavior. It’s … Continue reading
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