Crafty like a fox
Sunday night, after clearing out/organizing the spare room, I went through The Box. The Box is just a large, flimsy cardboard box. It is what is inside that warrants those ...
12 days til Christmas…
…And I’m so excited. Last week I baked a few dozen cut-out sugar cookies: chocolate and vanilla, both from Martha Stewart. The baking was not entirely a success:
Chrismahanakwanza in Florida
Lucky for me, my current job has no qualms about picking sides during the holidays. My building is having a departmental door decorating contest with the theme “Christmas: Past, Present, ...
Classy and Sassy Or, Finally StumbleUpon Is Good For Something
Hi, I’m a StumbleUpon addict. (I just moved across the country and still haven’t made friends - a girl’s got to entertain herself somehow). And this is probably one of ...
Why I will never have an Etsy shop
I suck at crafts. Inspired by this article in Nylon, I challenged TizzieLizzie to a dare: we would make these socks, and we would wear them in public. I managed ...
The second book I have ever thrown away in disgust
The Flame and the Flower Kathleen E. Woodiwiss I imagine this book is 491 pages of vomitous run-on writing. I wouldn’t know, as I only managed to finish the first 54 ...
Thanksgiving Fallout
Last Friday’s Day After Thanksgiving Dinner turned into a snack party with friends, football, and Cranium. We made cheesy pigs in a blanket, onion dip, buffalo chicken dip, and a ...
Operation First Pie Ever = Total Success
If my dad were not off tracking down Bambi at the moment, this is what I would say to him: “When I left you, I was but the learner; now ...
Dear Epicurious:
You are Featuring Shit No One is Going to Want to Eat on Thanksgiving Day Or: Recipes I will totally be making soon Brussel Sprout Hash with Caramelized Shallots I ...
Thanksgiving, Guest-style
We’re going to visit some random relatives for Thanksgiving, so I don’t really have much cooking to plan. But I’m rallying ideas for a side dish to bring. I’m thinking ...