From the monthly archives:

June 2009

The One Year Rewind

June 29, 2009

Pin it Exactly one year ago I was rockin’ out with a mug of this stuff.  I was also saying things like “totally tubular!”  and “radical!”, wearing acid wash jeans, and hair-spraying my bangs into a tall wave across my forehead.  Ooooh 2008. Banana Pudding Ice Cream. Rad, right?

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Giant Vanilla Sugar Cookies

June 26, 2009

Pin it You know what?  You deserve a break.  Seriously.  It’s Saturday.  Let’s take it easy. I know… I know.  You have that whole list of things to do.  Sure, you need to get the car washed.  Yes, there’s that thing about going to the pet store, and getting a present for your mother-in-law’s church [...]

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How to Make Vanilla Extract

June 24, 2009

Pin it Bust out the booze friends!  I’ve got a weekend project for you! We’re making our very own vanilla extract!  Why?  Why make your own vanilla extract when you can just buy the stuff in a teeeeeeny tiny bottle at the grocery store for close to ten whopping dollars?  Hm… see what I did [...]

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Nectarine and Cream Cobbler

June 22, 2009

Pin it I still write letters. I still hand write letters in a festive card with a return address sticker.  I might even decorate the envelope with a rubbe-stamped dolphin stampede. I still write letters and I still have pen pals. My favorite pen pal?   My grandmother.  I call her Mommom.  She’s rad.  I [...]

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It’s Summer! I think you should…

June 21, 2009

Pin it … eat watermelon, in a park, in a row with several friends, quickly, in a race-type situation.  See who finishes first.  Crown them the winner. Call it a Watermelon Eating Contest. It’s summer.  Summer is fun.  Watermelon is summer fun. Here are five Watermelon Eating Contest tips, from a photographer not a participant. [...]

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Father’s Day Pancakes

June 20, 2009

Pin it You know this guy, right!? He’s my Dad.  He makes some amazing pancakes… the best pancakes, the best tacos, the best sweet potato pie, the best tofu potato bake.  He’s a champion in the kitchen. He’s also a champion Dad.  Top notch.  The kind of man that will talk to you for hours [...]

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Blackberry Pie Bars

June 18, 2009

Pin it I’ve been struggling for the past few hours with what to tell you in conjunction with these Blackberry Pie Bars. I thought maybe we could talk about how I’m still totally dragging my feet about going to my ten year high school reunion.  No… that’s been done.  Boring. Maybe we could talk about [...]

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Joy the Baker: The Top Five

June 15, 2009

Pin it Number Five: Peanut Butter Fudge Treats For those moments when you decide to kill your noisy neighbors by gifting them an epic sugar rush in the form of these super charged bars.  Not a crime, right? Number Four: Red Velvet Black and White Cookies Because red dye makes everything… red velvety!

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Dark Chocolate, Walnut and Golden Raisin Cookies

June 13, 2009

Pin it Dear Girl (that sat next to me on the plane last night), Hi.  How are you?  This is just a quick note to let you know that you sat on my glasses.  I know that you know that you sat on my glasses.  You did, after all,  hand them back to me crazy [...]

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Food and Wine

June 12, 2009

Pin it Have you seen the newest Food & Wine magazine? It’s a good one, made even better if you have a Sharpie marker and a couple of giggly girlfriends around. It’s all about the best new chefs of 2009.  It’s about dudes (plus one ladydude) that are young, hip and magic in the kitchen… [...]

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Cream Cheese Cinnamon Rolls

June 10, 2009

Pin it I made rolls, of the cinnamon variety. I use cinnamon rolls as a sort of… well, anxiety calming drug.  I don’t pop pills, I definitely pop cinnamon rolls. See… there was this thing invented a good long while ago called the 10 Year Class Reunion.  It’s where you get together with all the [...]

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Peach Brulee

June 8, 2009

Pin it Reason #457 why I love this warm weather, sunny spring that leads into summertime:  the ponytail. It’s bouncy, it’s festive, it helps me look like I’m having a good time even when I’m just standing in line at the grocery store, and it makes me feel like a cheerleader… which is strangely satisfying. [...]

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Lucy and Ethel

June 6, 2009

Pin it Hi.  Hello.  Hey! I hope your weekend is going swimmingly. I just wanted to take a moment and introduce you to my tomatoes, Lucy and Ethel. I’d also like to answer a few questions. Yes, I’ve named my first two tomatoes after Lucy Ricardo and Ethel Mertz from I Love Lucy. Yes, I [...]

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You + Me = Picnic?

June 3, 2009

Pin it Me in a tree.  Wanna join me? The truth is… I think we should totally hang out.  You and me, and you, and you and me.  Can we get together!? I mean it.  It’s just about summer, it’s beautiful outside, the parks are just begging us to visit, and we’re still wading our [...]

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