From the monthly archives:

October 2011

Pumpkin, Millet, and Chocolate Muffins

October 30, 2011

Pin it Apparently we’re quickly approaching November. Wait… what!? In the blink of an eye we’ll be eating turkey for Thanksgiving, wrapping holiday gifts, and kissing at midnight… that’s how fast this year is going! What are we going to do about this? Is there some sort of pause button. The only thing I can [...]

Super Simple Roasted Apples

October 27, 2011

Pin it Under no circumstances do I want you to come to this blog, read it, and leave with the sense that I have my act together. I don’t have my act together. If it looks for a moment like I have my act together… I’m just barely holding on. Hear these words. I was [...]

In the Stacks: my favorite things

October 26, 2011

Pin it I am surrounded by stacks of books. Well… stacks of books, semi sweet chocolate chips, and bobbypins. I really wanted to share my books with you… mostly because reading aloud is lost on my cat. New and old, these are the pages that currently surround me. With the season getting more grey and [...]

Grilled Ham, Cheese, Pickle, and Potato Chip Sandwich

October 23, 2011

Pin it Who am I to tell you how to make a dang sandwich? I don’t know how much mayonnaise you like to spread on your bread. I don’t know how spicy you like your mustard. I don’t know how cheesy you like your situation. I can’t know how tall you like to stack your [...]

Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup

October 20, 2011

Pin it This is the soup I suggest you eat this weekend after you devour three doughnuts at breakfast, and before you eat tacos and french fries for dinner. It has broccoli and raw cashews in it. It’s the picture of health. Nevermind how much butter I put on that bread. Let’s focus on our [...]

Don’t be a Sexy Panda for Halloween and 8 other festive tips

October 18, 2011

Pin it It’s almost Halloween. I feel like we need to have a heart-to-heart before this holiday really takes hold. We need to talk. We really do. 1. If you find yourself browsing Etsy in search of a tie to turn your cat into a businesscat for Halloween, you’re doing things right. 2. If you [...]

Midnight Black Chocolate Pudding

October 17, 2011

Pin it So there’s this thing about me. I really really don’t like making Halloween treats. Tombstone cupcakes. Spider web cookies. Witch finger snacks. Please… just please. I can’t get into it. I don’t want things to look dead, or bugged, or dismembered. I want things to look sweet and chocolatey and dripping with caramel… [...]

Lemon, Olive, and Parsley Quinoa Cakes

October 13, 2011

Pin it Dear Success, I got you. I’ve got a jar of Sharpie markers on my desk, a frozen coffee cake in my freezer just waiting to be baked, a handful of people tell me they love me, and there’s spinach in my bowl. See? I’ve got you, Success. We’re totally roommates… and I’m totally [...]

Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake

October 12, 2011

Pin it Now is not the time to be thinking about New Year’s Resolutions. Ignore the plastic Christmas trees at Costco… we still have time. We have months. The year is not over yet. We can totally take it easy. I don’t like New Year’s Resolutions. They’re totally unrealistic, right? I feel like my best [...]

Chocolate Coconut Almond Scones

October 10, 2011

Pin it 14 of the 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 thoughts going through my brainscape: – I’m 30. I can’t shop at Forever 21. First of all, I’m a Large…. and the shorts are still waay too tiny. Secondly, I look much better in Anthropologie clothes. – I’m worth it. – Yea. So I just stress-ate a bag of [...]

Inspiration

October 9, 2011

Pin it Inspired by this cake. Inspired by this woman. Inspired by this partnership. Inspired by this friendship. Inspired by this man. Inspired by this book.

Lavender Shortbread Cookies

October 6, 2011

Pin it Hello, today. This week was inspired by…dinner with a new friend on face plates. Pea pasta with lemon. This week was inspired by… making avocado crab toast with Jill. This week was inspired by … this mama, in a chevron skirt with two babies. I love how close her baby boy is playing next [...]

Black Bean and Sweet Potato Tacos

October 4, 2011

Pin it I can and I will. I can and I will. That’s what I’ve been telling myself lately. I can and I will… about everything. I’ve also been saying YES to just about everything. Do you know what can open up when you say Yes.. I can and I will? Whoa. Major. Going [...]

Savings for You!

October 4, 2011

Pin it I’ve been telling you a lot about Homefries U. You know… that weekend where Tracy and I went nutso making cookies, pizzas, and friendship bracelets in Palm Springs? All of that nuttiness wouldn’t have been nearly as awesome without some really lovely sponsors. That is… really lovely sponsors who have really lovely things [...]

Almost Vegan Zucchini Bread

October 2, 2011

Pin it If I could have made a U-turn on the freeway, I would have… that’s how much I didn’t want to go to this party. The sheer fact that I was forced to drive in a straight line at high speeds is why I made it to this party. Now… nothing was wrong with [...]