One of my favorite things about my mom is that she speaks mainly in idioms. When someone says something mean, “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” When I’m waiting to hear about a job, “The squeaky wheel gets the oil!” When we were complaining about cleaning the house…
Tag: Fruit
apple crisp
I have a life altering test tomorrow. Like, the test that determines whether I can do an off campus placement next semester and graduate on time and become a Doctor of Audiology in 2015. Why am I blogging? Dunno. For real I’ve been studying for weeeeeks and now I’m at the point where my brain is…
whole wheat roasted peach muffin tops
Who doesn’t love a title that includes “muffin tops”? Don’t worry, these are for eating, not for squeezing into your jeans. And ACTUALLY, they’re (slightly) healthy. Fruit, whole wheat flour, Greek yogurt. Nutritious for sure. I made these last week after a borderline heart attack incident that could only be solved by a little time…
flank steak with apple slaw
I think I’ve mentioned before that I find cooking to be very relaxing. And sure, it’s summertime, so what do I have to be stressed about? Well, as a matter of fact, some of the interactions that I’ve had at my (let’s be honest) menial jobs this summer have lead me to question humanity just…
mahi mahi with mango salsa
Before I get to this fantastic recipe, a quick public service announcement. Did anyone see The Today Show earlier this week when they had a guy on promoting his new “Six Weeks to OMG” diet? (Really, you chose that name?) In case you missed it, here’s a rundown of what he recommends: 1) Skip breakfast….
grilled chicken skewers with homemade BBQ sauce
Life is good. Nope, still haven’t gotten a job. Still working on it. However, I’m making what I consider to be good use of my idle time. I’ve been going to the pool to creepily people watch and eavesdrop from behind my sunglasses and a beach read book. (Latest read- What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty)…
fluffy blueberry cake
I started this week with the best of intentions. Lots of things to accomplish. We had a lovely day out on Ian’s boat on Sunday, and I considered sitting in the sun chatting with friends to be productive. You don’t have to tell me that’s a stretch. Yesterday I had a job interview. Unfortunately they…
strawberry shortcake
As I type, I’m sitting in my basement because it’s too hot upstairs to drink coffee. Why don’t we have air conditioning? You’d have to direct that question to the woman who raised me, who loves to have the windows open to hear the birds sing. I’m seriously missing the lake breeze in this heat….
how to properly cut and serve a pineapple
Hey people! It’s Friday! My parents and KEVIN are on their way!! In fact they’ll be here in about a half hour, so this will be a quick tip. When I first became one of the six coordinators for orientation at Loyola, one of the training activities was to teach the rest of the group…
ode to shanna banana
This is my puppylove. We had to put Shanna to sleep yesterday. She got really sick really quickly, and the vet said there wasn’t anything they could do to significantly improve her condition, let alone cure her. She was 12 and lived a very happy healthy life. She was probably the most ridiculous, obnoxious, best…
spill the beans 