Happy long weekend everybody! I just spent the past few days at home in Camillus, where I suffered through Morgan’s long and boring graduation (it’s cool, she sat through mine) and enjoyed Kevin’s antics as usual. This week at school the fifth graders watched.. THE movie. So it was pretty entertaining to be home. I’m…
Tag: Holidays
birthday muesli
Happy 25th Birthday to my favorite older sister, Kelly Christine! Mid twenties. Phew. Getting old. I’ve discussed several camp foods before, but I failed to mention a staple- my Aunt Pat’s muesli. There’s always a bunch of it, and it’s always in a big Pennysticks container. It’s a really filling breakfast that is perfect for…
death by chocolate
Don’t worry, this isn’t another mug cake recipe. Perhaps you feel you’re already in a chocolate induced coma post-holidays. But if you’ve indulged in sweets of the candy cane variety, or if you still have holiday cheer to spread, this is the dessert to make people love you. I’ve personally been battling flu-like symptoms that…
apple dip
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…
pecan pie
Happy belated Thanksgiving! I hope you all ate ya faces off. We had our family Thanksgiving on Thursday, with something like 35 people, 3 turkeys, 4 sweet potato casseroles, 18 appetizers, and 1 pretzel jello. Then, I headed back to Baltimore on Saturday, because the GS had his mom and sister and cousin in town…
birthday cupcakes
Hey hey, yesterday was my birthday! Social media has made birthdays so interesting. The vast majority of the people who write on your wall would probably have no idea what month (or possibly even what season) your birthday falls in if not for Mark Zuckerberg. It’s still nice to receive notifications that 87,000 people sent you…
carrot cake cupcakes
Things you don’t disclose to a boy you like: 1) When he asks, “What is one thing that you would cry over if you lost it?” You respond, with no pondering necessary, “My flash drive.” 2) “I started keeping a list in my phone of all the books I’ve read since January 1st, 2011. It…
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….
veggie egg tower
If you’re ever in Baltimore, have breakfast at Miss Shirley’s. It’s a Baltimore establishment. They have some ridiculous things on the menu, such as key lime cheesecake stuffed french toast. Yeah I said it. As a Loyola student, it’s the place to go when your parents come to visit and will pay for it. One of my…
roasted radishes and kale chips
Happy (belated) Easter, friends! I spent the weekend on Skidaway Island off the coast of Savannah, GA with my family and it was just lovely. I hope you all had a great holiday as well! I bet you were expecting a chocolate recipe. But look at me, posting vegetables. Keeping you guessing. In truth, I…
spill the beans 