This afternoon, I finally sat down and constructed my Valentine’s Day meal plan. I’m kind of ridiculously excited to steal Mel’s idea this year of having a little family candlelit dinner. I think the kids will be stoked. There’s a … Read More
A couple of weeks ago, I was attending a bridal shower. We had a few errands to run in the morning, but I figured we had plenty of time until the afternoon shower. Until I remembered I had offered to … Read More
I’ve mentioned before that we have homemade pizza most Friday nights around here. We tend to keep things pretty standard with either a basic tomato sauce or pesto. We had some red bell peppers sitting around last week, though, so … Read More
We are the luckiest and have a fireplace in our place and maybe it’s our favorite thing about our place. It goes without saying that we eat a lot of s’mores around here. It took me a while but I … Read More
I can’t for the life of me find where now, but sometime in early December, I saw an image of a leather skirt. With a sequin border. And it was gorgeous. And somewhere in the range of super pricey to … Read More
Told’ya it was coming. I’ve been sensing the anticipation all over the InterPlace. In no particular order because that would be like choosing between children. Click the picture for the recipe! So glad to have finally found a chile I … Read More
Here’s everything I read in 2013. Â In no particular order, my… Â Five Favorite: OH, this was tough. Â I read some great books this year, especially right at the end. Bomb: The Race to Build – and Steal – … Read More
Now that I’m on a 2013 review streak, I can’t stop. Sickness. Look for books and recipes to come. Also, this obviously only includes the outfits that were blogged. Which was…not many. With that rousing intro! 5 My beloved stretchy pencil … Read More
I kind of have a thing for jars (who doesn’t?). Baby food jars, mason jars, little Boston round bottles…total sucker. Here’s a list of 5 easy bottled gifts that take a couple minutes each, max. 1. Homemade Vanilla. There are … Read More
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in December 2013 and was updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness in October 2023. Will you be spending Christmas in DC either as a tourist or as a local? The holidays in Washington DC … Read More
I have majorly dry skin. Especially every year when the weather starts to turn cold, my hands turn into total alligators, and my lips get all flaky and cracked; they even started bleeding a bit last week. Most chap sticks … Read More
(Foreward: chili never ever photographs well. End.) For a long time, I’ve been wanting to figure out an easy crockpot chili that uses dry beans. They’re cheaper and better for you and I far prefer the texture, especially after they’ve … Read More
There’s a restaurant in DC that structures all of its food around chocolate. I thought that would be a fun theme this year, so I came up with a little chocolate-inspired vegetarian Valentine’s menu.
No recipes, because these are all experiments. Experiments that are too nice/time consuming/pricey to test out twice in the same week, so you’ll be getting a full report after the fact. In the meantime, here’s what I’m planning:
