First off, a giant thank you! to Dancer for leaving a comment with a link to Angry Chicken and her moving box puppet theatre. Seriously awesome! I can’t wait to attempt my own version with Pea and Coco. Thanks for the link!
I’m taking Pea to see The Nutcracker in SLC in a few weeks with [...]

Tomorrow morning is the baby shower that I’m hosting for my friend, who’s baby girl is due in one month. And this has been a crazy few weeks, so when I say that I really did wait until the last minute to get the details together, I’m not kidding. I did. I spent three hours [...]

I once had an overly affectionate love affair with Target. Back when we lived in Fort Worth. I was there weekly. Twice weekly. My husband seems to think that there were times when I was actually there daily. But I can defend that one – there was a Starbucks in it!
But since moving to Utah, [...]

We’ve not been in the best health around here lately. It’s been one thing after another. And no sooner does that one thing leave, then it’s promptly replaced with another.
Cooking has been the furthest thing from my mind. No appetite, no desire to be around food, hence no cooking.
We keep a pretty well-stocked kitchen, and [...]

I have a love-hate relationship with Gwyneth Paltrow. When she’s talking about her kids, I love her. When she’s making snooty statements to the press, I don’t love her so much.
She has a website now, called “Goop (unfortunate name, right?).” I’m not really certain why she has this site. A public service, perhaps? To teach [...]

I have a lot of people in my life who, when it comes to gifting, stump me. Nearly every time. These are people who 1) have absolutely everything that they need, and 2) if they don’t have absolutely everything that they need, will go out any buy everything that they need. Humph.
Some thoughts on the [...]

Willie Bird Ranch. In Sonoma County, California. Where they raise their turkeys well. Eating only the best grains and protein. Free to roam. No pesticides. No chemicals. And the juiciest, most delicious Thanksgiving bird you will ever eat.
I ordered one last year, and I’m telling you, once you eat a Willie Bird, you will never, [...]

As we prepare the house for the long winter ahead, I have cozy on my mind.
A few of my favorite cold weather items, to keep me (and my kids) toasty warm in our home…
Flor tiles at our back doors. It’s the entrance for our dogs from the wet backyard, and I can’t figure out how [...]

So there are occasions when I’m just not up for cooking lunch or dinner. And just like many other families, my go-to dish is mac ‘n cheese. But I make it myself. And before you roll your eyes, let me just say that it’s the easiest thing in the world…
I prepare whatever noodles we have [...]

I am in love with Epicurious. “For people who love to eat.” That is me. That is my family. I am constantly looking for new recipes. I love to cook with new ingredients. I love to introduce the girls to new tastes, new textures, before they become ’settled’ on just one specific dish.
Pea is in [...]

I like gin & tonic. With really good gin. Tanqueray is what we stock up on. Or perhaps even a vodka tonic. With really good vodka. Grey Goose is our favorite. And not those citrus-flavored aberrations. Just straight up Original. Yes, I’m a cocktail kind of girl. No wine for me. (But if you are [...]

I was on Amazon, poking around, searching for a new kitchen timer, some dish towels and a few other miscellaneous items for the kitchen. I didn’t find them. But I did learn that Macy’s sells via Amazon, and Macy’s just happens to be the home of the Doyenne of Simple & Elegant Style, none other [...]

A few nights ago, we were running late for dinner. It was Pea’s first day of ballet, and it’s late in the afternoon. Everything after about 4:00pm was pushed back. And when we got home? The kids were hungry, I had some turkey meat I wanted to use up, and so dinner was put off [...]

Goat cheese always makes me think of ‘cuisine.’ Like when I’m at a trendy restaurant, one of the salads is bound to be made up of frisee, beets and a baked goat cheese tart on top, or some variation thereof. And I’m always going to order it. Because I love cheese. Any kind of cheese, [...]

A new issue of “Cook’s Illustrated” arrived in our mailbox yesterday. And while I enjoy the magazine on occasion, I couldn’t for the life of me remember ordering a subscription to it. And as I looked more closely at the mailing label, I realized why I didn’t have any recollection of placing the order. It [...]