Journal

I've been trying to get this recipe posted for over a week now, but finding the time to write has been challenging. Did I actually say the other day that Theo was consistency sleeping in until 7 am every morning? Ha! For the past week, I've been waking up around 6 am to write, only […]

In this uncertain time of a worldwide pandemic--words I never thought I would say-I'm seeking peace and a big inhale-exhale with words and with food. It feels like the two small things I can do right now.

How are you all doing? I meant to post this during National Sleep Week last week, but then the world fell into the surreal twilight zone of social distancing and daily life took on a different rhythm. As we all settle into our new normal, anxiety is high and the need to connect is greater […]

Happy New Year, friends!

It's not even Thanksgiving yet, and I've already starting decorating for Christmas. I can't help it. Theo has been singing Christmas songs, reading holiday books and asking about Santa ever since December 26th of last year. So, we're ready.

Growing up, I loved the Thanksgiving stuffing--or dressing, as we call it in Kentucky--more than any other part of the meal, even the pie. Whether it was my Granny's version, loaded with celery and sage (never enough celery and sage, she'd say), or my Dad's version, studded with oysters, or the cornbread and sausage version […]

My niece recently showed me a meme about how bloggers write a whole dissertation about how much their husbands love guacamole before sharing the recipe for guacamole when readers just really want the &*#$ recipe for guacamole. Guilty. We had a good laugh.

In August, Elie and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary with a getaway to Vancouver. While we visit Vancouver often, it’s always with Theo to visit family. We seldom get to just wander the neighborhoods, sit uninterrupted in coffee shops, window shop at leisure and linger over long dinners, holding hands across the table. 

John Craigie sings a song, What Phase is This? and that is the refrain playing in my head when I think about life with a three-year-old. What phase is this?

We recently spent a week in the San Diego area with family, rolling in the sand, splashing in the waves and exploring as much of the Southern California food scene as we could squeeze in. I hadn't spent much time in that part of California, and it's lovely. It's a perfect place for a family […]