Sometimes I really surprise myself. I’ll throw a bunch of things together and not have any idea how it’s going to turn out, but when I taste it, it blows my mind. When did I become so domestic?! Seriously, I think I’m going to make a pretty good wife one day. At least when it…
Celebrating the Holidays at Brook’s Restaurant
You know those people I always talk about, the ones who devour all my baked goods at work week after week, and beg for more? We all got to dress up and join together this past weekend for our company holiday party. We weren’t snacking away on cookies and brownies this time; instead it was…
Homemade Sushi
I really want to take cooking classes. While I’ve been able to learn a lot from other bloggers, my Bubby, my parents and from reading lots of food magazines, there is still so much that I don’t know. One of the things I’ve always wanted to do is make my own sushi. Publix offers classes,…
Mom’s Visit to Boca: Brio, Two George’s. DaDa’s
Mother-daughter relationships are interesting. When you’re in middle and high school, you don’t want anything to do with your mom. Then you go to college and you start to tolerate her more, mostly because you aren’t living with her anymore. Then you graduate college and move out on your own, in my case many states…
Pasta-less Lasagna, Stuffed Mushrooms, Autumn Salad, Oreo Cupcakes and Wine…Perfect Potluck!
Planning dinner parties is becoming one of my absolute favorite things to do. I can’t wait until I have a nice dining room set and can really go all out. For now, I do my best with what I’ve got. And ya know what? I am pretty happy with it. Bubby’s card table and chairs…
Escape from Hurricane Isaac: NJ Visit Part 1
Florida got a visit from Hurricane Isaac last weekend and I was lucky enough to escape before he arrived. It just so happened that the weekend I booked my flight home for my cousin’s wedding was the very same weekend that Isaac decided it was a good time to grace South Florida with his presence….
Time to play party host!
After moving into my own place, one of the things I was most excited for was entertaining and having guests over for dinner. I don’t do much cooking on the weekend since I usually go out to dinner, but recently I thought it would be fun to cook dinner and invite a few friends over….