We took a pre-dinner China Village walk around the corner the other day to visit the neighbors’ goats and chickens. We left with a dozen eggs (the week’s delivery a day early) and a…
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Yesterday, I sat down for a cup of coffee and a chat with Carla, the editor of Local Houston magazine, who gave me about a million amazing tips and tricks for Houston, including the…
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It was only as I asked Michael to pick up whipping cream from the grocery store tonight that I realized the power that one ingredient has in bringing a festive feeling to an evening…
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I spent more than a month away from my kitchen over the holidays. My kitchen here in Dublin is tiny and I really didn’t think I would miss it that much. In fact, when…
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Now that I have control over my schedule again, I’m excited to use the few hours I won’t spend commuting every day to make some delicious dinners. Cooking anything new definitely went out the…
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Over the weekend, when we got back from our road trip, I made a batch of shepherd’s pie to bring to a friend and her family. I saved a little extra for us to…
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This is a great appetizer my mother always makes for holidays. She created it for the first time when I quite young, maybe three. And I was smack in the middle of the phase…
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{welcome home from a sweet Design*Sponge sneak peek} A few nights ago, my brother arrived home from Australia after spending the semester abroad there. His request for dinner the first night he was home?…
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Good morning and happy Thursday! There is gorgeous sunshine out there in Dublin once again and it”s warm! If only we”d had this at all during the summer, but that would be asking an…
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Happy Friday, friends! We’re headed off to a wedding this afternoon, and then we’re going to spend the weekend relaxing and recuperating. What a long week! We’ll probably also do a little more planning…