Now: Triumvirate

I have wine, Trader Joe’s Chocolate Lava Cake and The West Wing. It doesn’t get much better.

Now: Dinner

Let’s just say Portion Control is not a frequent visitor to my plate.

Now: Sleepy But Happy

Right now I am collapsed in a heap on my sofa. It’s been a busy day, but wow… so much fun! After a quick trip to the Strip District for a few last minute items I was off to the Hebrew National Better-Than-A-Picnic picnic in Highland Park. We had great hotdogs (I mean really, really [...]

Now: Stuffed To the Gills

[This qualifies as Fabulous Food Friday but don't be fooled. It's entirely by accident.]
The more I looked at yesterday’s post the more I realized it was impossible, especially when the little details I left out were considered. So we shifted gears a bit tonight. We traded our symphony tickets for Sunday afternoon but kept the [...]

I made this

photo by Abby, pizza by your’s truly from a recipe by Smitten Kitchen — someday I might even follow the recipe

nom nom nom

My boss shared Wilbur Buds with us at our holiday party on Wednesday. Wilbur’s is an interesting story. I look forward to taking the kids to the factory in Lititz, PA someday.

pizza face, jaffa cakes, jingle all the way

CD opened the jaffa cakes in the 24 days of christmas today. Oliver immediately appropriated them. The boy has excellent taste in cookies.
In the background, there on my laptop screen, you can catch a glimpse of Aunt Suzy. We were on live chat so she could see the present opening. I hope the resolution was [...]

she ate until she exploded

Before getting to the food, I must offer a brief public service announcement. If you are heading to Ann Arbor do not, I repeat DO NOT, consider staying at the Courtyard by Marriott even for half a second. There are lots of other choices and I strongly suggest you explore them. I arrived late Friday [...]

zing!

I’ve been a fan of Zingerman’s since 1989, when I walked into their deli and saw an entire wall of olive oil. That image had stayed with me nearly 20 years. The funny thing is I’ve never gone back to the deli. My relationship with them has mostly been via mail order, though when I [...]

chew chew

I have been known, on occasion, to release my inner Martha. I had one of those moments last summer and happened to be inside a Williams-Sonoma at the time. A dangerous combination, to say the least.
The end result is that about once a week Oliver gets one of these babies in his lunchbox. He gives [...]