November 2014

, I have heard for years and years that "absence makes the heart grow fonder."  I am now able to tell you that this is certainly true.  But long-distance relationships are not always rainbows and butterflies.  Long-distance relationships are rewarding and so worth it, but also challenging and frustrating at times.  I have come to [...]

Crunchy, spicy, and bold chickpeas that will warm you right up on a brisk Fall day.  These chickpeas are the perfect addition to a classic salad. I am a roasted chickpea aficionado. I love them in tacos.  I love them in salads.  And I love them on their own as a snack. It turns out that [...]

A warm and cozy bowl of oats made for the chocolate lover in your life... or just for you.  It is entirely okay to hog these oats for yourself! I have a confession to make.  I did not like hot oatmeal for the first 26 years of my life.  In fact, I actually hated it! I [...]

It's the first Wednesday of November, and I am completely baffled as to how in the world we have gotten this far in the year 2014 already.  The Thanksgiving/Christmas-loving part of me is pretty excited about it, though!  I just cannot help but get into the holiday spirit the instant that November rolls in.  I [...]

This past weekend was full of fun adventures that were easily some of the best highlights of the past month.  That may or may not have had something to do with the fact that Jeremy was here visiting.  Jeremy was not the only important person in my life who was here, though.  One of my best [...]

Some foods notoriously sound fancy, stuffy, and complicated.  These same foods normally intimidate me and, as a result, in the past I have shied away from making them.  Baking my own bread has always been on that "intimidating list," as has making homemade pies and poaching pears.  For some reason, the idea of "poaching" something [...]