Ah, Valentine’s Day. The one day a year when men are socially obligated to be romantic. Don’t mind me, I’m just bitterly cynical. In the five years we’ve been together, Mac and I have only gone out for one Valentine’s Day. It was our first, and we’d been dating 11 months. It also involved four separate…
If you love brownies or brownie bites, these cherry cordial brownie bites are for you. You tuck a Hershey Kiss in brownie batter for a sweet and easy treat. The kisses melt just enough to add a delightful chewiness to the brownie and a very subtle cherry flavor. I personally love the cherry cordial Kisses, but…
Anyone else in the winter doldrums? Anyone else think of The Phantom Tollbooth after using the word doldrums? Nope, just me? It snowed another foot last night. Normally, I mock Northern Virginia’s fear of snow, but hot shit, I haven’t seen this much snow since we had a major blizzard in Blacksburg my senior year….
I am not a runner. I don’t have a trophy rack full of race bibs and finisher’s medals. I am not a runner. I don’t have PRs or any discernible running technique. I go out there and pound the pavement. I am not a runner. I don’t have custom-fitted running shoes or fancy running clothes…
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m linking up with Jo @ Jo My Gosh and Jessica @ MBB for their Lima. Oscar. Victor. Echo. military love link-up. Mac and I met almost five (!!!) years ago in March of 2009 at a party in college. What seemed like a casual encounter wound up being the…
One of my favorite things about the South is the unabashed dedication to carbohydrates, specifically bread. All good Southern eateries serve yeast rolls. I live my life in search of perfect, foolproof yeast rolls. I even picked one of the appetizers at our wedding simply because it was served on a yeast roll. For real. I…