Lisa

  • Cherry cordial brownie bites

    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…

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  • Somewhere sunny and 75

    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….

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  • I am not a runner

    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…

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  • Foolproof yeast rolls

    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…

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  • Richmond reunion

    Over the weekend, a bunch of my sisters (and one of our Sweethearts) and I got together for a reunion in Richmond. Most of us hadn’t seen each other since my wedding, so this shindig was far overdue. We stayed at the Berkley Hotel in the Shockoe Slip area of Richmond. After hanging out and…

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