When I was growing up, chili was a staple in our house. My parents make a great, savory, vegetarian chili that’s so filling you won’t even miss the meat. This is not that recipe. My dad entered that recipe in a chili cook off at work and won. And one of the other contestants complained that their recipe shouldn’t have won because it didn’t have meat. While my parents’ chili… View Post »
Exploring Augusta
Now that the weather will hopefully start cooling off, I’m hoping we can explore our new hometown a bit more in the coming months. So far, we’ve just been trying new restaurants (and have been pretty successful) and taken a drive or two. We missed out on a baseball game because of the monsoon rains we’ve gotten this summer. Luckily, because of the Masters, I found lots of websites with… View Post »
Labor Day weekend
Mac doesn’t get too many long weekends in this course, so we decided to make the best of this one. Friday, we headed up to Atlanta and caught the Braves game. It was El Oso Blanco night in honor of Evan Gattis. Sadly, as the back-up catcher, Gattis wasn’t in the starting line-up and only came in for a single pinch-hit opportunity (and then he was intentionally walked). But Mac… View Post »
Birthday months are a real thing
It’s September. But it doesn’t feel like the first because college football has already started. And I’m not really digging college football in August. I love September. It’s by far my favorite month of the year because it involves the annual celebration of me. I also really enjoy the baseball / hot days but cooler nights / football thing that happens, too. Back in elementary school, kids with September birthdays… View Post »
Sunday Social: summer recap
And thus starts my birthday month! 1. What was your favorite trip/vacation/activity this summer?We went to Savannah and Charleston on vacation. Two beautiful cities with lots of history and cool things to do. 2. What was your favorite outfit look/clothing item of the summer?It’s hard to pick between my many pairs of yoga pants. 3. What is one thing you wish you’d gotten to do this summer?Lost weight?… View Post »
Perfect yellow cupcakes
Back in college, a our sorority chapter had a sisterhood dinner once a week at the large all-you-can-eat dining hall, D2. I always finished off my meals with a slice of yellow cake with yummy chocolate frosting. I found a recipe pretty close to the original in my KitchenAid mixer cookbook, and I tweaked it slightly for cupcakes. These yellow cupcakes are fluffy, ever so sweet, and easy to make. You can… View Post »