Sometimes so many words leave your mouth that, even to you, your voice sounds like blahblahblahblahblahblahblahYAYblahblahblah. On a site note, does anyone really know what their voice sounds like anyways? Because when I hear mine, that deep-ish voice is totally not me… I know I’m not the only one in this universe who cringes, listens […]

Prior to my Italian departure, my brain was under the assumption my staple foods existed in wide availability. Hello… it’s Italy, the all-around Gods of the food universe must have everything. (Insert “wrong” game show sound) Wrong. Much to my chagrin, I was unpleasantly surprised to discover Italians do not eat peanut butter. Or almond […]

Other than my mother, my greatest cooking influence has been my paternal grandmother. Words fail me in expressing how much I loved that woman. What’s weird is that in the year since her passing, I feel that I have come to know her on a deeper level. And I’ve realized that we are the same […]

Is it just me, or has humble granola’s reputation gotten…..hippie-ish? Not that there is anything wrong with hippies. I am a self proclaimed semi-hippie. I make all of my own jams. I make my own nut butters. I’m left-winged and socially aware.  I’m uber open-minded.  I like organic produce and farmers markets. I wanna run […]

I used to be a cereal and milk kind of girl. I lived for the crunchy sweetness paired with ice cold milk, first thing in the morning, or anytime of day, really. Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Oh’s, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Banana Nut Crunch, and oh so many more. The best part of eating cereal is […]