Tomato season is a core memory of my childhood. I come by my love of fresh tomatoes honestly. Both sides of the family are obsessed. Growing up, my mom would take me with her to a tomato patch outside of town in the summer. She would pick giant buckets of tomatoes and bring them back …
Over the July 4th weekend (yes, I am really that backed up on content) we got invited over to a friends house for a casual hang. I decided that this would be a good time to try a re-do on the “Chocolate Dream Dessert Pastry” which was the source of my first Blog Fail back …
“But in the end journey’s brought joysThat outweigh the pain.” – Frank Turner, “Journey of the Magi” On Tuesday, June 24th we said goodbye to our dog Sherlock. He was the best boy. He was picky about who he accepted, but, once you were part of his inner circle he loved hard. We adopted him …
Last week my friend Julie sent me a text asking if we wanted her to drop by with some blueberries. This was super exciting because last year the blueberries that she gave us were the best that I had the entire season. This year was no different – shoutout to Julie for the delicious produce. …
Back in the day I used to work from the upstairs office at my parents house. Every morning, I would load our older dog, Gracie (RIP), into the car and the two of us would make the commute about 8 minutes across town. This was one of Gracie’s favorite ways to “work” in the upstairs …
In the years between when my mom got sick and when she died, we did the best that we could for holidays. On Mother’s Day I would usually get takeout from somewhere and bring it over to her house along with a dessert. After her diagnosis, dinners became intense and were usually over pretty quick. …
“Long for the words with hearts and wingsSomething familiar when you miss everythingYou rest your head against the window paneFeet on the dash through the steady rain” – The Menzingers, “Your Wild Years” The year that my mom died, there were a bunch of things that happened in pretty quick succession. The first holiday, Easter, …
There was a 5 or 6 year period of my life where I was pescatarian only and didn’t eat any chicken or beef. Once my mom started getting sick, dinners at my parents house got complicated. 9/10 times any meal over there would involve some kind of grilled chicken + whatever sides I decided to …
I still have the email in my inbox from when my mom sent me this recipe for her Squash Casserole. It is dated Friday, August 8, 2014. Megan,Sorry I forgot to give this to you. Hope you enjoy it. You can use more carrots and less squash with no problem.Love you,Mom I do not remember …
“Life is strange and you do what ya gotta do just to survive You got your hustle and you gotta know that baby I got mine” – Low Cut Connie, “Private Lives” Few things in this world get me as excited as when one of my favorite bands drops tour dates. Especially when I see …