sweet potato guacamole.

I’ve loved reading the comments on my last post!  Such great perspectives – keep them coming!

 

So, my obsession with avocados is not a new development for this blog.  They’re definitely one of my top five favorite foods, and it is rare that I go a day without incorporating one into a meal.

With autumn fully upon [...]

the packaging.

In the winter of 1988, my family and I were staying with close friends over New Year’s.  Late one morning, after we had all exchanged Chanukkah presents, shredded remnants of wrapping paper cascaded over the living room floor.  Leaving my dolls and gifts to the side, I began to collect every scrap, creating my own [...]

stewing.

The gloomy weather we’ve had the past few days really put me in the mood to cook.  I was briefly warmed by adrenaline on Friday night, witnessing Derek Jeter make baseball history in person (baseball fans, anyone?).  Though the elation throughout the stadium was certainly electric, the high did eventually pass, and the two hour [...]

cleaning out the fridge.

In less than 36 hours (not that I’m counting), I’ll be heading up to Maine for 9 beautiful days of beachside vacationing.  I’ll be driving straight from there to the summit, and since I’ll be spending tomorrow evening in Connecticut, I basically needed to empty my refrigerator today.

I used to despise leftovers.  I suppose I [...]

piling on the layers.

When I look back at how I developed my sense of style, it all comes back to layering.  I spent high school in a basic “uniform” consisting of jeans and various graphic t-shirts, and though I had ideas on how to expand my dull wardrobe, I didn’t yet possess the confidence to put those concepts [...]