I have the best grandma. She is the greatest storyteller, sprinkling my childhood with hilarious made-up stories about Curious George riding a horse into a clothesline full of laundry. She is the best hostess, feeding my siblings and I breakfast every morning before grammar school for more years than I can remember. She would drive… Continue reading Dorothy Cookies
Brunch, and feelings.
Long time no see. It’s been all finance in my world but I’m taking tonight to write about my other favorite “F”s. Food, family, friends, and feelings. I used to love reading articles about 20-somethings, love, careers, finding the perfect apartment, the enviable relationship — generally anything idyllic. So what happens when you wake up one… Continue reading Brunch, and feelings.
Looking Back and Looking Ahead
I swear, there was a time in our lives when major life realizations were made over potatoes. Conversations about impending weekend trips and relationship woes morphed into the age old question, “what am I doing with my life?” It was a time when we thought we needed all the answers right then. We desperately wanted… Continue reading Looking Back and Looking Ahead
A New Stage: The Fifty/Fifty
Cohabitation with your significant other is a bit odd, at least for me. And by odd I mean it’s the greatest thing ever and everything feels like a date. Walking to Target to get swiffer pads is strangely romantic. Learning to say ‘ours’ instead of ‘mine’ is another story. I’ll be the first to admit… Continue reading A New Stage: The Fifty/Fifty
A Sauce That Brings You To Tears
Honestly I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to make this dish when this is how it was described to me, “it was only the second time in my life I wanted to cry after tasting a sauce. The first was when I tried my mom’s braised lamb shanks when I was 18.”… Continue reading A Sauce That Brings You To Tears