I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve made Amish Friendship Bread over the past two years. If you’ve never had a slice of this wonderful delicacy, you should know that it’s a bread that requires a starter (of which I happen to have a few spares, if anyone is interested) and then several days…
pie in the park.
It’s a rainy morning here in Lexington, with some sudden freakishly strong thunderstorms passing through. Perfect weather for blogging, as long as my computer doesn’t die (which is a strong possibility, as I seem to have forgotten my charger at home, and my battery only lasts about 45 minutes on a good day). I’m currently…
dining on the river.
Spring break is over. Sad. But I had a marvelous break, although I crossed very little off my ever-growing to-do list. It’s just wonderful to take a break and enjoy life for a bit. I highly recommend it. As my friend, Becca, said to me today, “Spring break should be a mandatory U.S. holiday.” This…
veggie pesto panini.
March Madness has arrived. And with it comes the rise in Eric’s blood pressure. My goodness. Yesterday’s games were a little much, even for me. I’m generally not a huge basketball fan, especially since my favorite UK player (Perry!) graduated last year. But Eric convinced me that I should make a bracket this year, so…
cinnamon-almond monkey bread.
Yesterday was Eric’s birthday! He’s now an old man, and we’ve entered the 20-something days before my birthday where Eric appears to be two years older than me, making me extra youthful. Now, I love birthdays, so I had planned on making Eric’s birthday super exciting right from the start, with a big exclamation of…
peanut butter chocolate chunk granola bars.
I’m so excited about this 30 healthy foods plan that I already have a million things to post! I’ve been making homemade granola bars for a few months now. I am a girl constantly in need of snacks (especially on car trips or in class), so I go through a lot of granola bars. The…
30 healthy foods.
I’m a magazine junkie. Wait. First I should say that I’m a reading junkie. I love to read. There’s not much time for recreational reading during the school year, so I generally spend the first week or so of winter and summer breaks reading a book a day. I think I read the final Harry…
blueberry-orange crunch muffins.
Happy Sunday! I love, love, love Sundays. Eric and I generally have a Sunday routine: church, grocery shopping, lunch, run/homework/relax, small group. But Eric was out of town this weekend for the SEC tournament, so nothing was quite normal. First off, there was the whole time change. I decided that the best way to handle…
cinnamon acorn squash.
In our never-ending pursuit to eat in season, Eric and I have turned to squash, the quintessential winter vegetable. We’ve tried several varieties, but apparently we are just not squash people. I don’t know if it’s the texture or the unappetizing name (‘squash’ sounds a bit like something you’d find on the side of the…
the day I forgot new jersey.
Hello, spring break! And, of course, in Kentucky we’re also saying, ‘Hello, snow!’ That’s right, folks. It’s snowing. Not that this shouldn’t be expected. It snowed 8 1/2 inches on the first day of spring break during my freshman year. In case you don’t remember that, here’s a flashback photo to March 8, 2008. For…
samoa cupcakes.
It came to me in a vision. A cupcake dream, if you will. I’ve had Girl Scout cookies on the brain lately. I remember the good ol’ days when several of my friends were Girl Scouts, and I was surrounded by cookie order forms. Unfortunately, the times have changed and I don’t know anyone who…
national pancake day.
Today was absolutely beautiful (once we knocked out that whole below freezing thing around 10 a.m.), so Eric and I went on lovely 4-mile runs (separately, of course, as Eric’s legs are about a foot longer than mine, meaning I slow him down). I ran to the Arboretum today, and then traveled the 2-mile loop,…
stuffed bell peppers.
It’s only Tuesday, and this week has already been full of new recipes, which will all hopefully be blogged soon! I had half of the day off yesterday, so I spent about 5 hours in the kitchen (which, in our studio apartment, is also technically the living room, dining room, and bedroom). After a weekend…
veggie scramble.
Happy scrambled morning! We don’t actually have very scrambled mornings around here, as we wake up freakishly early (5:30) and then leave the house at different times in the morning. Really, the only frantic mornings around here are Sundays (fitting for the day of rest), when Eric and I have to get ready for church…
a rough week, a good run, and a classic Ringer dinner.
Midterms are here. I think this is the first semester of my college career where all of my classes have actually had midterm exams. It’s terrible. I spent this entire week studying for today’s two tests (and baking cookies, of course), but the exams turned out to be quite bearable. Apparently I got myself all…