Month: June 2014
Party People Make Some Gougeres!
Delicious balls of perfectly fluffy, yet cheesy homemade dough. France is the essence of this incredibly easy to make pre-dinner snack, so I whipped up a batch for the beau for the first time recently. Thank you, chef of chefs, David Lebovitz for this go-to recipe. Now before you start, let me remind you that…
Chicago, Chicago….
What a weekend we had in Chicago! It’s already Thursday and I’m just feeling back to normal. Have I become a bad traveller?? I hope not. I am a tired one. The beau may be moving to the Windy City in a few weeks, so we went for a long weekend under the guise of…
Too Much Romance
A sucker for anything romantic or Parisian, it’s been on my bucket list to ‘lock love’ on one of the two bridges in Paris. I haven’t done so yet, I can only assume I’ve yet to go there with the appropriate chap. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Paris Bridge Collapses From Weight of Love Locks By: Veronique Hyland, nymag.com…
Now This I Need
Unruly exhaustion is in my blood; I’m anemic. If I don’t get precisely the correct amount of excercize endorphins and a proper 7-8 hours rest, followed by 3-4 cups of coffee….I crash. My crashes have lead me to nap in my office, back home, car front seat, and car back seat during my work time…
Incredibly Well-Rounded Book Reviews
It would seem that I’m finally out of my illiterate slump, largely to thanks to FINALLY finishing The Luminaries by Elanor Catton. Do not read this book. Do not read this, despite it’s numerous awards, its girth, or because your English major, reads a book-a-day best friend suggested it. It took me a grueling six…
Macarons and Mayhem 