TGIF! I’ll be attending Friendsgiving and making creamed spinach for the first time in my life. On Sunday, I’ll be traveling back to my homestead of Greenville, SC (#yeahTHATgreenville). So if you’re in G-Vegas for Thanksgiving, send me a message and let’s hang out!
This week’s quote comes from one of my personal heroes, Julia Child. Hope you all enjoy your weekend!
“In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.”
— Julia Child
My heroine!
This week’s quote is in honor of my favorite vegan, my cousin Naomi. Enjoy!
“Calvin: Why are you crying mom?
Mom: I’m cutting up an onion.
Calvin: It must be hard to cook if you anthropomorphize your vegetables.”
–Bill Waterson, Calvin and Hobbes
VEGETABLES HAVE FEELINGS, TOO!
Starting next week I’m going to try re-formatting my blog just a bit, in terms of my posting schedule. Mondays (which were previously reserved for “Quote of the Week” are now going to be a “weekend round-up,” highlighting all the shenanigans I got into over the weekend, and giving my readers a chance to know me a little better as a person and a blogger. I’ll be moving the Quote to Wednesday, and saving the review/recipe/random fodder posts for Friday (or Saturday if my week has been particularly busy). I hope you guys like the new format!
This week’s quote is in honor of Girl Scout Cookie season (basically the best season of the year), and comes from Barbara Johnson. Enjoy!
“A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand”
–Barbara Johnson
Turns out there are a lot of “Barbara Johnsons” out there, so rather than run the risk of picking the wrong one, I just went with this Buzzfeed graphic instead.
First of all, Happy Veterans Day to all the servicemen & women out there. Thank you for your service!
This weekend was my final wedding of 2013, and it was so much fun. My mom even came down from Greenville to celebrate Ryan & Becca, and it was just a total blast of a weekend.
The other highlight of my weekend was roasting a whole chicken in my crock pot for the first time. I know that this probably isn’t a major feat for any of you out there, but for me it was kind of a big deal. So this week’s quote is in honor of my newfound chicken roasting superpowers. Enjoy!
“You could probably get through life without knowing how to roast a chicken, but the question is, would you want to?”
–Nigella LawsonI wish I could make spaghetti look that good.
I hope everyone had a very fun and eventful Labor Day weekend! Mine was very busy, but that’s how I like to live.
This week’s quote is from one of my favorite movies, and I attribute this quote to being the reason I wanted to open my own bakery. Enjoy!
“I just figured if I was going to make the world a better place, I’d do it with cookies.”
~ Ana Pascal, Stranger Than Fiction
Something about her just reminds me of myself.
I hope everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving! I tried to eat in moderation, but (as usual) failed in my attempt. I think the following quote by Roman statesman Cato The Elder pretty much sums up why.
“It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.”
–Cato The Elder
I imagine him sounding like Marlon Brando in “The Godfather.”
Happy Thanksgiving week, everyone! This week’s quote comes from one of America’s best political satirists, and host of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart. Basically I think this quote is funny and also it’s Thanksgiving-themed, so therefore it makes the perfect quote this week. I hope you all enjoy eating too much with family members!
“I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.”
–Jon StewartHe’s taking over the White House. One slice at a time.
Today’s quote comes from “The Thin Man” himself, Mr. William Powell. I really like this quote. It’s funny without being gimmicky. It speaks to reality, since I’m pretty sure this is how everyone feels every time they come to my house for a meal.
“Dessert is probably the most important stage of the meal, since it will be the last thing your guests remember before they pass out all over the table.”
–William Powell
Badassery
