June 2012
6 posts
Flying Solo
Obviously, les bon enfants love to entertain and plan events that surround us with family and friends. Sometimes though, we find ourselves coming up on a weekend with absolutely no plans to see a single soul - actually look forward to it. My family, my boyfriend and my friends are all going out of town to various locals, and for various reasons I am unable to follow them there. This means two full...
Kentucky Bourbon Peach Pie
When my company announced a baking contest would be part of the annual summer picnic, my inner competitor couldn’t resist the challenge. It’s a known fact that I like to bake and that pie is my specialty, so I set out to find the perfect recipe: something summery, flavorful, unique and sturdy enough to slice nicely and hold up well at room temperature. After much back and forth, I finally...
Mocha Icebox Cake
One of the best things about summer, besides all the grilling and picnicing and swimming, is not having to turn on the oven. There’s nothing worse than trying to get the house down to a reasonable level of coolness and realizing (face palm) that you signed up to bring a cake to your grandma’s birthday party. What’s an energy-conscious girl to do?
When we first saw a recipe for Ina’s Mocha Icebox...
Light up the Night
In my opinion, the entire point of summer is to host outdoor parties, so you can understand how grateful I am that I actually have a little patio. Since it’s so small (about 6’ x 10’), there are very few options I have when it comes to outdoor décor – it can’t hold much more than four seats, a low table and a barbeque. So when I finally get my act together and whip that little space into shape...
Toast Master
When Dannye got married last year, I was given a few major tasks as the maid of honor – the bachelorette party, general wedding planning help like venue visits and dress fittings, and the most intimidating of all tasks: the toast. There are so many different directions I could take it, so many things I could say and so many cliché traps to fall into. If you are getting ready to make a speech for...
Raise Your Glass
My best friend in the world is getting hitched, and this past weekend her sister (and MOH, Mackenzie) threw her bachelorette party – or should I say, bachelorette weekend. It’s no secret that Dannye and I love our classy evenings in, but I think it’s high time for a shout-out to those beer-drinking/pop-music-blasting/bar-food-eating-at-3AM types of parties; because we all know the memories...
