Wrapping up Thankful Saturdays

It is now December, which means our 30 days of thanks challenge has come to a close. It was surprisingly difficult to remember to be thankful for something every single day, and I won’t claim that we always succeeded. But …

Drinking and Traditions

Last Thursday this country celebrated a day of Thanksgiving. It was a day of reflection, great food, and fun shared by friends and family members. With that in mind I wanted to write about something else I spent a great …

Thankful Saturdays: Week Three

This was the week of Thanksgiving, and we’ve spent the last couple days being thankful for friends, family, good food, and the many blessings that make holidays like these so special. Our challenge to ourselves to be thankful for something …

Live Blogging from Chicago

Hello from Chicago! Today we spent a morning running a 5K, and then an afternoon cooking. Here, I am making some Parker Rolls, a la Bon Appetit. You basically make folded butter sandwiches, and then cover those in butter. Look …

2012 LA Thanksgiving: Live Blogging

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Things are well underway here in Los Angeles. The turkey went in the oven at approximately 8:30, and we’ve already made a gorgeous cider glaze for it.Everything is organized and more or less on schedule. We even …