November 2012

Our week in gratitude: Day 9: We were shivering in the cold, camping at Joshua Tree, but we were having fun. I was EXTREMELY thankful for my thermal socks. Day 10: Second night in Joshua Tree, and I was thankful …

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For the first time in five years, Corelyn and I are spending Thanksgiving apart! Although I am excited to go home for Thanksgiving, I will be video chatting the crew on Thanksgiving Day. As I get ready to travel for …

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Pop the champagne and bring out the party cake, because Garlic, My Soul is all grown up! Today is our 500th post since we first started blogging in 2009. Things have certainly changed a lot since then (most notably, the …

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Have you ever wondered about your favorite superhero’s favorite foods? Food is a universal language, and you can use it to connect with anyone — even characters in your favorite comics! When our friends over at Fanboy Comics suggested that we …

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I woke up Saturday morning at 8:45am to a knock on my apartment door. The refrigerator repairman was a bit early, but I was very glad to have him finally here! My fridge has been broken since last weekend. There …

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File last weekend under “adventures.” As you may have gathered, we (Jennie and Corelyn) went camping in Joshua Tree National Park over the weekend. It was a lot of fun, but it was very, very cold. We took approximately one …

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Jennie and I are off the grid for the weekend because we’re camping in Joshua Tree. I’m sure you’ll be seeing some posts from us as we take in the sunshine and deal with the desert weather! In the meantime, …

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The Thanksgiving countdown has officially begun! In preparation, we’ve started collecting an arsenal of recipes that will help us use up all that leftover turkey and pumpkin! It’s a good thing, too, because we just placed the pre-order for a …

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Confession: I love all things oatmeal. I love oatmeal for breakfast, as a base for my granola bars, and in my cookies. So when I found out that oats weren’t gluten free, that was a bummer, because I thought for …

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A few weeks ago a friend of mine had a birthday. He happens to love carrot cake, but since I had already made one, I figured I had to get fancy. Alas, I had never tackled a bundt before, and …

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