…i’m currently drowning in a sea of Higher Education literature… not that the information isn’t TERRIBLY interesting… but there are other things i’d like to be reading right now too… and just can’t… … i’m listing them for 2 reasons… 1) so i’ll remember what i want to read when my eyeballs and brain get [...]
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…Books I Want to Read Right Now…
Posted in Books, Musings, recommendations, reviews, tagged A Lion Among Men, A Little Bit Wicked, Books, Christmas Books, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Confessions of An Ugly Stepsister, Fun Reads, Gift Ideas, Gregory Maguire, Kristin Chenoweth, Lost, Mirror Mirror, Shopaholic and Baby, Shopaholic and Sister, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, Shopaholic Ties the Knot, Son of a Witch, Sophie Kinsella, The Autobiography of Santa Claus, Wicked on September 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
…i love le creuset…
Posted in Musings, recommendations, reviews, tagged cooking, hot cocoa, le creuset cookware, my kitchen, tea kettles on April 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
..every day i just blah blah blah about the various treats… both delightful and disastrous… that come out of my kitchen… … but creating edible dishes isn’t the only thing i love about being in the kitchen… i am a genuine culinary nerd… and some of the accouterments that help me create also bring me [...]
…tis the season…
Posted in Musings, recommendations, reviews, tagged bridal gifts, bridal shower gifts, facials, pampering, san diego, spray tanning, wedding wear, zac effron picture on April 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
…wedding season that is… or at least it’s getting close… … this may seem like a detour from my typical posts… since there won’t be a recipe involved… but i told you i love events too… and weddings definitely fall under the events category… as do wedding showers… … now, don’t lie… if you’ve got [...]
… photo cakes…
Posted in recommendations, reviews, tagged birthdays, designer cakes, Dessert, flight of the conchords, photo cakes, present ideas, unique cakes on March 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
… so obviously i was going to bake some kind of sweet treat for valentine’s day… but i shied away from the traditional red and pink hearts… … since i also had a pair of concert tickets up my sleeve for the evening… i decided to create an all-embodied theme… and make a photo cake [...]
…eclipse chocolat…
Posted in recommendations, reviews, tagged best happy hour in san diego, best of san diego desserts, date night in san diego, gourmet marshmallows, hot cocoa, san diego eateries on March 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
…let’s just start with the word OBSESSED… because i’m pretty sure i said it. repeatedly. on friday night during the first visit to our new favorite cafe… … seriously people… if you like chocolate… of the baked-infused-hot–moist-eating-or-drinking variety… STOP what you are doing right now… and go to this cafe… eclipse chocolat… …friday afternoon i [...]
E-vite.com
Posted in Musings, recommendations, reviews, tagged budget party planning, e-vite.com, easy party planning on October 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
…e-vite.com has become my new best friend and is insanely useful for the frequent party planner… there are hundreds of themes and categories to choose from…ranging from national holidays to boys night out or GIRLS night in… and copius options within each of the themes… …further increasing it’s appeal is the cost effectiveness of not [...]
Peet’s V. Starbucks
Posted in Musings, reviews, tagged Fall Coffee Beverages, Peet's Pumpkin Spice Latte, Pumpkin Spice Latte, Starbucks Pmpkin Spice Latte on October 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
… mutter. mutter. mumble. MUMBLE. corporate america. blah. blah. blah… … so mike subscribes to the hullabaloo that Starbucks is taking over the world and putting all of the little guys out of business…. which could very well be true… and believe me I am a HUGE supporter and borderline fanatic for random local coffee [...]
