Comments about the different restaurants we go to.
Three years ago, a friend of mine had a crazy idea: running the Charlottesville Women's Four-Miler race. As I had never ran more than a quarter mile or so without feeling like I would die, her suggestion sounded ridiculous. Somehow, she still got me to sign up for it and we trained all summer. Despite… Continue reading Baking for a Cause
After writing my plans for the week, which was to stick with basic food and not eat ridiculously fat and sweet meals, I didn't quite stick to my guns. After a long (trust me, it felt horribly long) and exhausting 2-mile run in the late morning sun, I did not feel like preparing lunch. Vari… Continue reading Wisely(?) Eating Out
After almost a week away from the blog, I realized that the last week was filled with tasty but not-so-healthy recipes and a lot of laziness. I had a mental conflict between the urge to bake and the need to eat better. Let's just start by admitting that making lemon muffins and lemon meringue pie… Continue reading Starting Fresh
In the spring of 2010, my husband and I had the urge to paint our house. We were tired of the off-white and hospital colors left by the last owners and we wanted to finally make the place our own. We assumed that painting wouldn't be too difficult. Of course, our house has lots of… Continue reading Painting = No Real Cooking
The Hungry Quebbie 