For those who may not know, my beautiful grandmother raised me. She is the strongest woman I know. She told me stories of picking cotton and how verbally abusive her father was. Despite situations like those, she is the thread that keeps our family together. Happy Mother’s Day, Nana.
Have I mentioned how much I love Jana Hunter? We saw Lower Dens play a few times at SXSW last March and I love them. Excited to hear their new album Nootropics.
Tags: Brains, Lower Dens, music, Nootropics
I’m very thankful that in my mid 20′s I’ve managed to find the most amazing bunch of girlfriends. One of them went and fell in love with a New York City boy and this is her last week in Arkansas. For a farewell to our darling Summer, miss Rosemary went ALL OUT and made the most amazing southern brunch ever. Here’s a list of what was there this morning (I’m sure I’m leaving something out) – chicken and waffles, deviled eggs, bacon, biscuits with jalapeno jelly, shrimp and grits shooters, fruit, fried squash, homemade pimento cheese (my favorite), bbq sliders, pickled green tomatoes, lemonade with rosemary, whiskey peach sweet tea and Auts brought over two pies!
The only thing I wanted for Christmas was a beautiful, pumpkin colored dutch oven. My primary reason? Sourdough bread. One of my favorite art blogs posted this wonderful no work bread recipe and I couldn’t wait to make it. I think I’m definitely going to make this a staple in our house.
Tags: bread, homemade bread, sourdough bread
I have a better respect for my upbringing now that I’m older. Growing up around acres of farmland used to be depressing, but now I see how nice it is to be surrounded by fields instead of skyscrapers every now and then. It’s a very simple way of life. Here are some shots from Cash, Arkansas, the birthplace of my late grandfather.
I tried to make as many Christmas gifts as I could this year. The girls in my family all received knitted scarves and for my girlfriends, I saw this DIY on making your own tea bags. I recruited my friend Heather to help with the sewing portion. She sent me to Teavana to search for some really unique loose leaf tea. I somehow managed to spend $30 in there.
I’m proud that I made so many gifts this year and even more proud that I finished most of my shopping before December.
Tags: DIY, loose leaf tea
We hosted #TOFUHAPPENING at our place yesterday and had a blast! I made gingerbread cookies, mashed sweet potatoes and roasted carrots and parsnips. Other tasty dishes that showed up were: chili, two versions of challah, vegetable curry, “sausage” balls, spinach dal with rice, banana bread, roasted brussels… I’m sure I’m leaving something amazing off of this list.
This is another one of those posts where I didn’t take enough photos of the event. I could kick myself for not being more aware but I was just having fun. I think also playing host made me make sure everyone was having a good time. But use your imagination and picture lots of cool kids crammed into my kitchen laughing and listening to vinyl while stuffing their face.
Unfortunately, I did not get to read as many books as I had planned this year (and many, many less than I did last year). I think it had a bit to do with learning new crafts like knitting and screen printing. Apparently I was really into reading about food and feminism in 2011. Here were some books I really enjoyed:
Bodies: Big Ideas/Small Books by Susie Orbach
What to Eat by Marion Nestle
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera
Food Matters by Mark Bittman
Fat Is a Feminist Issue by Susie Orbach
And my favorite food bible, How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman. This is a must have for foodies and newbies alike.
Tags: Feminism, Food, Marion Nestle, Mark Bittman, Susie Orbach, Vegetarian
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