This has been an odd week. On the one hand, I got incredibly amazing scream into my phone news. On the other hand, I got heart crushing, cry for hours news. I’ve been reeling all week, fluxing between being deliriously happy and being a sobbing mess. And no, I’m not pregnant. I’ll tell you more [...]
Biscuits and Such
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Author Archives: elena
Bobbie’s Rolls
This past weekend I took a trip to Durham that I’d been planning for months. You see, Paula Deen was coming to the Durham Performing Arts Center. I know that everyone has mixed feelings about Paula Deen but y’all, I find her completely entertaining. And that’s what she is, an entertainer. The show was pitched [...]
Truffled Mushroom Grits
I mentioned last year that while we don’t do much for Valentines Day, we do a little something. I like to cook dinner and surprise Dan with a fun dessert. Nothing big, it’s mostly sentimental because our first Valentines Day as a couple was the first time I got the courage to tell Dan (in [...]
A Perfectly Cooked Steak
Oftentimes I begin to compose posts for this site in my head, far from my computer screen. Whether I’m driving through suburban Maryland trying to avoid 495 or laying in bed trying to fall asleep, stories will begin to form in my head. Incidentally this is also how I wrote my wedding vows, over the [...]
