There were some big perks to growing up in Nebraska. Don’t get me wrong, I loved being a teenager in California, but being a kid in Nebraska was awesome. Riding horses down the interstate to the local quick stop to load up on candy? Completely normal. Fishing for crawdads in the ditch behind our house? Read more
I have one brother, Gregg, and 9.9 times out of 10, he’s awesome. And we get a long great. Always have. But growing up with an older brother often meant that when the parents weren’t around, I was on the receiving end of a dare. How did I break my arm? I was dared to Read more
You know that feeling when you were a kid and you walked into your grandma’s house and you could smell the fresh cake she just pulled out of the oven? And you knew she baked it just for you? Nope? Well. Me neither. Not my Grandma. My Grandma lived in a highrise apartment in Vancouver, Read more
I joke a lot that my three favorite food groups are sugar, breads and sugared breads and I’m always super confused when I can’t find those three categories on the food pyramid. Shocking. But seriously, sweet breads are usually really easy to make and usually dang good. So in my book, they are a big Read more
I love it when two things that just shouldn’t go together, do. Chelsea Handler dating 50 Cent? Yes. So good. And awkward. Hot pink and orange? Kind of tacky, but also completely awesome. I feel that way about salt and caramel. It shouldn’t work. Over salting anything shouldn’t be a good thing, but it is. Read more
Anyone who knows me can vouch that tacos are pretty much my favorite food. Hand down. BBQ is a close second, but that’s a topic for a different post. So it’s no surprise that I would be down with any dessert that added a bit of spice. Enter the Mexican Oreo. This recipe works with Read more
