A Few Good Days + RECIPE: Sesame Noodles with Kale & Mushrooms

Beer nuts with bacon and cranberries. Beautiful friends. So many Belgian beers. A surprise soft pretzel with 3 different mustards and a slab of cheese A surprise bibimbap. A surprise evening out. A perfect midweek Blue Bird. Lingering runs with blue skies and no ice to slip on. Puppies in the elevator. Puppies in the office….

Three Day Weekend + RECIPE: Paleo Carrot Cake Muffins

Today marks the first paid holiday of my adult life.  Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Day.  At home.  Blogging.  And cooking.  And getting paid for it! I know, I know. I told you I didn’t take the big girl job. Well, technically, I didn’t. But I did keep my other office gig and turn it into…

Goodbye Christmas, Hello Work Week.

Goodbye Christmas tree.  Goodbye cozy daytime wood-stove and the books I read curled up in front of you.  Goodbye spontaneous trips to Madison with lingering afternoon Scrabble games over mulled wine.  At least goodbye for now.  Because now it is time to shake off all that holiday joy and head back to work.  Okay, maybe…