Tomorrow on {pretty, happy, funny, real} I will update you on Memorial Day weekend’s doings, but right now I will give you the sneak peek of one of the yummy things we ate at, among other events, Deirdre’s baby Finnabee shower! Because, yummy. Bridget and I made these Caramel Sea Salt Brownies together (she made the… Read More »
Easter in D.C. (It’s still Easter!)
(The other day at Mass for the (transferred) feast of the Annunciation, our priest pointed out that, if it seems like the Church is always partying, it’s because we are. Don’t forget–Easter lasts 50 days! Longer than Lent!) Homemade ba’lawa. (Egyptian version of baklava) I was thinking, as Lent ended, about how poorly I had… Read More »
Chicken liver pate, as promised.
It’s Good Friday, so I will try not to go on and on about food. I did promise (via Twitter) that I would post about chicken liver pate, so here you go. Sorry about the lack of an accent, which will be felt strongly throughout this post. It’s just that I stubbornly cling to my… Read More »
How To: Cut Back on the 5 Big Costs of Weddings
This post is the first in the {pretty, happy, real weddings} series. See the bottom of the post for the links to the rest of the series. Photo by Ryan Scott Johnson Photography Mainstream sources will give you all kinds of information about how to cut down on marginal costs or DIY it — by… Read More »
Other people’s craftiness, and a lovely cake.
So many gifts flying around! Since technically, we can consider as part of the Christmas season anything up until the Feast of the Presentation (especially if we are the kind of people who need to un-decorate the house slowly, and if we are, may I recommend doing a little each day, rather than completely neglecting… Read More »