by elizabeth on May 24, 2010

So we know I can grow orchids… Sigh… I love them! But orchids are all I’ve been able to grow thus far in life…. until now! Hi! Waspy Redhead, burgeoning horticultural genius. Nice to meet you. As an Earth Day present to myself/completely conspicuous consumption moment of weakness at Target I picked up this adorable [...]
by elizabeth on May 19, 2010

So in my period of transition, I find myself in new digs with a new kitchen. I have NOT been productive in the kitchen lately. But my lack of culinary activity doesn’t mean that I haven’t been eating good home cooking… I’m staying with my folks for a bit, probably till I finish up my [...]
by elizabeth on May 12, 2010

So as a programming break from my first world problems and indulgent recipes, I thought it would be good to get some perspective and think about a real issue that real people are facing- hunger. Today I’m taking a minute to spotlight one of my favorite service organizations, The San Antonio Food Bank. San Antonio [...]
by elizabeth on May 10, 2010

“To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly” – Henri Bergson, French Philospher Lots of changes in my life lately. The biggest of which is saying good bye to this old house. This old house was empty at first. But we filled it up [...]
by elizabeth on May 3, 2010

We celebrated Mother’s Day a week early at my house this year. My parents will be in Paris next weekend (provided the silly Icelandic volcano behaves from here on out), so I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to pamper mi Madre with a homemade meal. This simple chicken recipe was a big hit. In [...]