So my silence pays tribute to these three… Stepping Heavenward, Cupcake Wars, and the Next Food Network Star. What can I say? Summertime has come upon me, a time when I only think of reading pool-side and fine dining table-side. I am embarrassed to say that I was unaware of Cupcake Wars until watching the…
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April Showers: Pink and Green for the Preppy Bride-to-Be
If you are wondering why I have not been blogging as much lately, its because I have been party planning for my newest bride! I was honored to be invited to stand up for one of my dearest friends as a bridesmaid in her June wedding. Being a bridesmaid means many things, and of the…
Thanksgiving Recap
The food, the friends, the fellowship, the fun. Thanksgiving was a wonderful day at the Walters. Between breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner we hosted about 15 people in our tiny little condo. It was great! So, as promised, I did document the preparation of my turkey and brine. And so it begins, with a…
Fool Proof Turkey and Dressing
My first year of marriage, I cooked my first Thanksgiving Feast! My husband and my brother-in-law Brett were my culinary advisers as I set out to single-handedly cook the entire Thanksgiving meal. On a whim, I discovered the secret to Thanksgiving Turkey success. I was google searching turkey tricks and techniques when I came across…
A Splash of Brightness at My Living Canvas
I have finally come to grips with a reality I have long fought to admit: I can only keep up with one blog! If I didn’t have a full-time job I might be able to better manage my multi-tasking blogging capabilities but I confess that for now this blog will have to be it. It…
Staycation: Cooking at Home
Picking up where I left off, on our staycation, we had some good eats over Labor Day staying home in the Washington, DC metro area. Twice I cooked up something fierce. French Toast… as seen on Giada’s Weekend Getaways at Cafe Nola in Seattle. See recipe here. I found the recipe to be delicious but…
Staycation: Eating Out in Northern Virginia on Labor Day Weekend
Part of the fun of the staycation is discovering new places to eat right in your own hometown. For husband and me, we hit the town on Saturday night of our Labor Day staycation and found our new favorite restaurant in Arlington: Eventide Located on the Wilson Blvd strip in the heart of Clarendon, Eventide…
The Bright Side of Inconvenience
What could possibly be bright about Inconvenience? Well, today I have two things…. Earlier this week we discovered that our home refrigerator was no longer working. A pretty decent sized inconvenience, right? Well, the bright side of the refrigerator not working is obviously getting a new frige:) but the real bright side has been being…
The Bright Side of being a Foodie: Restaurant Week!
[Repost from my Daily Bright Side blog} On recently I had a friendship date with my dear friend and fellow UU alum Rachel Melton and we decided that it would be a good idea to partake of the DC August Restaurant Week! For those of you who don’t know, DC, New York, Chicago and other…
Will the Lady have the Salad? NO!
Last night husband and I went to have dinner at one of our favorite places: Sweet Water Tavern. The food is sooooooooo good. Its our fall back date night and the first place we recommend to friends looking for recommendation in NoVa. We sat down to dinner a little later than normal last night because…
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