So I made some popcorn balls. I always associate popcorn balls with Halloween and realized that I had no idea why that was the case. You can make popcorn anytime of year, so why would I only think to make popcorn balls before Halloween? To Google I went. I did some research, and I found out that popcorn sales peak in the fall due to harvest season. Since Halloween falls [...]
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I am starting to feel like a grown-up. I am liking this whole “settled” feeling. I have lived in one place for 3 whole years in a row. I have a community of friends, a regular hair dresser/beautician/acupuncturist, a normal yoga routine, and a great new career. Former spontaneous events have turned into weekly, monthly, or annual affairs. Traditions are being created. Same people, same place, same food, different memories [...]
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The Olympics came and went in a hurry this year and there was hardly any time to do anything but glue myself to the couch for two straight weeks. Now the Olympics are done and my TV shows have yet to start up again, so what in the world am I supposed to do when I get home from work? Luckily, Jenna’s birthday came to the rescue, and there was [...]
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Birthday gifts are always difficult to buy, especially as we get older. My brother and I still exchange presents every year, but usually we make it easy on each other with a one item wish list. Fortunately enough, I had a great idea hidden in my back pocket for this year’s present. During my brother’s college years, I have reason to believe that Conor spent more time playing wiffle ball [...]
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Off to Grandma’s house we went for a getaway to the Russian river. The Ball’s graciously invited me to come on their family vacation and I gladly accepted. “Grandma’s house” was an old bed and breakfast with plenty of room for all twelve and a half of us. Can you guess who the half is? I decided that my contribution would be some sort of baked good that I could [...]
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I’m in a cooking club. Shocker, right? I still can’t figure out when I turned into such a grown-up. Our cooking club just so happens to consist of 5 couples. The first Sunday of the month, one couple hosts the cooking club at their apartment. The couple makes the whole meal for the group, and is encouraged to cook at least one thing they haven’t made before. The dinner party [...]
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My friend Dave invited me to happy hour a few weeks ago and I politely declined. Not that I didn’t want to see him, I’ve just been somewhat of a homebody during the week these days. The next week he called to tell me that his friend gave him an abundance of peaches and apricots that needed to be eaten quickly. I gladly invited him over for a baking session. [...]
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This is a guest post from my friend, Jeffrey (you may recognize him from his sweet dance moves). He has been a loyal follower of teaspoon since day 1 and has always expressed interest in writing a guest post. One and a half years of brainstorming his potential post topics, he finally found something he is VERY passionate about; the Bloody Mary. I know this because I have been part [...]
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When I think of summer, I think of Santa Cruz weekends. My family beach house has been a constant vacation destination ever since I can remember. As a kid, I would spend my time playing on the beach, actually swimming in the freezing cold ocean, burying each other in the sand, and digging up as many sand crabs as we could find. These days I spend more time hanging out [...]
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Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele are the hot topic among every age group of women right now. If you haven’t heard of Fifty Shades of Grey, I suggest you get in the know. My book club decided to read this infamous book since we didn’t want to be left out. Well, let me just say that Anastasia wasn’t the only one to have a night of firsts. To start, our [...]
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