• yummy

    thai basil chicken fried rice

    Our very first recipe share comes from none other than the princess of the Thai kitchen, Cathleya. Now, I don’t know about you, but I get fierce Thai cravings every now and then… it’s definitely my grown-up Chinese food. She’s…

  • lovely

    time to dress up!

    Happy Halloween everyone — from the puppy who is dreading her monkey costume tonight. Mr. M’s original costume plan is still in play, despite the lack of blonde flowing locks, and I’ll share a photo once I get one. As…

  • yummy

    a bit of midweek nosh

    In anticipation of the first recipes heading up tomorrow (OMG you guys are GREAT!!!), I thought I’d share an easy/quick/oh so yummy appetizer I made yesterday. I can honestly say that I’m fully addicted to fig spread (I blame Patina…

  • lovely

    calendar word play

    I pretty much adore Noa Bembribre’s calendars every year… and each year I say that I’m going to make my own version… and don’t. But since hers is 32 Euros (+ shipping), I might just have to get cracking on…

  • crafty

    will someone buy me a real lighter?

    Last night, the pumpkin carving extravaganza began before I even got home… as Mr. M had already tried out the pumpkin carving knifes and gotten to work on his coyotes. Then, he quickly whipped out his toothy grinning pumpking and…