My friend Christie Bishop (a badass businesslady boss in the corporate world and wife of "The Adam Carrolla Show"'s Bryan "Bald Bryan" Bishop) calls cooking a "hobby," but eating at her house is like eating at a restaurant. Do you remember the salted caramel peanut butter cup brownies she made for my bachelorette party? I do. I dream of them most nights. I love pasta with a passion most people save for humans, so the idea of shredding up a zucchini and calling it "pasta" sounds like blasphemy. But, Christie does it and I like to do whatever Christie does, so I Amazon Prime'd myself a spiralizer. Here is her favorite way to get your veggies in and indulge in "healthy" pasta...View Article
Monthly Archives: February 2016
This week has been cray cray slammed because I finally got a real job that pays actual money (!!!) for the next few weeks, so I haven't had much time to troll the internet... But here's the clickbait that got me while I was inhaling a chocolate croissant this AM/waiting for my Xanax to kick in last night. HAPPY HUMP DAY, lovers! (ps Do you hate me for saying "cray cray?" I do!)View Article
Tony and I are low-key when it comes to Valentine's Day (one of the few times in my life I can honestly say I'm "low-key.") Restaurants are packed, the waitstaff is stressed out and the prixe fixe menus are obscenely expensive. That, coupled with the immense amount of pressure to make this the most romantic night of the year, is a recipe for disaster. That said, I LOVE Valentine's Day! It bums me out when people say it's just a Hallmark holiday. Why not have a day to celebrate love, however you have it in your life -- your partner, friends, kids or pets? I love embracing all of the other cheesy holiday cliches: Flowers, candy, sweet notes and lots of pink. For Tony and me, celebrating means spending time outside with our dogs, whether it be a hike or a picnic, and cooking dinner at home before curling up in front of the TV. Sure, we do this most days... But on Valentine's Day, Tony eats carbs and I put on my nice sweatpants. It's a win for everyone. Still, this girl loves presents (you show me a girl who doesn't and I'll show you a liar), and a few people have emailed me to see what I'm getting Tony this year, so I thought I'd put together a gift guide. Here are a few ideas for the loves of your life, whether it be your lady, boyf or bestie (for the love of love, do NOT forget your single friends who want to crawl into a time machine and come out February 15). Happy Heart Day, lovies!View Article
Tony and I spent a long weekend in Washington D.C. visiting his family, and had so much fun I'm dedicating today's gratitude list entirely to that trip. We got to attend his niece's 6th birthday party, eat cake every day and even play tourists with a day of museum-hopping. I'm not a morning person (understatement of the century), but there is no better alarm clock in the world than two little kids crawling into bed to snuggle and say, "I love you, Aunt Annie." HEAVEN. We're back home now playing catch-up (I finally figured out what day it is - FRIDAY!!!!), and trying to work off some of that cake (I dragged Tony to a dance class last night. He was better than me.) Here are some of the moments in D.C. I'm grateful for...View Article
For February's Book Club pick, I'm choosing Kristin Hannah's "The Nightingale," a novel so good I dragged Tony to the holocaust museum on our 6-month wedding anniversary to see their special exhibit, "Some Were Neighbors: Collaboration & Complicity in the Holocaust," which was the backdrop for this page-turning story. Set during WWII, it's not about the soldiers or the war front, but rather what was happening to the people left behind - primarily, the women, children and men deemed to old to fight. All at once, it's a love story, a story of survival and (most interesting of all), the quieter, less-celebrated acts of heroism by women. COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN.View Article