The latest guest blog from actor//writer//mama Barbara King, listing all of the things I want in life...View Article
All you need to know about my week so far: Tony's got bronchitis and I've got jury duty. HAPPY HUMP DAY IS IT FRIDAY YET?View Article
There are a few menu items that are impossible for me to pass up. Cacio e pepe? Done. Burrata? Yes please. Guacamole? We’ll take the large. Pesto? Just put it on everything. Cake? Can I have an extra side of frosting with it?? And any watermelon drink… HEAVEN. Tony and I had a few friends over for dinner this weekend, and since it already feels like we’re in the dead heat of summer, we decided to grill out. And nothing goes better with burgers than watermelon. Since I think most drinks taste better with booze, I decided to puree the watermelon into a cocktail. It was such a hit, we kept making batches of it and never even touched the wine…View Article
Tony and I didn't go to Coachella this weekend. But here is what we DID do...View Article
This week, I have been trying to take it easy - that's not to say I did less with my time, it's just that I tried to operate more peacefully. Somewhere along the line, I convinced myself that I'm not working hard enough unless I'm stressed out of my mind. (Not healthy.) Shockingly, I found that I got just as much, if not more, done and wasn't a wreck at the end of the day and had enough mental space left for quality time with Tony, instead of trolling social media like a zombie until passing out. It's his first week back at "School of Rock" and we're both re-adjusting to the new schedule and all of the exciting crazy stuff that comes along with the show being on the air (this week, someone started a Mrs. Tony Cavalero Instagram account and just re-posts my pictures with Tony. I am both flattered and hopeful he/she doesn't get more followers than me...) It was nice to sneak time together whenever we could, and my favorite moment this week was when we made nachos at 9pm in our pajamas after not seeing each other for 3 days. We have a packed weekend of plans with people we adore and don't see often enough, and I can't wait. Happy Friday! Here's what I'm grateful for right now...View Article
Yesterday, on his way home from the airport after a few days in NYC for work, Tony texted me: "I watched Daddy's Home [on the plane] and it was real bad, but made me want to be a dad." He's saying stuff like this a lot lately. The topic of parenthood is a big one in our house. People ask me on a near-daily basis when we're having kids. I wrote about my feelings on motherhood recently, and my stance hasn't changed. But this week, several friends shared a pretty incendiary piece from New York Magazine's The Cut, entitled "A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Mom: Is domestic life the enemy of creative work?" I haven't been able to get it off my mind, and so I decided to write about it here today. Read the piece for yourself, but here are a few of the excerpts that caused me to lose sleep...View Article
This week's round-up of the best things floating around the worldwide web right now is just a reminder of how many insanely talented friends I have... Click here for some hump day distractions!View Article
This might just be my sexiest, most interesting and unforgettable post yet... SOUP!!!!! Spicy vegan broccoli soup, to be specific. But one of the *cool (*terrible and very difficult for me to accept) things about turning 30 is that I can no longer maintain my steady diet of tacos, pasta, frosting and wine without slowly becoming Mama in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape." So, to balance the foods I love, I'm now trying to incorporate meals that will help save me from an early death of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and/or an expanding waistline. For help, I turned to my friend Kim, who makes healthy choices on the daily and has a body that looks like this because of it...View Article
