Souper Tuesday Guest Post: Eva’s Chicken Soup & Holla Fo’ Challah
I am so excited to have a guest poster on Hot Breakfast today! Today’s Souper Tuesday is brought to you by Eva, who has her own Souper Sunday tradition. Eva and I met studying abroad in England in 1999. That…
DIY Friday: Homemade Playdough
I just read a blog post from my former “partner in clean,” Allie, about another challenge she is doing. She calls it “I Dare Allie.” The idea is to do one new thing every day for a year. Some are fun…
Christmas 2013: the passion of the pantry organizer (and other gifts)
I have sympathy for Pat when it comes to buying me presents. I am not an easy person to shop for. I am picky. I am unpredictable. I want him to be practical, but clever and romantic, too. To be…
Souper Tuesday: Tortellini Pesto Soup (or: eff soup, I want cookies)
Today in Durham, it was a perfect day for soup. Cold, rainy, gloomy. Blah. But I did not make soup. Instead, I roasted potatoes, asparagus and the cod I bought yesterday, which I needed to use since I won’t be…
House update: one headboard, two desks, one table and the best backpack ever
When I have the pleasure of seeing some of you in real life, you often ask “How is the house?” The short answer is that the house is good. But if the question is “How is the house coming along?”…
The tears of a clown: a home decorating update
The rug came for the living room. It didn’t work. That is all.
The Cult of the Clearance Rack (or, if you can’t have the thing you love, love the thing you’re with)
Rory on a rug hunt at the store I had to leave in cheapskate shame. I bought a rug Saturday night. After two hours scrolling through the endless selection on Overstock.com, I reached the point where sleep could no longer…
“Worse than the Holocaust”: decorating, home-making and other things that are never as bad as I expect
So, last week I was agonizing over first-world problems like not being able to find rugs for our new house and sucking at holiday things. Now, look. I get that these things are trivial. And don’t worry: when I get too dramatic, Pat is quick…
October update: the move, The Monti, the Monga and the 18-month-old
You guys! It’s been a while, and I’m feeling pretty rusty on this blogging thing, so bear with me. There’s so much to catch up on. October – my favorite month – is two-thirds of the way done. And what…
Scenes from a Move
We’re moving on Thursday. I finally had some time to write about the last week’s adventures while I was waiting at the new house for the painters. So here it is: Moving, in three acts. Act 1: Breaking, Bad In…
