A few photos from my week….
I made this little Christmas tree garland with some scrap green and red fabric I had and a spool of red and white baker’s twine that I bought on etsy:

Funnel bought this goomba hat with his Gamestop Power-up Reward points.  I think it’s so cute.  Maybe I’ll be a goomba [...]

A co-worker of mine shared this recipe for Ranch Seasoned Pretzels with me.  They’re easy to make and pretty addicting.
Ranch Seasoned Pretzels
1 cup vegetable oil
1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 pound (12 cups) pretzel sticks

In a small bowl, combine the oil, dressing mix, garlic salt and cayenne. [...]

We have 12 tomato plants in our garden this year, and I’m loving all the fresh tomatoes we have right now!  The past couple of weeks, I’ve been eating tons of bruschetta and tomato-feta-basil salads, but I’ve started to get burnt out on those, so I decided to look for a tomato soup recipe that [...]

At least a couple of times a month, Funnel & I make a homemade pizza for dinner.  Last night, we decided to try The Pioneer Woman’s Taco Pizza, based on the one from California Pizza Kitchen.  I thought it was yummy enough that I should share it on the blog.

Taco Pizza
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 [...]

I love salads in the summertime.  I had a really delicious one for dinner last week at Aladdin’s Eatery and I decided to try to recreate it to pack in our lunches this week:

Summer Chopped Chicken Salad
Romaine lettuce
Diced Zucchini
Diced Roma Tomatoes
Halved Red Grapes
Dried Cranberries
Rotisserie Chicken
Feta Cheese
Honey Dijon Vinaigrette
This has got to be one of [...]

My weekend:
I photographed two beautiful weddings – one on Friday and one on Sunday (full re-caps and photos coming soon!) :

I baked some 4th of July “Fireworks Cookies” a la Martha Stewart:

I had a coffee with two beautiful friends:

I went to the Gahanna fireworks on the 4th of July:

It was a busy one, for sure, [...]

“You know what I love about cooking? I love that after a day when nothing is sure and when I say nothing, I mean nothing. You can come home and absolutely know that if you add egg yolks to chocolate and sugar and milk, it will get thick. That’s such a comfort.”
- Julie Powell (Julie [...]

I saw these adorable little edible bird nests the other day, and knew I wanted to make them for Easter!  It seems like birds are a trendy theme now for weddings and nurseries, so I think these would be really sweet to serve at a bridal or baby shower, or even give out as a [...]

* orange raspberry birthday cake (with cake flags.)
happy early birthday, mom!

It was 83 degrees in Ohio yesterday.  I wish I could have spent the entire day basking in the sun but I had a giant to-do list, so I settled for a couple of long walks (a wonderful break from folding laundry & editing photos).
Here are a few pictures from the weekend:
Friday night, Funnel and [...]