Another year, another Marian advent reflection. As you may remember, we were asked to share our parental reflections during our church’s Marian Lessons & Carols service last year. For some crazy reason, they asked us to do a follow up this year. (I guess they didn’t mind our irreverence after all!) Below is the full… Read More year two and holiday fudge
Somewhere along the way, we lose touch of the joys of summer. We grow up, we go to school, we get summer jobs or internships, and before you know it we’re sitting at our desks and watching the sunshine through our car windows, office windows, kitchen windows. Perhaps we find time to break away and… Read More summer and buffalo chicken dip
Spring was our season of travel. Which is why you haven’t heard from either one of us on the blog recently. We’ve been jet-setting for what feels like a month solid, and unfortunately none of our trips were together. The first foray was my two-week work trip to Mexico. This was the longest I had… Read More jet-setting and jalapeño cheese balls
Our favorite thing about hosting parties is making little things. Bite-sized cake pops, mini meatballs, handheld tarts, bitty bundt cakes, simple salad skewers – you name it, we’ve probably served it at a party. Sure, these little food items take way more work to prep than, say, an all-out buffet. But we can’t help it.… Read More little things and tea cookies
Last month marked the 10-year anniversary of Elizabash. When this annual escapade began, the three of us — Liz, Liz, and Mallory — were fresh out of college and spread across the Eastern seaboard in D.C., Pittsburgh, and Manhattan. I can [and will!] happily regale you with some of the highlights of those early East… Read More elizabash and artichoke dip
We’re on a French food kick at the moment. It has a lot to do with our recent travels to France. But it’s also because French food is just plain delicious. Contrary to expectation, our November foray in France wasn’t filled with Michelin starred dining experiences. We were too busy touring chateaux in the Loire… Read More clean wine and beef bourguignon
fun with the frels 