Took a quick trip to NOLA for the weekend. As suspected, it was too brief. Voodoo may now be a close second to my beloved Crawtators. In a vain attempt to escape the heat while wandering down Magazine, we stumbled upon Coquette. Beautiful chandeliers and delicious sazeracs – how could one not fall in love? … Continue Reading

Confession: I don’t think I was particularly enthused about enchiladas until I met my husband. I didn’t dislike them, but I certainly didn’t crave them. Obviously things have changed and I was finally able to convince B to share his finely-tuned recipe with the world. For this recipe, you will need: 2 tablespoons olive oil … Continue Reading

It’s been way too long since I’ve done a food-related post so here goes… B’s been craving wings lately, but hormone-pumped chicken gives us the heebie-jeebies, so when we saw fresh, free-range chicken wings from EcoFriendly Foods at the Arlington Farmers’ Market the other day, we had to try them. We made two kinds of … Continue Reading

Who would have thought a little ol’ shirtdress could be so elegant? And in such a seemingly “blah” color, too… Leave it to one of my favorite lines, Trovata, to deliver the unexpected understated. This was my outfit for birthday dinner with B at Sushi Taro. I’ve been dying to go for a while now … Continue Reading