I built my first gingerbread house today, and I loved it! Not least because I built it with my darling Godson, whom I’ve not seen…
I’ll cut right to the point here: Life is really stressful right now and I am struggling to see the glass half full (visa stress…
I love beer. But I bet you probably knew that by now. Especially if you follow me on Untappd. I also love cooking and making edibles from scratch. I…
I love tater tots. I love, love, love them. They are an amazingly delicious treat and I would eat them all the time if I could. Only…
There’s something very berry nice about a wee nip of flavoured vodka on a cold winter’s evening. Only if you’re a starving PhD student who is working hard to…
One of the (many) amazingly delicious meals I enjoyed growing up was tamale pie. It was a basic, no fuss, no-frills meal, but it included…
It’s time to start counting pennies again. Only this time, every little penny will count so much more than they have for the past decade.…
With Christmas just around the corner, I decided I’d do a bit of experi-mint-ing with my truffle recipe to use up some broken candy canes I had.…
One of my favourite things about holidays abroad is the opportunity to enjoy new foods. Of course, since my latest holiday abroad was actually to my…
Fondue has got to be one of the funnest foods of all time. It’s a social food that basically forces you to interact with your…
I’m heading to the Homeland for a visit in a few days and I’m already salivating at the thought of it. Actually, I’ve been salivating…
I am a runner. I eat pizza. I drink beer. And I look good naked*. I realise that’s a bit of an odd opening line,…
By the time I was six years old, I had consumed countless s’mores. They’ve been a part of my life for as far back as I…
You may know by now that I’m a big fan of Martinis. It’s not that I’m a big drinker; I just like my RyanCentric Martinis a bit.…
Tater tot casserole has got to be one of the world’s yummiest, tastiest comfort foods – ever! I love it. I crave it. I gobble it up…
Today we’re going to have a wee cooking lesson. But it’s also a lesson in budgeting and in ridding ourselves of un-needed preservatives. And as…
I have been a good girl all day. I had an oat bar and grapes for breakfast; leftover chicken and potatoes for lunch; and a…
I like setting budgets for myself because it keeps me accountable to, well, me. And, because I used to have to budget every penny or…
I’ve had an eggteastic day making Easter tea eggs. (Get it? Eggteastic. Like eggtastic only tea instead of ta. No? OK, moving on…) So, about…
Summer is near. Very, very, near. And that’s awesome because it means that my jacket is getting a break from service. And it means that I…