Back in 2011, when I went to BEA, I attended a Scholastic event where Maggie Stiefvater was a guest and ever since then, I’ve found way too much delight in saying her name (now that I know I can say it correctly. I hope it’s obvious I’m talking about her last name. I’m very bad at phonetic reading of names,…
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Sisters Share It All: Favorite Shoes, Three Ways
I think as far as sisters go, the three of us have quite a bit in common.We all like to read and travel. we all cook quite a lot and love to try new foods and restaurants, and we all had a pretty awkward stage in middle school/high school (sometime, we should all share pictures from that era. Except maybe…
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Vegan Recipe #2: Thai Quinoa Bowl
I’m among friends here, right? Then here’s my confession. The first time I made this, I didn’t realize until I was almost finished with it that it’d be a vegan recipe if you just left out the chicken. So this photo? Has chicken it in, if you’re looking closely. I am a very bad vegan. But! This Thai Quinoa Bowl…
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A Whirlwind Weekend in Fort Collins
1. I’d take you out for brunch at Cafe Vino, which is where my husband and I had our first date. You can order whatever you want, but I’d strongly recommend the Chef’s Daily Benedict, and their bottomless peach or orange mimosas. Or we could go to The Silver Grill, which has been around since 1933, for their gigantic cinnamon…
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A Chance to do a Good Deed
When I do a giveaway (you know, once in a blue moon), I don’t want to make you do a bunch of things like follow me on Instagram or Pinterest or tweet about how awesome a certain brand of deodorant is. Like Natalie at Perry’s Plate says when she does a giveaway, I want you to do those things because…
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