Monthly Archives: April 2014

Peanut Butter Cookies

Posted in Stuff I Would Cook or Make by

I think peanut butter is something you either love or detest.

Register me under “Love.”

This recipe from Real Simple magazine is gluten-free and quite tasty.

It only requires 6 ingredients!

Even I can handle this.

What you need:

  • 2 cups creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 t baking soda
  • 1 t salt

What to do:

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Mix everything.
  • Drop spoonfuls on cookie sheet and bake 10-12 minutes.

My friend described these as “just like my grandma used to make.”

While I generally prefer a soft, chewy cookie, these are on the crispy side but still quite good – especially for being gluten-free.

Some excellent mix-ins:

  • Mini Reese’s peanut butter cups
  • Chopped salted peanuts
  • Chocolate chips
  • Peanut butter chips
  • Crushed potato chips
  • Crushed toffee bars
  • All of the above 

 

 

Lunchbox

Posted in Funny, Kids, Mother of the Year by

Trixie’s lunchbox felt unusually heavy when I took it out of her backpack on Friday night.

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I’d dutifully packed a cheese sandwich, apple and a Gogurt (a questionable take on yogurt) that morning.

But the nighttime weight far exceeded the tally of the above.

What could be in there?

In retrospect, the answer should have been obvious.

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Glittery sneaks and a My Little Pony. Plus a plastic Easter egg. Duh. 

My Kind of Town

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Today I’m heading to Chicago – one of my favorite cities – for a work trip.

The schedule is busy, but I’m hoping to sneak in a few runs along Lake Michigan, which is just as close to a perfect place to run as I can imagine.

I’m also staying at a hotel I love, not only for the great views of the lake and Navy Pier, but also for their outpost of the divine Bliss spa.

Huge bonus is that my awesome friend K – also a Fancy Lady Doctor – is staying with me. We’re going to a play on Saturday night starring her niece that features Shakespeare with puppets. I don’t what’s in store beyond that, but I’ll let you know how it turns out.

Other items on my checklist: Chicago-style pizza (natch), Garrett’s popcorn, and hopefully a stop by Frontera Grill. 

So excited!

 

 

 

 

 

 

$4 Toast

Posted in Big Sigh For My Life, Cool Stuff, Funny, Rhetorical Question by

Are you following any of this designer toast debate?

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I can’t say it any better, so I’d encourage you to read this post about why the $4 toast meme symbolizes so much.

Here’s a more comical take on the subject, as well as a great April Fool’s prank about a Toast Making School. (Their slogan: “Why pay $25 for a slice of toast when you can learn to make it at home?”)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wardrobe Kit

Posted in Cool Stuff, Style by

I went gaga over the new Splendid wardrobe kits when I discovered them yesterday.

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This capsule collection – available for $198 – is a wardrobe in a box, containing four of Splendid’s best sellers:

  • Gray tank top
  • Black light jersey short sleeve U-neck top
  • White light jersey long sleeve scoop top
  • Venice stripe long sleeve pocket tee

I love this so much! This totally feels like my new uniform.

The second part – and this has me uber excited – is that this is just one of three wardrobe kits that were announced.

The other two are subscription services to receive either three months of tank tops (first month is black/white/gray and then two additional shipments of two seasonal color tanks, for a total of seven tanks). Second is for the popular U-neck tops (black and white the first month, then two more shipments of two seasonal color U-necks for a total of six tops).

 Swoon.