Intro to Cooking: Minimalist Fudge

Even after last week’s recipe, I’m still on a chocolate kick. I hope none of you ladies will object to learning the recipe for the fastest, easiest, cheapest fudge ever. Because you never know when you’re going to have a fudge-mergency. Like a bad break up. Or an award show. Or really, really bad PMS.

Minimalist’s Fudge

Ingredients:

16 oz. of chocolate (chocolate bars, chocolate chips, whatever!)
1 can condensed milk (or milk substitute)
1 TBS vanilla (option)
1/2 tsp salt (optional) Read More »


The Love List: Tis the Season for Gap Scarves, Embarrassing Photos and Things That Will Make You Fat.

gap.jpgWelcome to my Weekly Love List. A list, on all things I love. Because if I love them – well then obviously you may (and should) love them too.

As the Backstreet Boys song says (and yes I am actually quoting them) “My Love is All I Have To Give.” So with that throwback, here are this week’s list-worthy things…]

1. Tis the Season for fabulous gap commercials. Is it just me or have they brought back this striped sweater/scarf ensemble every. Single. Year. Since 1998? When it all started with the multicolored one? At least this year, Jason Biggs, Freddy Rodriguez and Romany Malco make it look oh so cute. Scroll through a variety of ads with your favorite celebs, and pick up some cozy sweaters to boot. Read More »


Let The SpoonSisters Brighten Your Holiday!

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Are you desperately searching for some last minute gifts? Really last minute, as in they’ll-probably-get-it-after-Christmas-but-whatever gifts? Or maybe you’re kind of thinking you’d like to reward yourself for being so good this holiday season…a way to say “good job keeping away from that holiday fudge, self!”?

Well, if either of those two things are true, than you need to check out the SpoonSisters.

Known only as “Little” and “Big” (“that’s based on age, not size” they assure), the SpoonSisters have come up with an awesome little website that caters to the funny, crafty, and thoughtful girl in all of us. Read More »