Tiek’s vs. Rothy’s: One Year of Wear

Tiek’s vs. Rothy’s: One Year of Wear

If you like to hang out on Pinterest at all, you’ve likely seen advertisements for both Tieks ballet flats and Rothy’s cool flats made from recycled water bottles. But you might have found yourself asking: Is one better than the other? Which one should I get? These aren’t super-cheap shoes, so it’s worth it...

From Classic to Modern: A Denver Date Night

A zillion years ago, I wrote a post here entitled 70 At Home Date Nights Ideas On the Cheap. It is, to date, my most popular post on this blog.  By a LOT. It is also slightly ridiculous. This is not to say that we’ve never done some of these — we have.  But...

Book Review: The Homemade Kitchen

Book Review: The Homemade Kitchen

I’m so thankful for The Homemade Kitchen because it saves me so much time. Not time in the kitchen mind you, it’s not full of minute-shaving tips. The Homemade Kitchen is saving me oodles of time in that now I don’t have to write a cookbook! WooHoo! Alana Chernila has said everything I’d ever...

Spice up Your Dinner with Raw Spice Bar

Spice up Your Dinner with Raw Spice Bar

Braised lamb shanks with advieh on a bed of sabzi polo with dill and saffron and mast-o-khiar with rose and mint. That’s what we had for dinner tonight. How about you? Ok, so this isn’t a post just to brag — I certainly would never have cooked this without the prompting of Raw Spice...

Book Review: Keepers

Book Review: Keepers

Have you come across Keepers yet?: Keepers: Two Home Cooks Share Their Tried-And-True Weeknight Recipes and the Secrets to Happiness in the Kitchen. It came out last year but…I just now finally got around to putting holds on NPR’s Best-of-2013 book lists. That’s life. What I lack in timeliness I can make up for...