Juicy roasted chicken with fresh herbs
I try to be modest, but when we ate this beautiful bird, I couldn’t help but exclaim that I *might* be the …
From Sac Town, 2010 to Cactus Land, 1965
For the last year and a half, Mr. T and I have embarked on twice-a-season grand voyages replete with outstanding adventure, exotic …
Buy an original ‘Emily’ and an angel gets her wings, er, pointe shoes
Original painting by Emily Tan My lovely niece Pasta Brains, I mean Emily, is ridiculously talented. She paints. She dances. She takes …
Reading about spiritual practices: Sometimes grading can be fun
Earlier today, I posted this picture demonstrating the luxurious life of the grad student. Friday night? Studying. Saturday morning? Scrawling note cards. …
Putting it out to the universe: New adventures and answers to prayer
Yeah, this photo really isn’t related but it made me laugh. Credit here. In recent years, I’ve been a big fan of …
Introducing: The North Highlands Sweater
The North Highlands Sweater, available at ModCloth I already knew my sister was cooler than me. Now she has a sweater named …
North Highlands in the New Yorker
Another I-heart-my-sister note… Yesterday B emailed me a little blurb about her band FROM THE NEW YORKER. How freaking COOL is that? …
Restaurant quality green chicken enchiladas (with minimal effort!)
Enchiladas are my favorite Mexican specialty! (Photo credit) I am perpetually in pursuit of good enchiladas. By good I mean flavorful, unmushy …
Of marquees and memories
On my bathroom sink, I keep this picture: It’s me and my sis at Fairytale Town, a favorite childhood haunt. B is …
My sister, the rock star
My baby sister stole all of the musical talent in the family. As in left the rest of us* tone-deaf and useless …