Cafe Prague

As a Slovak, Cafe Prague has intrigued Albert.  Every time we pass it, he wonders aloud if they have good Czech food.  Finally, when we were running errands in Flatiron yesterday, we decided to try it and decide for ourselves. At first, Cafe Prague seems like a local version of a Europa type restaurant.  Basic…

Read More

3 on Thursday

Other than the Super Bowl, I don’t have any plans this weekend so I guess I’ll be figuring it out as I go.  I’m slowly getting back into a gym routine so I’m feeling pretty good and I want to take the weekend to get the rest of my life in order…not that it’s particularly…

Read More

Two Minute Creamy Salad Dressing

Two minute and creamy.  Helloooooo those are pretty much the best words ever – especially if used in the same sentence.  Actually, that sentence could get real dirty real fast, now that I’m thinking about it – EWW get your mind out of the gutter! This is the perfect way to jazz up your everyday…

Read More

Book Review: Men Explain Things to Me

Two book reviews in a row?!  Whaaaat.  I’m feeling so erudite.  Honestly, though, this book really made me think.  It’s probably the most academic book I’ve read in a while and definitely the most feminist.  I picked it up because I found the title funny and assumed it would be a humorous take on the…

Read More

Book Review: Frog Music

This book begins with a shooting that leaves one woman dead in a saloon on the outskirts of town and her friend left to figure out what happened. As we flashback to the weeks leading up to the shooting, we learn that an unbearable heat and a smallpox epidemic has been ravaging San Francisco in…

Read More

3 on Thursday

Wedding planning has been progressing at rabid speed.  There are plenty of things I thought I could wait to do, but apparently that’s not an option.  Savannah has become a major destination wedding spot, with April being one of the most popular months.  I don’t get any sort of preferential treatment being a local/native, so…

Read More

BBQ Shepherd’s Pie

Once again, the demo station at Trader Joe’s hooked me.  They were sampling their take on shepherd’s pie and I just had to make it for myself.  All you have to do is cook two of their frozen items, the bbq pulled brisket and the mashed potatoes and put them in a casserole dish (bbq…

Read More