root beer floats to lift a heavy heart In all my hippy belief that the universe will sort everything out, sometimes things happen that are inherently unfair. On the global scale of war, poverty, and disease to the personal injustices of death, hurt, loss, it’s hard to rationalize when bad things happen to good people. … Continue reading
asia, apple pie, and emotional investment My mother may have told me not to put all my eggs in one basket, (the supermarket frowns on taking them out of the carton anyway), but my dad taught me to diversify: stocks and bonds, Fiat and Ford, oil futures and airlines, allocating investments to different economic sectors, different … Continue reading
See what I did there? (Yeah, I hate myself a little too.) Normally I cook low grade, drink high grade (read: price), but butterscotch was just begging for it and I had a mini bottle (what good is scotch if you can’t share?) Plus, Johnnie (except double black) isn’t in my top ten. (Yeah, I … Continue reading
Last night I went to a gelato making class at Mia Chef Gelato (www.gelatomia.com). The timing was fortuitous as I was planning on creating some boozy ice creams just in time for the warm weather. While I won’t be investing in a $20,000 gelato machine any time soon, I did learn to balance my fat … Continue reading
I’m the kind of girl who likes to have my proverbial cake and eat it too. Dance all night but get up for early morning yoga. Settle in but not settle down. Free fall with a safety harness on. I’m also the kind of girl who does not buy into the whole single-girl-woe-is-me-I’ll-get-a-cat-instead mentality. I … Continue reading
The Boozy Bakeshop 