October 15, 2020 by Nicole Collins Jump to Print Recipe I'm having a party. A party for two. Inviting nobody. Nobody but you. You guys remember that Shania Twain song? I have to rewrite the chorus a little bit today to say that I'm having a party for one, though. Because it's 2020, and this year is crap. But no matter how much poopoo this year continues to throw at us, we're throwing a party today. Because, today is my birthday! That's right. Another trip around the sun. Offi

October 13, 2020 by Nicole Collins Jump to Print Recipe We're shaking things up today! And, we have a lot to talk about today, so I think we're going to skip story time and get right to it. Plus, I'm kinda starting to run out of stories. Having had no real life experiences in 7 months will do that, I guess. I'm sure you guys don't want to hear that the most exciting thing that happens during the day for me these days is changing from my daytime pjs to my nighttime pjs. Anywho

October 9, 2020 by Nicole Collins Jump to Print Recipe I have a real question today. Why does slow cooker season happen during the fall and winter? As soon as the temps start to drop, everyone dusts off the slow cooker; and it becomes the appliance of the season. But why? Why wouldn't summer be slow cooker season? Wouldn't it make more sense to cook in an appliance that doesn't radiate any heat during the months where we can't stand to turn on the oven? I don't know why after

October 7, 2020 by Nicole Collins Jump to Print Recipe Food cravings are such a strange phenomenon. It's crazy how the thought of tasting something can overwhelm you so much that you can't stop thinking about it. The power of food, right? I think I heard somewhere once that a lot of our cravings are just impulses. And, if you think about something that you're craving for more than 3 minutes, then it's a real craving. Otherwise, most of the time our “cravings” are fleeting and