Musings of The Waspy Redhead

30 Year Olds Pack Their Lunch. Fact.

elizabeth — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:20:07 +0000

So now that I’m 30, I am magically more wise and responsible. You might not notice right away, I still look the same, but my wisdom is palpable. The first manifestation of this new found wisdom and increased responsibility is that I now bring my lunch to work and have stocked my office with healthy [...]

Thirty

elizabeth — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:06:48 +0000

So today I turned 30. Yep. That happened. Nothing much I could do to stop it, so I chose to embrace it (for the most part). I had a lovely weekend spent with friends & family. I just polished off the glass of bubbly pictured above. Cheers! A few weeks ago I stumbled on this [...]

Happy Anniversary Wills & Kate!

elizabeth — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:37:10 +0000

I can not believe it’s been a year since the Royal Wedding! I’ve been having such fun reminiscing this afternoon about how excited I was about the Royal Wedding – all the prep work that went in to the tea party I hosted for my lady friends, and all the fun I had developing recipes [...]

Hungry for The Hunger Games: Lamb Stew With Dried Plums

elizabeth — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:00:14 +0000

Serve with your favorite starch like polenta or mashed potatoes, or like I did with a side of pita Peeta bread. If you haven’t been off stage in a sound-proof booth lately, you’ve probably heard of The Hunger Games – a popular trilogy of books and the soon to be released film based on them. After [...]

Healthy Lunches At The Office

elizabeth — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:31:11 +0000

A few weeks ago I was intrigued by something I saw on Pinterest. Robin Sue of Big Red Kitchen shared a post about how she uses mason jars to plan and organize meals. She puts all the ingredients together layered in jars so that she can prepare healthy family dinners quickly in the evenings. It’s [...]