I did an informal poll this weekend with a simple question – Chipotle or Freedbirds?

My favorite quote is from my very own boyfriend: “If I had to choose to save between a bus full of puppies and freebirds and had time for both I would choose freebirds just to be safe”

For Jason’s birthday, he got a shiny red crock pot (how very adult of him). We placed it next to my equally sophisticated Hello Kitty toaster (yes, it toasts Hello Kitty’s face on your toast and waffles) – and set to work tracking down slow cooker recipes.

Our first exciting dessert recipe was “Easy Chocolate Pudding [...]

It’s hot in Houston these days. Really, really hot. And you’ve got to have something to get you through. Below are my biggest summer guilty pleasures. Here are a few things I’m obsessed with these days:
#1 Cane’s
Whether it’s after a hot day at a summer music festival, or at a birthday party complete with a [...]

Image: Jason, with breakfast for two at Ikea. Retail value: $8.
Click2Houston recently released their 2009 list of Houston bests. This includes everything from “Best Waxing” to “Best Tea House.” (There is even a whole category of best wedding stuff).
In my efforts to branch out and enjoy Houston for all it has to offer (and [...]

How I did it: I spent about 2 months on Weight Watchers… tracking points, going to meetings, and making compromises at the grocery store (but not working out at all)… and then spent the last few months not counting points but just keeping up with what I had learned… and the 18 pounds are still [...]