by Ericka | Jul 23, 2011 | chocolate, cooking, food, granola
I have been thinking about making granola for about six months now. Not sure what stopped me from going for it — because it’s super easy…and super delicious! Granola is by far one of my favorite breakfast foods and adding my two favorite ingredients,...
by Ericka | Jul 22, 2011 | blogging, food, healthy, yogurt
Never have I loved a yogurt more. See, I’ve always eaten yogurt as part of getting my daily “dairy.” And, I admit, it’s usually been the slightly sugary kind and I never totally loved it. I’ve also been a tad picky because I never liked...
by Ericka | Jul 8, 2011 | drinks, food, friends, happy hour, margaritas, mojitos, Spider Kellys
While happy hours used to be a staple in my life, they’ve waned to few and far between these days. While I’m glad they are a thing of the past, sometimes it’s still nice to have one. On Thursday, I got together with my friends for a few drinks at...
by Ericka | Jul 6, 2011 | 4th of July, alcohol, cookout, drink, food, holiday
Saturday we had the awesome opportunity to head a mile town the road to Tabitha & Lyndsey’s house for a pre-4th of July BBQ/Birthday party on their lovely deck. I’m kind of obsessed with decks and lawnchairs and grills and humidity and lightning bugs...
by Ericka | Jul 4, 2011 | Alexandria, food, King Street, Old town, restaurant, review
Walking down King Street after a sale stroll into Gap and Banana Republic, we were honngggry. While Old Town Alexandria is a favorite spot for us, we’d never been to Jackson 20, the restaurant attached to a hotel a couple blocks from the water. It was brunch...
by Ericka | May 26, 2011 | books, food, foodie
I’ve been attending Book Club for about a year and a half now but have neglected to ever take photos. And, Melinda’s amazing tostada meal last night was the perfect excuse to get snappin’. We have book club once a month and each month a new person...