My purse is still sitting in a pool of barbecue sauce outside.
Last night we had chili dogs for dinner and it was sort of the best thing ever.
I haven’t done cardio in six months.
Remember when I slammed my finger in the door? Well, the nail finally fell off yesterday…while I was peeling a grapefruit. I screamed bloody murder and then called my mother.
I sat on my 35th pair of sunglasses two days ago.
The other day I creamed butter and sugar together with my hands and pretended I was Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Read parts I, II, III, IV , V ,VI, VII and VIII here.
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This post made me smile.
I’ve said it before but these are my favorite posts! Every time I read them I smile! Also, whatever is in those mason jars needs to be in my belly!!!
I agree! I so want to know what is in those mason jars!
agreed! what’s the recipe? Sweet tea? Looks so refreshing!
mango iced tea from one of my favorite Cuban food restaurants!
Ah ha! Thank you!!
Puerto Rican! Sol Food is Puerto Rican
I have dreams about their Chuletas Fritas and Te Helado, I almost want to move to San Rafael to be in their delivery radius.
The sunglasses again?! Noooooooo!
I only buy $5 sunglasses for that very reason…
Same here.
Those blueberries are making me drool…
sunglasses were born to sit on. That’s all I can figure out anyway. Your new header is super pretty, by the way!
cathy b
P.S. I’d love to know the latest you’ve been reading lately too …those are some of my fav posts…am currently working on The Kitchen House…next up is Shanghai Girls
Cute post, my hubby is the same way with sunglasses.
Sorry about the purse!
Haha, awesome. Are you’re hands still greasy? Butter-fingers largely responsible for broken glasses and saucy handbags….so watch out!
New header? Or did I miss it …
I cream butter and sugar with a fork. It’s bloody hard work and I have no literary excuse/fantasy as to why….
Also, I haven’t done cardio in 4 months…with you sister.
Love this post. Hope the 36th pair of sunnies stay with ya a little while longer
chili dogs, no cardio and what appear to be margaritas. i approve of these things. very much so.
Bah, sunglasses are the bane of my existence! If I am not sitting on them by accident they love to leap out of my hands and skitter across the pavement rendering them useless
What’s wrong with Chili dogs?
Also – haven’t you been hiking? Isn’t that cardio?!! Eek.
…and skiing! (or sitting in chalets drinking cocoa while imagining it – and BF actually tearing his shoulder off of course….)
And I just noticed the new header and look – awesome!!
I love these posts so much!! That’s pretty exciting about the creaming the butter and sugar together with your hands. I might try that during my baking adventure today!
Love the new design!!! the green color is really nice!
And this post made me laugh…
i’m not allowed to touch my bf’s sunglasses anymore…i’ve broken at least 3 pairs of his in the past year!
I pulled a brand new…and now scratched…pair of sunglasses out of my purse this morning – alone with 3 older and scratched pairs. I ruin mine the slow and painful way
My finger stings just thinking about your nail…
The fact that you just admitted this out loud, in public, makes me LOVE you!
“The other day I creamed butter and sugar together with my hands and pretended I was Laura Ingalls Wilder.”
Oh Laura : )
um i LOVE chili dogs
nom nom nom! ps those glasses are super cute! xo
I slammed my nail in a door in October, the nail fell off just after Thanksgiving, and it has just now finally grown back. Rough times.
No cardio in six months??? You are my hero!!!
Can I say that this might be my favorite post? Sure. Because my favorite will only change to your “most recent post” until…forever, basically.
No cardio in 6 months? Surely creaming butter and sugar together with your hands worked up a sweat and counts as cardio
I love your Confessions Of…posts. They are always….wonderful. Refreshing. Real. And just so you!
Seriously though your nail…eeek, sounds painful! Better wash it down with a margarita. Today is natl margarita day. I think I saw a tweet/google buzz of yours that you already knew this though
Just noticed your new header…love it!
thank you love!
I love these posts.
P.S. I really like the new design!!
You’re way too cute and amusing! Please catch us up on your yoga-ing soon!
I’m totally going to cream butter and sugar together with my hands now!
it’s the way to go!
That picture of the blueberries is AMAZING. I love the depth of field!
You are hilarious. I just spent the past 15 minutes reading through all your “confessions of a food blogger” and pretty sure I began nodding as I could relate more often than not. Thank you and if I haven’t told you already, I totally love your blog. xo
You’re not normal.
My toenail fell off a few days ago. I don’t know how I did that.
Love these posts! That first picture you took of the blueberries is so beautiful Jenna. What great a great eye composition
Angela mentioned your new header… SO pretty!
I love your candidness in these posts. Sorry about your shades.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeek ! I just felt pain for you when you said the comment about your nail : p
Love the new Header!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE the last one!
I love this. I am so anti-hotdog, it’s ridiculous. They gross me out, completely. But somehow a chili dog is totally okay. Yumminess.
For number 3 and 6, I love you.
Also, made the yellow cake last night because, why not, and it’s flippin awesome.
If it makes you feel any better, my nails hanging on by a thread. Sorry yours fell off, though. :/
Your sunglass battles are too funny! Sorry to hear about the most recent pair
I really love this post. I’ve been reading since you started blogging, and girl, you’ve come a long way! Sooooooo exciting and proud for you!
I screamed bloody murder and then called my mother.
Story of my life.
love love love!
If I had to sum up a reason I loved reading your blog, it would be this post.
Jenna,
I love the new header! It looks great! And I love the photo of the blueberries!
confession: i think its completely acceptable to wear workout/yoga clothes all day even if you didn’t do it!
Love it, and secretly love chili dogs too.
What kind of lens did you shoot that blueberry photo with?
Love Laura. I’m pondering rereading the entire series that I first read in 3rd grade. It’s so wonderful.
Hands down these are my favorite posts. Get better soon little nail.
My grandmother cut the tip of her finger and fingernail off years and years ago. She always used to tell us it’s what kept her from passing her driver’s test, which was why she never had a license. You need an equally awesome story.
I almost peed myself laughing! But you just bought those sunglasses….
1. i love these posts
. yeh i may be slightly obsessed with mine.
not sure why?
2. i’ve had the spill in purse experience more times than i can count. just fyi it can also happen with chocolate bars that get mushed
3. creaming stuff with your hands sounds fun…but…don’t you think laura would have loved to use a light blue amazing kitchen-aid if she had the chance?
4. i dont see a new header
I can so relate about breaking sunglasses! I swear I go through them faster than underwear.
The sunglasses part made me laugh. My brother has a serial history of ruining his sunglasses and our conversations always go:
Him: I lost my sunglasses.
Me: Where?
Him: Because they were expensive.
Him: I sat on my sunglasses.
Me: Really?
Him: Because they were expensive.
haha.
I pinched my finger in the can-opener last week and have to wait for a black spot on my finger to heal. Confessionals
I pinched my finger in the can-opener last week and have to wait for a black spot on my finger to heal. Confessional
I love these! And you:-) ((hugs))
Love it!!! You’re so funny. Thanks for sharing that. So often I find that celebrity chefs, designers, stylists come across as having it all together. I always find it refreshing to know that I am not the only one who has “those days”
Looking forward to reading the next confession post!
Before I got my stand mixer, I creamed ALL my butter and sugar by hand. I never felt like Laura Ingalls Wilder….I just felt like I was washing my hands 5 times per batch of cookies. But maybe now, having the option, I could see the novelty of it!
(Although with a nail-less finger, I’m sure it would be kind of awful..)
This confession series may be your best posts!!!! The similarities between us are uncanny. <3 ELR!
What a great photo!
Awww – love! Except for the nail…I know how much that sucks.
I love these posts. They usually make me laugh out loud, and give us little looks into your non-cooking life.
You’re funny.
Cardio is totally overrated anyway.