it was like rex manning day…

Me...and Ree!

...only better. a WHOLE lot better. {oh, you're not saying to yourself, "oh, rexy, you're so sexy!" ??  clearly, you've never seen empire records.  shame on you.} a couple weekend's ago i drove through a monsoon late afternoon storm to get my hands on a couple of tickets for a book signing. a book signing that i found out about at the very last minute. a book signing that i didn't even know if i could attend. a book signing for a book that i didn't even own...yet {gotta love amazon prime's spot on shipping!}. a couple weekend's ago, i sat on the floor of a local bookstore and waited. and waited. and waited. and waited. fortunately, i wasn't alone.  this girl & that girl were in line with me.  we were armed with our books.  and coffee...lots of … [Read more...]

chocolate + sheet cake = ♥

i'm hanging my head in shame because i've held out on y'all. i can't believe i'm just now sharing this with you.sometime after thanksgiving, but before christmas i baked this little gem:you know, ree drummond's the pioneer woman's chocolate cake. not just any cake, but the best chocolate sheet cake. ever. sorry about my fancy, schmancy cookbook set up...this was before i gifted myself with a cookbook stand. but, a sugar pourer & a magnetic clip did the trick, right?it was good...and easy to make. while i still prefer black magic cake as my 'go to' chocolate cake recipe {it's darker & more mysterious...it also has coffee in it}, i thoroughly enjoyed the pioneer woman's cake. it was moist. it was chocolate-y. it had nuts in the frosting for God's sake {although you could omit them if … [Read more...]