Author Archives: prettyplainjanes

salsa taste test

August 29, 2013

Let’s be honest – half the reason we go to a Mexican restaurant is for the chips and salsa.  The mariachi music, hacienda style paint colors and limitless choice of Mexican cervezas – they’re all fabulous elements but take the … Continue reading →

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creme brulee cheesecake bars

August 28, 2013

I love surprises.  Okay, thats sort of a lie.  When I am the person being surprised my patience quickly runs out and I’m usually snooping around trying to spoil it for myself.  But when the surprise is for someone else.. … Continue reading →

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5 minute face

August 27, 2013

As hard as I try, I am nearly always late.  For everything.  Even before I had Adelynn, I was notorious for not being able to make it anywhere on time (having a baby is your ticket to being acceptably late- … Continue reading →

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crop and graphic

August 26, 2013

When crop tops hit the news as a fashion trend for Spring/Summer 2013 I immediately put them in the “I’m too old for that” category.  Skinny jeans and a midriff bearing top – yeah, I’ll pass.  But like most things … Continue reading →

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coconut margarita

August 23, 2013

You know that scene in the movie Practical Magic where Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman dance around the kitchen drinking margaritas with their aunts?  “She put de lime in de coconut, she drank dem bot up”.  It’s impossible to make … Continue reading →

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