I know we’re almost into February by now, but I thought it was probably time to share my awesome New Year’s Eve story. I think we can safely summarize the night with one word: Food. I am legitimately afraid I will forget everything we ate that night. This would probably be for the best because [...]
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New Year’s Eve
January 29th, 2011 
The Empress 
Posted in parties, recipes 
Tags: burritos galore, chorizo, new year's eve, paella, sushi 
Comments OffComing this Month: January 2011
January 3rd, 2011 The Empress I’m excited for a brand new year of blogging! I can’t wait to show off some of the things I’ve been cooking up. Here are some of the posts you can look forward to this month: Food – Delightful Christmas treats (that may result in a sugar coma) – Soups, soups, and more soups (does that word look [...]
Posted in decorating, food, gardening, parties, recipes Tags: January 2011, Look forward to these posts Comments OffDetails, One Day at a Time
August 30th, 2010 The Empress My week is full of pulling together everything for the Queen of the Pirates’ bridal shower on Saturday. It’s a fun job, and I enjoy making lists and crossing things off and making new lists and laying everything out and looking at it and then putting it all neatly away. Right now my dining room [...]
This one time…
June 1st, 2010 The Empress …I knew everybody in the band, and we partied together after the show: (yes, this is Bruce Wayne on the guitar…) (K on drums, JM* on guitar) (T with the lead vocals) (And H on bass) (one more shot of JM cause it cracks me up every time) Love these boys. *Everyone without a pre-existing [...]
Posted in parties Tags: if only the cops hadn't shut this show down, No really you should hear them play Freebird, The White Hot Comments OffThe Spinoff Blog
April 2nd, 2010 The Empress Remember when I talked about how I was being Maid of Honor again? And I suggested that I might perhaps have a whole month dedicated to wedding things? I’ve just decided I’m going to have a whole section of my blog devoted to wedding things instead. I do this in anticipation of more wedding fabulousness [...]
Posted in parties Tags: Domestic Empress Weddings, It's my blog and I'll add new sections if I want to, spinoff blogs, weddings Comments OffMore Good Things
December 11th, 2009 The Empress I’m discovering these days that a Christmas tree makes for a pretty awesome nightlight. No, your eyes are not deceiving you. I have expanded my Christmas tree beyond my normal magenta and platinum. This year I have grape, gold, and frosted pink also! The credit for that goes to the Queen of the Pirates who [...]
Posted in decorating, parties Tags: Christmas, crafts, gifts, good things, parties, photos, pretty decorations 6 Comments »Hospitality is not the same as Customer Service
December 11th, 2009 The Empress Today the Queen of the Pirates posted about the rule (profanity warning) that some people have about taking your shoes off when you come in their house. She says: I personally think that it is rude for people to force guests to take off their shoes when you invite them to your house…. you don’t [...]
Spanakopita, Midnight Traffic, and Whipped Cream
May 11th, 2009 The Empress So Friday night I had the good fortune to be invited to Tapas! Night, hosted by Liz in DC (The exclamation mark is mandatory). Which meant I had to come up with some kind of Tapas! to bring. Who knows why, but I had a craving for spanakopita. And believe me, the thought crossed my mind [...]
Is this a Sign?
April 29th, 2009 The Empress Today a friend of mine revealed that she’s been booked to make wedding cupcakes for an event next year. When I think about it, I am surrounded by the pieces and parts of successful events. I have a cake artist, I have chefs coming out my ears (by which I most nearly mean 3. I [...]
