Tell me you didn't do it. Tell me you didn't let the entire month of May pass without noting that it is National Barbecue Month. Wait, you did? Well, don't worry. While you were trolling the internet at work looking for a flattering swimsuit,...
Do you have plans for this weekend? Do you either live in the Gulf Coast or are you a monster at sourcing ingredients? If your answers are no and then yes then I have an idea! Let's host a Louisiana Crawfish Boil! The memory of my...
About a year after Nick and I met we were having a discussion about smoking. We had both smoked a bit in college and we were both very anti-smoking at the point of the conversation. I told him that I had been absurdly excited when...
It's not all Jazz Fest and Cinco de Mayo prep down here in New Orleans. No, we have a horse race to think about this weekend too. So much build up for a two-minute race! I know California Chrome is the favorite but I've had...
Here is how much excuse I need to throw a party: Zero. In Spanish that's Cero. So I'm thinking, with Jazz Fest and Kentucky Derby this weekend, can I handle Cinco de Mayo on Monday night? Si, Mucho! Mondays have gotten too smug anyway. Too...
Through a series of ridiculous events Nick and I moved our family to New York for a single year, the 2012/2013 school year. Once upon a time I lived there for 6 years and it still feels more like home than anywhere else in...
Entertaining is my drug of choice. Here's what it does: It makes me clean my house, put out new flowers and communicate effectively with friends. It also makes me feel really down if I don't do it enough. The morning-after effect of my drug...
I went to college in a small town called Hammond, Louisiana. The town and the school both are nondescript except that the school doubled in size while I was there, from 7,000 students to 14,000 students, and the town size was about 14,000 at...
There are varying schools of thought on having a planned delivery of a baby. The detractors say it takes the magic out of having a baby because it turns nature into something clinical. Having had three deliveries...
There I was, mid-pedicure, lost in a world of texting and emailing, when the door opened and Rock & Roll personified breezed in...
I was so caught up with new baby fever that I barely registered Martine's recent move to New Orleans! She road-tripped with her two dogs and her amazing friend Monica all the way from San Francisco. She made night stops in Tucson and Austin...
Oh, hi there. Have you been looking for me? Has Martine kept you entertained? I have been slightly busy, um, having an unbelievably satisfying baby and all. I promised myself that I wouldn't bore you by posting about how I spend my days making goo-goo eyes...