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I just returned home from a 10 day shoot in Philly on a movie called “Pennhurst” where I broke up with my diet. Nothing makes me feel like i’m home more than cooking in my [...]

Hi Real Girls, I feel like I should apologize for my total lack of commitment to new posts! I have been a busy girl, and in New York for the past month doing an off broadway show called [...]

This past weekend felt like the first days of summer. I don’t know if its because we adopted a new puppy, or because we have had friends over more often… but summer is here, and I [...]

There are so many things i miss about living in the south. The hot summers, tubing down the rivers in New braunfels, live music at Gruene Hall, and all the homestyle Texas food. Fried Okra being [...]

This meal came together after a fun afternoon at a friends bbq. lots of our favorite people, all just spending a gorgeous day together! lots of good junk food. homemade agave margaritas, fresh [...]

I haven’t posted anything in awhile, mainly because most of my meals for the last two weeks have been from restaurants, and I just haven’t felt like cooking much. If your like me, my [...]

If you made the seafood boil and have leftovers (we had a ton!) here is an amazing way to not throw it away!I peeled any leftover shrimp, and served it with some leftover cocktail sauce and a [...]

My mom and I recently went to newport beach, and on the way home stopped at a local seafood place and shared a steamer pot. Filled with all sorts of great spicy seafood and a couple ears of corn, [...]

There is probably nothing that grosses me out quite as much as deveining shrimp. aka pulling out what we like to call the “poop vein”. My friend Jen was ready to vom just thinking [...]

Grilled Artichokes, with dijon dipping sauce I always felt like artichokes are one of those trendy appetizers that I love to order at a great restaurant, but feel too intimidated to actually make [...]