This is a bit of a follow up to the post I wrote in January. And since yesterday was national Women’s Equality Day (though I’m not convinced we’ve quite achieved that yet…at least if we are talking about equal treatment…) it felt like as good a time as any to give an update of sorts. Continue reading
Author: alphabetresolutions
Baking #30: Double (or triple?) chocolate muffins…
Another busy week where we need easy things to take on the go! This week’s recipe was actually inspired by seeing my stage manager eat a DELICIOUS looking chocolate chocolate chip muffin last week. so I decided to bake some based of of the regular greek yogurt chocolate chip muffin I tried back in May as well as some skinny chocolate muffin recipes I found online.
I wanted to try and bake some chocolate chips into the muffin top but that did not go well and ended up taking away some of the fluffiness as I tried to push the chocolate chips in… oh well, lesson learned! 
They tasted pretty good at least, and aside from needing to buy more chocolate chips, it was an easy recipe that utilized things we already had in the pantry or fridge which is good because we just don’t have time for any big grocery trips right now! I have to admit that I wish I hadn’t skimped out and done the “skinny” recipe. I could definitely taste the applesauce substitute and I’d prefer whole milk and sugar to honey any day… Give me good stuff in moderation instead of lots of mediocre stuff!
That’s all for now. As I said before, shorter and fewer blog posts for the next month or so, but I’ll try my best to do what I can!
As usual, Leslie Knope gets me…
Bardology: Tempest Begins + The Next Alphabet Shakespeare
Mini post today because it’s that kind of month and I am BECOMING better at giving myself some grace for the things that don’t get done as perfectly as i would wish or if not as much gets marked off my to do list.
So two major Shakespeare related things are happening in my life right now (three if you count Taming auditions but that is SUPER LOOSELY shakespeare related so I’ll wait until we get into rehearsals to talk about it): Continue reading
Baking #29: Tortillas + Giveaway winner
OK, so this is another project that you don’t technically bake, but it’s main ingredients are flour, oil, and baking soda (and by main I mean those are literally half of the ingredients… the others being water and salt.) so I’m counting it. I have wanted to make homemade tortillas for a while now. We love Mexican food in our family (we love any food that lends itself to intense spice) so we knew this would go over well. Continue reading
Becoming Organized + My first GIVEAWAY!! (Giveaway now CLOSED)
Hi everyone! Only one post this week because we have been on VACATION! This post is a good one though… we have received a ton of unexpected blessings recently and so I’ve been wanting to do something to pass those blessings on, so today’s post includes a giveaway at the end 🙂 But before we get there…
Thanks to my friend Erin for this gorgeous family photo at Disney’s California Adventure!
Baking #28: My Grandma’s Biscotti
A brief ode to mothers: My grandmother is one of my favorite people in the world. She is sweet, beautiful, and an amazing cook/baker of all things Italian.
Visiting my grandma this spring. She loves seeing her family!
August’s Word of the Month: Becoming
I know, some of you are probably thinking that this word is a strange one. I think becoming is also an incredibly beautiful word. Continue reading
Baking # 27: Clara’s Chocolate Cake & Celebrating Company!
We have had a busy week full of wonderful things made even more wonderful by visiting friends. Continue reading
Parenting questions that haunt me at night…
I remember getting a few strange responses when I started announcing my pregnancy to friends and family. In amongst the congratulations I had people ask me the following questions (could not make this up if I tried): Continue reading
Bardolatry: Opening C is for Clown & other updates
I’m writing a quick entry this morning because we have our tech rehearsal today for C is for Clown! We preview tomorrow at 7PM which means if you live in the valley of the sun (Phoenix) and you work a day job then tomorrow is your only chance to see this fun little show! And let me just say: it includes a rubber chicken and ridiculous hats… Here’s the official info:
Amanda and Dan Trombley will be performing at The Herberger Theater Center’s Lunch Time Theater from July 28 to August 6 in C is for Clown. The Pandanda Players are at it again! The group that brought you M is for Marriageand Q is for Queen brings their newest Alphabet Shakespeare play to Lunchtime Theater. Come learn the difference between a clown and a fool and enjoy highlights from some of Shakespeare’s funniest characters. We promise not to have any potentially creepy rainbow wigs or white painted faces – just good old fashioned laughs, witty banter, and maybe a pratfall or two. So if you love to laugh, join Amanda and Dan for their next adventure in Shakespeare’s works!
The regular lunchtime shows run Tuesdays-Thursdays at 12:10 pm, with tickets $6 each and lunch available for purchase. However, there will be a special Monday night preview performance on Monday, July 27, at 7:00 pm for $3. (No food available at this one). Doors open at 6:40 pm.
Online tickets for the lunch performances and additional info can be found at: http://www.herbergertheater.org/calendar/c-clown/
A wacky picture of our wedding taken by Katherine Miles Jones photography
This runs for 2 weeks and then we get a little break before jumping into Tempest rehearsals!
The only thing remotely related to Taming of the Shrew I thought I’d every like… until I read The Taming by Lauren Gunderson!
In other Bardolatry news… I have once again been invited to direct with Class6 Theatre. I had such a fabulous time directing How I Learned to Drive last winter and will be taking on Lauren Gunderson’s THE TAMING this fall after we open The Tempest! This is a modern play inspired by The Taming of the Shrew… very VERY loosely inspired. Those of you who know me know why this has to be true/is kind of funny. Taming of the Shrew is one of my least favorite plays in the canon. I have no desire to be in it or direct it.anytime in the near future (and odds are good not in the far future either) I think it is problematical on a number of levels. THE TAMING, however, is a delightful, wacky, feminist story and I think Class6’s timing of selecting it is perfect as we make our way into the political madness of the next presidential election. I can’t wait to cast a few stellar actresses and tackle this play with them! 🙂 Here’s a VERY brief summary:
Miss America contestant Katherine has political aspirations to match her beauty pageant ambitions. All she needs to revolutionize the American government is the help of one ultra-conservative senator’s aide on the cusp of a career breakthrough, and one bleeding-heart liberal blog
PLUS there is some major geeing out over James Madison
So that’s the short update… I have to run to tutoring and rehearsal so more details to come and please catch C is for Clown while it lasts!!!:
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