gwendolyn faith is not a crayon.

Hello, I’m Gwen.

I work in advertising. I play in the kitchen.

I’m part tweenager. (Look at my iTunes playlist.)

I’m part Grandma. (Look at my oversize cardi collection.)

I’m part Romy or Michelle. (Look at the height of my hair.)

As a Christian, I'm learning how to glorify God in the everyday. To live into the status quo, like Jesus' own Manchurian candidate, and seep grace through its cracks.

I wish my life were a musical, but other than that, I’m pretty content.

(No surprise I also like to Yelp.)

The Casual Vacancy
The Explicit Gospel
Freedom
Gone Girl
The Chaperone
Cutting for Stone


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Posts tagged "cinco de mayo"

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a homemade Mexican meal! I rounded up my favorite Tex-Mex and True-Mex recipes, perfect for the week leading up to Cinco de Mayo—or for any day at all.

Psst! If you’re starting your meal with guacamole, add crumbled goat cheese to the avocado. That’s my best-kept secret, un-kept.

for dinner

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Rick Bayless’ Lentil-Rice Salad with Chorizo, Red Onion, Cucumber and Herbs (recipe and photo via Pink Parsley)

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Rick Bayless’ Zucchini-Mushroom Tacos with Chorizo (recipe via Cooking Claire)

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Amanda Simpson’s Mexican Fusion Roasted Chicken (recipe and photo via What We’re Eating)

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Natalie Perry’s Pepitas Shrimp Skewers (recipe and photo via Tasty Kitchen)

for dessert

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Natalie Perry’s Mexican Brownie Bottom Cheesecake (recipe and photo via Buns in my Oven)

Not Pictured: Rick Bayless’ Skillet Pineapple Upside-Down Cake (recipe via the Buffalo News)