I'm Dani Nichols, writer, editor, online marketer and all-around media girl. I love long hikes, sunshine, new recipes, the smell of summer rain, fresh coffee, books worth reading, clean fingernails, musty antique stores, good food with good friends, kayaking and new adventures with my incredible husband, Adam.
I got the nickname "Wrangler Dani" after spending three summers as a horse wrangler/ranch hand in Central Oregon. It was one of the most difficult and beautiful times of my life - Wrangler Dani, as my company name, keeps me grounded and reminds me what I'm capable of.
I’ve been informed by my family that I need to start writing more about food. I guess it makes sense, since looking up new places to nosh is one of my very favorite activities (second only to the noshing itself, of course). So, I’m going to regale you with a tale about one of my…
My beautiful sister-in-law suggested that, since Food Lush is no more (sad!) I should write about food here from time to time. I should warn you though – I’m a very passionate, haphazard cook. I rarely measure or follow recipes exactly, and, therefore, I’m much more likely to wax eloquent about a one-hit wonder than…
Over the last couple of years, I’ve gotten to participate in a blogging family that I used to love reading, and couldn’t believe my luck when I was actually included on the writer’s roster. Food Lush has been not only a really fun outlet to discuss all things foodie (I got a new herb mincer!…
The Barefoot Contessa always says, “be sure to use really good vanilla” in her recipes, as though any buyer of her cookbooks would ever think of some imitation flavor as good enough. I love the smell of vanilla, bright and sweet in summer, creamy and warm in winter. It’s dropped into a fluffy angel food…
I remember standing in our next-door neighbor’s kitchen, as he told me they were having chicken and “smashed potatoes” for dinner. I looked at the clean countertop with the unassuming green cardboard box sitting atop it, waiting for his mother to come in and start whipping up some supper. My 10-year-old brain did not comprehend.…
I love a lot of recipes. I love food and I love to cook. But one that I can always serve to anyone, that nearly always sounds good no matter the season, that always makes my hungry husband smile, is pasta and sausage. It’s hearty and simple and made with only a pot or two,…
And see clients and write stuff and do work. But that all obviously comes after the drinks and the food and the daydreaming.
A couple of weeks ago, my hunnybunny and I were feeling a tad grouchy. A little overworked, a little underwhelmed, a little tired and neglected and in need of an adventure. So we took Friday off, packed up the car and headed south to San Diego for the Day of Gift Card Redemption, a made-up…
“The pleasure of doing a thing in the same way at the same time every day, and savoring it, should be noted.” — Arnold Bennett “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” — C.S. Lewis Cold, early morning light bounces off the windows, not…
I just couldn’t resist this linky party, especially when the prompt was “kitchen”. I love kitchens! I love food! I love cooking! Also, I LOVE this kitchen: It’s bright and cheery and sunshiney and so inviting. I’ve been writing about the art of an open home and open heart lately, thinking about the idea that…
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