While I for one am not feeling overly patriotic and I am also still (mostly) bed bound from surgery, I know someone out there is planning an epic get together. I thought I would toss this themed photoshoot up for inspiration to anyone planning for the 4th of July this year. While these ideas for…
With summer in full swing s’mores are inevitably on the menu. While I would like to imagine that summers in northern states bring the need for bonfires in the night to warm up, in Florida sometimes it’s just too hot to stomach going out even at night. I spent my childhood years s’mores free. When…
Summer in Florida is oppressively hot. I hate existing from the months of May-September. Really if we are being honest in recent years it has been March-November. Not a good look Florida. When it gets stifling hot outside, I don’t want to cook and I don’t want heavy meals. This summer pasta is a relatively…
Before the days of Pinterest worthy parties there was a mom who took all of her childhood dreams and turned them into realities for her child. One of those dreams was indoor camping. There was a pillow fort made from couch cushions and the sweetest little campfire made from paper, a strobe light, and tissue…
Chocolate chip cookies are a staple cookie, like the icon of cookies. The only problem with that is that they aren’t all created equally. I have bought chocolate chip cookies from big box stores and also small bakeries that like nothing. Was there a hint of chocolate flavor? Yeah. Did they taste like childhood memories…
A whole year!!!! I made this recipe a year ago and then I got sick, then strawberry season ended, and I just held onto it. So here, a year later, is my recipe for strawberry matcha parfaits using locally grown strawberries from Mick Farms and matcha from The Trading Post Cafe. If you read a…
I am a cinnamon roll snob. This shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone considering I refuse to eat the cinnamon rolls that come in a can and you pop them in the oven to bake them. Actually, a large part of my life, I assumed I didn’t like cinnamon rolls despite having an…
Growing up I only remember eating banana pudding for Easter or if someone had passed away. My grandma is the only person I know that makes it and let’s be for real, if I am asking that sweet lady to cook for me, banana pudding isn’t what I am asking for. After making it this…
For someone who doesn’t watch a lot of TV or movies, I seem to have a lot of stories that center around “I saw this in an anime.” Curry is no different. Several years ago when I apparently spent a lot of time binging anime, I fell in love with the idea of curry. I…
So, I thought this posted back in April, and yet I found it in my drafts. Enjoy a post that is two months late. With my birthday approaching yet again, I knew I had to go search through the archives of my photos to find these Earl Grey cupcakes with lavender frosting. These are in…