I am woefully powerless every time I go to Trader Joe's. It's like a total money suck and if Target were completely a specialty grocery store, it would be Trader Joe's. Seriously, I step in and I feel like I'm a whole new girl. A girl who takes interest in prepared kale salads, pre-cut celery and gorgonzola gnocchi. I immediately want to buy every last bouquet of their gorgeous
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Homemade Dole Whips {No Ice Cream Machine Needed!}
You guys. These whips. I die. So last month, I attended the Food Blog Forum in Orlando, FL. It was an awesome and intimate conference that took place at Walt Disney World Resort where we could learn the tricks of the trade, network and mingle with our bloggy friends and awesome brands, and explore Disney World! And as a Disneyland fan, I was a little skeptical about Disney
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Tiramisu Poke Cake
Sometimes I wish I was someone else. Like a Zooey Deschanel type who had thick black glasses, a long mane of natural hair, and wore clothes that came from ModCloth. It seems like everyone always likes that type of girl, ya know? Any time I go to a coffee shop, I see that girl there. She's face-deep in The Great Gatsby and drinking plain black coffee with her lips painted red.
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Cadbury Creme Egg Brownie Bites
I'm not sure how I feel about the kids of today. The kids of today have the moms of my generation, and the moms of my generation are whack as hell. Let me explain. There's so much emphasis on pleasing your kid these days and making sure that every little crumb in their life is perfectly placed. Nothing's out of sort, nothing's out of place. Everyone's a winner. And the
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Lemon Bar Cupcakes
I love lemon desserts. They're easily one of my favorites in anything - cakes, cookies, bars, you name it. And lemon totally reminds me of springtime, but without the allergies, sinus infections, pollen everywhere, and random days of hot weather that spring usually brings. All that I can do without. And one of the first things I baked when I first started baking was lemon bars.
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Cadbury Creme Egg Brownie Bombs
Do you like Cadbury Creme Eggs? I have a sweet tooth, but I find them to be a little cloying sometimes. I can do one -- maybe two -- of the mini ones before calling it a night. Stopping at two candies a night? That's unheard of around these parts. But have you ever noticed when you add more sweetness, things somehow become a little less sweet? It's science, babe, and it's
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Nutter Butter Macarons & A Simple Macaron-Making Tutorial
You guyyyyyyssss. These macarons are everything. You hear me? Ev.Er.Y.THANGGGG. I love contrast. It's my favorite technique for editing pictures, and it's my favorite technique to apply when eating, dressing, styling, and virtually everything else in my life. Like for instance, pairing a pretty pink tutu with a roughed up black motorcycle jacket and chunky black boots. The
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Tropical Pina Colada Ambrosia Salad
So. Easter's coming up -- it's hard to believe it's so soon with an early April 5th this year! So if ya don't mind me, I'm going to be posting Easter recipes up the wazoo, mmkay? First up: Tropical Pina Colada Ambrosia. But first, a story! *collective sighs* As a kid, my family and I would go to my grandma's house for Easter breakfast every year. And every year, she'd hide
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The Best One-Hour Cinnamon Pecan Sticky Buns
So, against my better judgment, I recently re-joined the dating site, OkCupid. Within my first day of signing up, I had already encountered more fedoras and puca-shell necklaces than should ever exist, a man who self-identifies as a platypus, more topless bathroom-mirror selfies than necessary (about half of which were of torsos that should not be without cover), a man posing
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Bailey’s Brown Butter Frosted Brownies
I remember when I turned 21, I wanted to drink everything in sight. Because, my rationing, I'm 21 and YOLO. (I wasn't the most intelligent back then. Hindsight is 20/20, you know). As I navigated my way through the world of beer, wine, and spirits, I quickly realized what I liked and what I didn't. Hard lemonade = no bueno. Whiskey? The surprising like. Vodka? Talk about
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