One of my favorite parts about blogging is the people I meet. Over the past couple of years, I have met some really talented and incredible bloggers (many online through social media), that I would have never come across had it not been for this hobby of mine. One of these people is Rich of Definitely Delish. I came across his Instagram about a year ago, and have been hooked ever since. His photos and recipe ideas are phenomenal, the love […]
Last week I started my 21 day fix diet again and I am finally, actually staying on track with it – I have been eating well, drinking less (no more weeknight red wine for me 🙁 ), and exercising for about a week now, and I am feeling so great!! So I decided to make a few recipes that are 21 day fix approved, but still filling and tasty. Turkey tacos are something my step-mom used to make all the time for […]
Growing up I was lucky enough to always have a garden filled with endless veggies, herbs, peppers; you name it, and my mom was growing it. One of the things I loved most was the smell…. the bushes of rosemary that trailed the house were so fragrant, you simply brush your hand along one of them and the smell would last all day – I loved that. I was pretty independent as far as grocery shopping went, my mom would […]
I woke up this morning with a really bad travel itch, and it set me back to the last trip I took in France. It has ALWAYS been a dream of mine to go to culinary school of some sort. About 2 years ago I attended Le Calabash, a cooking school in the Loire Valley in France, and since then my passion has only grown stronger. It was one of the best experiences of my life – I still can’t […]
There are some places we go to that evoke the these amazing and beautiful memories of some of the best and most meaningful moments in our lives. For myself and my family, 3 Brothers Bakery in Houston is one of those places. Growing up, I remember the cake stand in my step-mom’s kitchen could rarely be found without poppy seed strudel and a dozen fresh gingerbread cookies from the bakery, most with their heads eaten off thanks to my older brother Ash (yes […]
I have never been a very crafty person – I always envied those girls who are pinterest craft stars, utilizing anything and everything they have around their house, reclaiming old useless objects into beautiful new furnishings. Last night it was pouring down rain, as it seems to have every single day this year in Houston, so I decided to open up a bottle of wine and be lazy on the couch with the dogs till my dinner arrived. One bottle of […]
I am finally jumping on the quinoa bandwagon! I used to love this stuff when I was a kid. I remember when I was about 10 years old my mom bought it for the first time, and I used to beg her to make it at least 5 days a week. She even emailed the company she bought it from to tell them how much her kids loved the quinoa… and what did they do? They mailed her back an entire […]
