This weekend we decided to explore Pasadena and check out a couple of places on my to do list! First stop was Mother Moo Creamery in Sierra Madre. You know how much I LOVE ice cream, and some of my friends have compared this creamery to Carmela’s- so we decided to give it a try and see
READ POST >Who knew Tar and Roses had been around since 2012!! I’ve been missing out on some uh-amazing food for two years now. Reservations are still super hard to come by so call ahead of time unless you want to eat at 5 or 10pm?! Here are some of the dishes we ordered, plus a couple of more that didn’t
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For our second session of “Cooking with Kristy,” she decided to teach me how to make a super easy dessert that’s light and simple! I’ve never tried Panna Cotta before and for some reason whenever I would see it on the menu, I would never consider ordering it because I’d rather have the ice cream,
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Fall is just around the corner and I thought it would be nice to share a great and EASY recipe from my friend Kristy who loves baking homemade apple pies! These would be great gifts for family or friends and seemed pretty simple to make (considering you have to roll the dough by hand)! We
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Welcome back to school!!! I thought I would dedicate this post to all of my teacher friends who could use some ‘bubbly’ in their dessert because we’re celebrating a new school year!! WOO HOO!!! Kristy decided to come over and test out this cupcake recipe she found online. Everything was made from scratch and was
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I’ve been seeing a lot cookie cutters lately in a variety of shapes and thought it would be fun to test one out! A lot of my ‘mommy friends’ have been creating cute lunches for their kids so I wanted to see how “easy” it was to make. I didn’t have plain white bread (which
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Being a kinder teacher means ALWAYS buying snacks for the kids!! I always use the snacks as motivation and just treats for the end of the day because kids always love treats! These Cinnamon Schoolbook Cookies from Trader Joes are the best cookies ever because their light in taste (cinnamon), easy to pass out, and
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Happy Sunday! So everyone who knows me, knows how much I LOVE cupcakes!! It’s easier for me to bring cupcakes to a party rather than bake them- so I remember reading a post from my favorite blogger Oh Joy! and she was showing us how to “dress up” store bought cupcakes. Although I didn’t fancy them up
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About a week ago, I was inspired one morning while reading Glitter Guide to create a fresh watermelon drink and use my fun Martha Stewart cookie cutters to spell some words! I love reusing my mason jars from my wedding to either create fun DIY projects or just use them as cups for a cool
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So I think of myself as an ice cream connisseur and I love a nice, creamy ice cream that tastes fresh and makes me dance around as soon as it hits my mouth! There are two places where this has actually happened…McConnell’s Ice Cream and Yogurt http://www.mcconnells.com located in Santa Barbara (but for all my LA
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