I’m back in the kitchen and it feels so good. Cooking is easy without measuring cups and spoons, but baking…not so much. I managed to survive by taste testing many different Swiss chocolate bars. Which is also why I need to start baking again. But with a healthy twist. I have a wedding dress to fit into soon and just like every other girl in my position, I want to [...]
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Adrienne and I were on the same wavelength this year- enough with the cookies, let’s have some brownies! Check out Adrienne’s “I heart NY” patterned white chocolate chip brownies and guest post for this year’s holiday cookie swap! For the past several years, I have been making, freezing, storing, and sending baked goods to my family members for Christmas. I have two dads, seven siblings, and nine nieces and nephews [...]
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And let the pumpkin recipes continue! My friend made pumpkin cheesecake last year and as soon as I had a bite, I knew I had to have it again. But, as with most desserts, I needed an occasion to justify making it so I don’t eat a whole cheesecake to myself. My old coworkers were getting together to ciao down on some Italian food, and even though my dessert didn’t fit [...]
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My friend Dave invited me to happy hour a few weeks ago and I politely declined. Not that I didn’t want to see him, I’ve just been somewhat of a homebody during the week these days. The next week he called to tell me that his friend gave him an abundance of peaches and apricots that needed to be eaten quickly. I gladly invited him over for a baking session. [...]
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When I think of summer, I think of Santa Cruz weekends. My family beach house has been a constant vacation destination ever since I can remember. As a kid, I would spend my time playing on the beach, actually swimming in the freezing cold ocean, burying each other in the sand, and digging up as many sand crabs as we could find. These days I spend more time hanging out [...]
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Ever since my friends and I joined the “real world,” we don’t have the luxurious summers off to do whatever we please. To make a summer Wednesday night a little more exciting, I invited my girlfriends to “Camp Caitlin’s” for a movie night in. We ate pizza & salad, drank wine, and enjoyed some ice cream, courtesy of Skinny Cow. Oh and we watched a classic girly movie. Twenty-five years [...]
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Dave Matthews said it best; “Life is short but sweet for certain.” I am often reminded of this fact, though I wish the reminders were delivered in a nicer form. My friend’s dad recently passed away after losing the battle against lung cancer. Losing parents sucks. Cancer sucks. And when I’m anxious, sad, mad, or all of the above, I need to occupy myself…so I bake. The night I found [...]
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Boy have I been trying to go to this restaurant for a long time now! Finally, the Thursday night dinner crew made it to Zero Zero, but on a Friday night. It was a nice day outside and I had and hour to kill, so I walked the three miles from work to the restaurant. While walking, I was entertained by my Gram on the phone who told me all [...]
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I went on my biannual trip to Costco to save money by buying in bulk, of course. This is great in theory, until I usually end up spending $300 on anything and everything I might ever need. Two years worth of gum, a new swim suit, and some good ole Ling Ling potstickers to name a few. Luckily, besides some popsicles that melted on the way home, my worst impulse [...]
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