Food – Photography – Drinks – Drama
Crème brûlée: the George Clooney of custards. Seriously though, while the creamy dessert is technically just a baked custard, it’s brought to a whole new level of sexy through the process of torching the top, creating the sheer, crackly layer of caramelized sugar we know and love. This simple crème brûlée recipe is made with […]
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Our aunt Susie makes the absolute BEST coconut cream pie. The first time I tasted it, I was tempted to hide in the pantry and eat the entire thing. Obviously I didn’t (mostly because there was a house full of witnesses), but I really, really wanted to. Anyway, while the recipe I’m sharing today isn’t […]
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The logic was the following: if I make individual sized lemon meringue mini tarts, I’ll be less inclined to eat an entire pie. Makes sense, right? What ended up happening though was that logic took the backseat (or trunk since I’m not even sure logic was still in the vehicle) and my crazy, hormonal, PMS-ing […]
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Prepare yourself for some sunshine in cookie form with these Lemon Sugar Cookies (and I don’t know about you, but I need all of the extra rays I can get at this point). Honestly, I’m having a hard time believing that September is just around the corner. While I love all things fall, I feel […]
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What do you do when you’ve bought a bunch of pears and your kids refuse to eat them? Pear Gin Fizz, amigos. While it won’t fix the issue of your kids being fussy eaters, it will provide a both beautiful and tasty drink and that’s almost just as good. I also love gin, and if […]
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You know the expression “when life gives you lemons”? Well, I feel like I’ve been buried in the sour fruit lately. Enough lemons, life – at least send limes so that I can make margaritas. Anyway, to mirror the state of things, I’ve decided to go with a lemon theme for the next few weeks. […]
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If there was ever a summer to start gardening, this was it. For years, I’ve wanted to grow a herb and veggie garden. I’d spend much of the spring thinking about it, talking about it, obsessing over it, only to throw all gardening plans to the wayside as soon as patio season commenced. I mean, […]
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Ah, mint: how you spark debates in our home. See, I love mint. I’d welcome the leafy herb into my kitchen any day. The kids and my spouse however, not so much. While my main squeeze can handle mint in savoury meals, he turns his nose up when it’s incorporated into desserts. Meanwhile, the kids […]
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On the days when I’m craving something healthy for breakfast, this Raspberry Banana Smoothie Bowl is a staple. It’s light, refreshing and the dark chocolate shavings kinda make me feel like I’m eating dessert (‘cause y’all know that I not-so-secretly like cake for breakfast). Why am I eating my smoothie out of a bowl instead […]
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While there is certainly no bad brownie, there’s something to be said about the combination of salty peanut butter and fudgy chocolate. I went ahead and tried to make them healthy-ish by using Fatso Classic High-Performance Peanut Butter which is packed with plant based superfats, as well as chia and flax seeds (this makes my […]
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