Okay, I'm going to put this disclaimer right up front: THESE ARE HARD! Not specifically this pumpkin version, but rather macarons in general. They're the most temperamental bake I've ever made. But I think I've finally gotten it right! This batch was the best I've done yet. Of course I'll list all of the ingredients [...]
New + beginning bread maker here. 🙋🏽♀️ This is only about the third time I've made some type of bread. Previously I've tried rolls and biscuits - one worked, one failed dramatically, neither were flavored. This recipe was made as a loaf (but can be easily adjusted into rolls) and includes flavors of molasses, honey, [...]
I may be biased here. I've done this for years and years and years now. It first started off just tagging along with my mom. Then I ventured off by myself. Now I get to take along my almost-hubby. 😍 (Sweetest thing ever - if your significant other is even somewhat into this sort of [...]
Happy fall y'all!! It is my FAVORITE season of the year and I spend as much time as I can in aaaall the coffee shops. I always get so excited when Hobby Lobby has their fall themed aisles way too early (you know, in early August or maybe even late July) just because I know [...]
For my mom's birthday this year, I decided to be as creative, crafty, and coordinated as possible. Imagine picking one of those DIY projects from Pinterest and trying your hand at it. As all of those projects go, it didn't exactly turn out perfectly. But moms never really care, right? The original idea was I [...]
Jonathan is a professional musician so, obviously, music is his whole life. I fully enjoy music and can appreciate its endless intricacies, however, I have no formal music training, teaching, or knowledge whatsoever. In other words, he’s basically a genius and I'm basically a dunce. But that’s okay!! Because that means when I do put [...]
A collection of good coffee looks that inspire me to drink more coffee today... as if I needed any more motivation there. Enjoy the aesthetics xx.
I LOVE gifting! I’m not obsessed with gift getting, but I do think gift giving might be one of my love languages. It brings me so much joy to give a gift that is so perfect for that person. But the real question is, how do you find those perfect gifts?? I don’t know about [...]
I’ll admit it - I kind of hopped on the Earth Day trend. It wasn’t until everyone started posting all these things about loving the planet and ‘going green’ on Earth Day of 2019 that I really paid much attention to the topic at all. But hey, here we are [however many months] later, all [...]
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