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March 10, 2018
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Chocolate Spiced Babka

Just a couple months ago, my husband and I decided to do something very ‘Millennial’: we cut our cable. After years of spending a ton of money watching a handful of TV networks, we finally wisened up about the whole affair.

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Blood Orange Meringue Pie

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Winter is definitely in full swing here in the northeast. The cold unpredictable weather, not to mention the discomforting, albeit silly, predictions of a groundhog can certainly give anyone the winter blues.

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  • Celebrating #nationalbananabreadday with these mini banana 🍌bundts! You can find the recipe for these on my blog if you search ‘banana muffins’ - I just baked them in a mini bundt pan instead of a muffin pan. Same baking time and everything. Exceeeeept oooooone small surprise ingredient in this version: 2 tablespoons of ground espresso! Adds a rich nuttiness offsetting the floral cardamom. And if autocorrect changes the word bundt to ‘Bundy a’ one more time, I’m going to scream 😤. Okay goodnight, sleep tight, don’t get frostbite!🥶🥶🥶 • • • • • • #onmytable #foodandwinewomen #rslove #mywilliamssonoma #mycanonstory #firstweeat #foodtographyschool #fromscratch #tv_stilllife @food #f52grams #petitejoys #frommyoven #instabake #sweetlife #homebaker
  • Happy Sunday, lovelies! I know I've been absent for a while here, but the beginning of 2019 brought a few fun hurdles and new challenges, and I'm so happy to say I'm finally settling down a bit! On Jan 2nd I started a new job at a new company. They are so very wonderful - all super smart, full of energy, and they've been nothing but kind and welcoming to me. • On top of the usual day-job chaos, I came down with ANOTHER head cold after the awful “Early December Disaster” (its official name, where I had to✈️ across the country, and I thought my ears were going to explode, while I desperately yet unsuccessfully tried to make the Bozo the Clown look fashionable). This time, I managed to have EVEN WORSE sinus/ear congestion. I'm definitely feeling so much better, but the residual congestion left me pretty much deaf in my right 👂🙉 like, I can't hear my husband when he's speaking to me in his normal voice. 🗣 NOT FUN. I'm really hoping my right ear pops in next day or so, because I really don't want to add "go to Urgent Care" to my list of things to do on Tuesday🙄Lastly, I managed to pass this lovely cold along to my poor hubs. He's been under the covers all day sleeping off and on for the last 24 hours. 😞 So I've asked him a few times if I can bring him anything, and like a deaf old woman, I have to turn my head when he answers so he can speak into my left "good" ear. We are officially turning into Archie & Edith Bunker👴🏻👵🏼 • I've so missed posting on here lately, and since we’re rooting for the Saints right now, I thought this fun pic from Jan 1st when we enjoyed home-shucked fresh oysters couldn’t be more perfect. I have some big plans for this week and weekend that involve baking and lots of comfort food, especially since the temperatures require a heavy rotation of sweatpants, thick socks, and the wooliest itchiest sweaters. Stay warm and enjoy your Sunday evening, friends! #GoSaints ⚜️ • . . . . . . . #onmytable #verilymoment #RSlove #mywilliamssonoma #mycanonstory #tv_stilllife #f52grams #petitejoys #foodwinewomen @food #firstweeat #hautecuisines #forkfeed #lifeandthyme #foodadventure
  • Hey lovelies, Happy Monday y’all! Life has been incredibly hectic lately so I haven’t photographed much, but I’ve been itching to, and so here I am! It’s been consistently in the 30s here in the northeast, so basically FREEZING 🥶 , and I ain’t ready for it. Despite the hostile winter weather tryin to beast on my favorite autumnal days 🙅🏻‍♀️, I managed to stay productive this weekend and even dinner-prepped a bit yesterday - this spicy Harissa Chicken recipe is on my blog, just search for ‘harissa chicken.’ It’s spicy and tangy, and this go round it’s a little sweet since I used sweet potatoes because I was out of regular potatoes. Still delish, still delish! • With all of the craziness I’ve been dealing with recently, the stress starting taking a bit of a toll on me. I was sick as a dog last week with the world’s worst head cold 🤧. I’m finally feeling much better now, but it reminded me just how much stress really can harm not only the mind but the body. So for the remainder of the year, I have resolved to slow down a bit, saying NO to unnecessary and frivolous activities, commitments and general spread-myself-too-thin-ness. This is the perfect time for some self-care and self-recentering, ensuring I am ready for the new year and new challenges I am soon to face. • One of those challenges is a new day-job. I’m still in the process of locking everything down, so I can’t share anything just yet, but I think it’s finally all coming together. I’ve been relying on lots of prayer and remembering that stressing myself out over it doesn’t help the situation, it only dulls me and makes me a wreck. And gives me nasty head colds. I’m finally seeing some light at the end of this tunnel, and lord, am I ready to exhale! 💆🏻‍♀️ • Have a wonderful week, my friends! 💕 . . . . . . . #onmytable #verilymoment #RSlove #mywilliamssonoma #mycanonstory #firstweeat #fromscratch #seasonalfood #tv_stilllife #f52grams #petitejoys @food #hautecuisines #foodstyling #darlingweekend #foodwindwomen #tastespotting #foodfluffer
  • Hey lovelies!! I know it’s been a while since I’ve been on the ‘gram, but I never really left. I’m still here stalking all your beautiful and inspired photos from friends near and far, and strangers far more talented than me. My IG ‘Saved’ collections have grown recently especially with all of the big warm cozy comfort foods that innately come with fall. So thank you for keeping my soul and eyes fed and motivated! • The season here on the east coast has certainly changed from the warm humid September and early October weather we had. The highs over the weekend were in the 40s 😳 so on the oven came, excited to cook up some baked goods, spices, butter, chocolate, apple - ALLLLLLL THE BAKED THINGS! And thanks to all the recent inspiration, I decided to experiment with my classic chocolate chip cookie recipe and came up with something just in time for colder temperatures, sweaters and roaring fires: Mocha Chip Cookies! Don’t worry - recipe coming sooooon on the blog, PROMISE! • I’ve also been praying for all my friends who are like family affected by the wildfires in Southern California. A few personal friends have lost homes, and for this I am indescribably heartbroken 💔 I am sending you all of my prayers and hugs. But I am thankful for your safety and health. Things and stuff are replaceable, even though right now you are probably overwhelmed and feeling helpless. But please know I and countless others are here for you! I also hope to see you all soon on my next trip back home so that I can give you a real hug in person. For the others who have remained safe and who have been fortunate enough to escape the ravages, I am so thankful 🙏🏼 Now is the time to remember to love your neighbor and lend a helping hand when you can, because one day you could be in their shoes. • Have a wonderful week, friends! . . . . . . . #onmytable #verilymoment #RSlove #mywilliamssonoma #mycanonstory #firstweeat #fromscratch #seasonalfood #tv_stilllife #f52grams #petitejoys @food #hautecuisines #frommyoven #instabake #sweetlife #homebaker #cookiemonster
  • I'm finally starting to crawl out of my creative hole. I didn't fall off the planet, but it certainly felt like it over the past few months. I took a much needed break from the social platforms a bit to just focus on some things, and to just sit still for a while. Sitting still has never really been a strong suit of mine, but I've been practicing and really enjoying it. It's definitely something I've had to learn, but I'm finally understanding how much I need it now and then, more often that not. • Our lives move so quickly most times, we end up putting off or outright forgetting to do things like taking care of ourselves. The last few months I've been doing just that - I've lost some annoying weight that wouldn't seem to budge no matter how hard I tried (altho - was I really trying if it wasn't budging?? Prob not, but we'll leave that topic for another day...), and I started putting my foot down to no longer letting superfluous things distract me and eat up my precious time, especially time that I deserve to use to take care of me. That means sticking to a relatively strict schedule with the day job, and making sure I shake off that stress in the healthiest ways, like sweating it out at the gym. I have also grown to truly looooooove yoga 🧘🏻‍♀️ . For years, I knew a few friends who swore by it as really truly helping to reset your body AND mind. Now, I seek out a yoga class or two each week to help me deal with the constant noise in life. I'm officially addicted. • I am sad that the summer is passed already, and I'm still trying to hold on tight to it for the last few official days. These #heirloom tomatoes 🍅 are proof. I can't ever get enough of summer tomatoes, especially the lovely heirlooms - so much so, that my fridge was overflowing with them. Determined to eat every single one of them, I decided to zhush them up a bit with this tart, going a bit extra with the burrata because WHY NOT, amirite? Have a fantastic rest of your weekend! • . . . . . . . #onmytable #verilymoment #RSlove #mywilliamssonoma #mycanonstory #howisummer #tv_stilllife #f52grams #petitejoys #foodwinewomen #eatseasonally @food #firstweeat #hautecuisines #pgminseason
  • Happy Sunday, friends! It's been a couple cloudy and rainy days, which naturally lent itself to doing a little baking. Life has been a bit challenging lately, and I have to admit, for the last month I haven't been in the mood to be cooking, let alone eating, or photographing food much. It happens right - everyone goes through a slump where for whatever reason, they feel unmotivated, uninspired, not good enough, distracted, guilty... the list goes on. For me, I have been feeling a combination of all of the above. • A couple weeks ago, we had to suddenly say goodbye to our beloved Boston Terrier, Mr. Bings. It was and still is heartbreaking, and we miss him so much around the house. The only consolation we hold onto is that he was tremendously loved and spoiled by us for over 10 years, and he brought us an unforgettable love and joy that we will forever hold in our hearts. • My work family knows it’s been a stressful couple months at the day job, but we’re managing to get through it without too many bumps and bruises along the way. And they've all been there for me and my recent low days. I CANNOT THANK THEM ENOUGH for making me laugh and smile, and keeping the silliness levels up as much as possible. They inspired this weekend’s baking. Cuz everyone deserves a cinnamon cardamom bun as a reward for getting through the tough times. You can find the recipe on my blog archives (search ‘cinnamon buns’). • I guess you could say this is my 'Período Azul' ('Blue Period'). I'm looking forward to coming back to life, finding new inspiration and beauty even in life's sadness and challenges. Life isn't sunshine and rainbows everyday, after all. But without the 🌧 , there would be no 🌈 - or 🌺🌺 , or even heirloom 🍅🍅 or Jersey 🌽🌽. Cannot WAIT to get my hands on some soon and share my favorite recipes with you!! • Have a marvelous rest of your weekend! . . . . . . . #onmytable #verilymoment #RSlove #mywilliamssonoma #mycanonstory #howisummer #tv_stilllife #f52grams #petitejoys #foodwinewomen #eatseasonally @food #firstweeat #hautecuisines #pgminseason #aquietstyle #blueperiod

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