• Dessert,  Food,  Fruit

    Rich Chocolate Brownies (No Bake)

    I was thinking the other day… Since I have this blog and I love to cook but I am also planning a wedding, why don’t I try and intermingle the two while this is all going on? Try and use it as an online journal of sorts, get my feelings out but also show you all what I have been up to? Sound like a deal? I know I am offering myself for all of your opinions, but you know what? I get that no matter what. So bring them on! Right now the big thing that Patrick and I are deciding on are invitations. We have so many people…

  • Bread,  Dessert,  Food,  Fun,  Healthy

    Mini Chocolate Muffins

    Well hello all! Are you getting snow like we are in the Northeast? We has some yesterday and appppaarreennnntttlllyy we are getting like 8-10″ of snow from tonight until tomorrow afternoon? Sweet. Can’t wait. I mean really. I.am.stoked. ::blank stare:: Granted, I live in New England. Yes, I know this. But, as I have gotten older…cleaning up snow SUCKS! Anyways, Mother Nature, if you could like make it so I have a snow day tomorrow that would be awesome. Because all the schools are already cancelled….and I never get a day off. 🙂 Moving on… ******************************************************************************************************** TOMORROW Steph over at Steph’s Bite by Bite is holding a Bake Sale for…

  • Cookies,  Cooking Light,  Dessert

    Spicy Oatmeal Cookie Crisps

    Something about the smell of cinnamon makes me feel like the holidays are near. Cinnamon just has a warm smell to it and I love putting it in just about everything. Do you have something that comforts you? I just remember the smell of cinnamon permeating my house when I was little. I love everything about cinnamon. It tastes good, smells good, the color is vibrant, but you know what?? It is also good for you. Shut.the.front.door. Who would have thunk? Did you know that cinnamon is actually one of the best spices for you? Hell yes, bring on the cinnamon!! Here a just a few of the benefits of…

  • Breakfast,  Cake,  Cookies,  Dessert,  Food,  Fruit,  Healthy

    Guest Post w/ Little Bertha

    Hello all! Hoping you have a lovely weekend! I had a good one 🙂 Patrick and I are currently working on the Master bathroom and we are starting to see some progress finally. You know how that goes. You work and work and work and work…and see no progress. Well, we are finally seeing some, woooo! Today I have a special treat for you 🙂 A guest post from a woman named Ivy Delfin who is here to talk to you about a bakery that is serving up all sorts of healthy treats. The bakery has a website where you can see individual morsels AND purchase them right from your…

  • Dessert,  Food,  Fruit

    Cheesecake Filled Strawberries

    This is about how I feel today… It has been one of those weeks where I am struggling to get my normal tasks done. More so today than normal. Do you have those days? Sometimes all I want to do is curl up with one of these: I love fall time. I cannot wait for leaves and cool mornings and warm days. It is my favorite. Also, in October we will have exactly one year until the wedding. Oh man…I am totally not going to freak out. I do have a recipe to share with you but I wanted to share a story first. This picture below is something that…

  • Breakfast,  Dessert,  Food,  Fruit

    Blueberry Rolls

    ‘Tis the season for blueberries! Ah yes, b.e.a.utiful blueberries. I am lucky that I never have to purchase blueberries because my mom has about 20 blueberry bushes. Which means that if I want blueberries, there are most likely 14 bags of them in the freezer, some on the bushes, or some on the counter. Spoiled. I know. There are just so many things to do with blueberries though. Shakes, smoothies, muffins, scones, breads, salads, with meats, cakes, ice creams, or just as snacks you pop in your mouth.   Blueberry muffins have to be one of my favorite things in the entire world. I remember coming home to the smell…

  • Cooking Light,  Dessert,  Food

    Cocoa-Caramel Bourbon Truffles

    I have had an obsession with learning about Marilyn Monroe lately. For no particular reason, really. Some of you may have noticed towards the bottom of my page, I have Marilyn displayed. That’s because I find her quotes inspirational when I am down. However, in learning about her, I am intrigued by this woman… She was not the bimbo that the media made/makes her out to be. Marilyn was actually a very shy, intelligent, troubled and beautiful woman. I suppose I am so fascinated by her, because I see a lot of myself in her. As I honestly think most women could if they really looked. She loved and was…

  • Bread,  Dessert,  Dining out,  Drinks,  Food,  Fun

    Chocolate Caramel Brownies

    What a weekend! Eclipse Dance Company was all over the place! Our big event, among others this weekend, was the International Festival of Arts and Ideas. We had a 30  minute piece that we put on for the festival and it went really well. 30 minutes of dancing straight through, btdubs. No stopping. Thirty.Minutes.Straight.Through. Whew! It was a warm day as well and the performance was on an outside stage, so it was interesting to say the least. With all of the extra rehearsals we have been pulling this month, 2 sometimes 3 times a week from 9pm-midnight. It has been a very tense and stressful month, but we made…

  • Dessert,  Food,  Fun

    {Guest Post} Organic Cupcakes by Rhiannon

    Hello everyone! Today I am featuring a guest post by one of the ladies in my dance company named Rhiannon. I was always seeing her posting cupcakes on her Facebook page and I was like hey, why not make something for the blog! So enough about me, let’s get to Rhiannon! Sweet Organix:  Taste Great…Less Harm! There are many people in the world who don’t believe that organic food is healthier than the preserved/processed food that we encounter today. People tend to think it lacks flavor. As believers and supporters of organic food, my husband and I try to educate others about the benefits without the lack of taste. Although,…

  • Cooking Light,  Dessert,  Food,  Fruit

    Lemon Scented Blueberry Muffincake

    Happy Friday everyone!! I hope that you all have had a lovely week. Mine has seemed like the longest week on the planet. Not really sure why. Ever have one of those? Nothing about it was any different than normal, just was a long ass week. In other news! We have a winner for my Giveaway!! If you haven’t seen it…I was given the opportunity to try out a new product for Morningstar and I was really pleased with how they turned out. So congratulations to: Ramona @ Curry and Comfort I will be contacting you via email 🙂 Today I sharing with you a recipe that was kind of…

  • Cake,  Dessert,  Food,  Fun

    Patrick’s Birthday Cake

    So today is Patrick’s 29th birthday! Happy Birthday Patrick! We are celebrating Patrick’s birthday this week. I didn’t plan anything crazy like I did last year. Most of you who read regularly remember that I took him up to Boston for a surprise birthday weekend. We spend the weekend going around the city to museums, art galleries and really delicious restaurants. This year we aren’t doing anything like that. We have a had a lot going on in the past couple weeks, you know getting engaged and all. My family and I are taking him out to dinner this weekend to one of our favorite restaurants J. Gilberts. By far,…

  • Cooking Light,  Dessert,  Food,  Healthy

    Polka Dot Fudgy Brownies

    So apparently I never posted this recipe! No idea why, but I think it is worthy of getting posted that is for sure. I have to say that brownies are probably one of my favorite goodies. Something about those ooey gooey chocolate squares just make my heart melt. Which can be a problem… Like most women, I want to have those ooey gooey brownies, but I don’t want to go up a pant size. Not to mention it is Lent right now and I am still on my no sweets diet…for at least another couple weeks haha All of you know my quest to be healthy, and you all know…