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Bittersweet Chocolate Scones
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you all are having a lovely Valentine’s day! Filled with lots of love, flowers and CHOCOLATE! 😉 I must admit that I am not much of a Valentine’s day kind of girl. With me, I would much rather someone do something for me just because and not because you are “supposed” to on Valentine”s day. Don’t get me wrong, I think it is adorable when people end up doing things creative and unique for one another. For me Valentine’s day is always right around the beginning of Lent. Around this time, I spend a couple days thinking about what it is that I should be…
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Pigs in a Blanket
OK, so did everyone hear about this massive storm the Northeast is supposed to at the end of this week? They are calling for a potential foot of snow?! Holy shmokes! Now, I love me some snow…believe me. People think I am insane but I love snow. The part that I don’t like is the commute when there is snow. I love the Northeast… but I hate New England drivers. I have had my fair share of bad driver states. First it was in Kansas City and we always used to yell at the bad drives, “GO BACK TO MISSOURI!”…clearly I was from the Kansas side of KC haha. Then…
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Monday Morsels
Good morning everyone!! How was your weekend?? Mine was particularly cold. It has been rather chilly here in the East for the past 10 days. We are supposed to get some snow and sleet today as well. Snow, yay! Sleet, boo! I mean don’t get me wrong, I love snow. I am not afraid to drive in it, but when it becomes freezing rain?? No fun, plus people here in the Northeast don’t know how to drive in it. It is amazing, how on earth do people who were born and raised here not know how to drive in this weather better? Unreal to me. Anyways, I promised you all…
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Vanilla Cupcakes
Another year has come and gone. Strange how fast time goes isn’t it? I cannot believe that tomorrow I am turning 28. 28! I don’t feel twenty.eight. OK…maybe sometimes I feel 28. My body definitely feels different from now then it did when I was 18 that is for sure. It is harder to get out of bed, not like wake up early. I get up at 5am almost every day. But like STEP out of bed ::CRACCCKKKK:: I sound like I am about 60 years old, however the hip cracking thing deeply stems from being a dancer. Seriously…ask a dancer about cracking their hips. Guarantee they love it haha.…
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Poppy Seed Roll (Makowiec)
Happy Holidays my dears!! Can you believe that Christmas is only 5 days away?! I am so unprepared this year. I am normally SO good about making lists and being overly prepared, but my needed break from things has made me a tad late with planning. Plus this year just seems odd to me. Doesn’t it to you? I just don’t feel like it should be Christmas yet. Perhaps it was because of the placement of Thanksgiving this year. Or perhaps I have just lost my marbles. I am proud to say that I am participating in Abeer’s Christmas Extravaganza this year! If you have never been over to Abeer’s…
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Maple Glazed Cinnamon Rolls
Are there certain things that your family only have around the holidays? Ever since I can remember, there would be piping hot cinnamon rolls waking me up on Christmas Morning. That smell of a fresh pastry right out of the oven sure does know how to get me out of bed. It is a tradition that my family has had ever since I can remember. Even now that I am in my late twenties, there is just nothing like that smell when you wake up on Christmas morning at your folks house, or when you walk in the door from your own home and you smell those amazing rolls. Yummm….my…
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WDD – Healthy Four Bean Chili
Hello all!! I have been lucky enough to take part in Carolyn’s Diabetes awareness post and I couldn’t be happier to help raise some awareness. Please check out his post from Carolyn over at All Day I Dream About Food. If you do not know Carolyn, now is the time! She makes the most amazing things and all of them are low carb. I don’t know how she does it, but she is an inspiration! She is also a hosting KitchenAid giveaway (blue in honour of diabetes awareness), go on over and check it out! One of the reasons that I really wanted to get involved with this post to…
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Spooky Cookies
BOO! Happy Halloween! First of all, any and all of you who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy. My heart and prayers go out to you. Here in CT we didn’t get hit as badly as we did last year, thank goodness. I am not sure we could have taken 2 years in a row with so much damage from all the storms we have had. Please be safe! There are a lot of crazy things happening right now so just make sure you stay safe and smart. Can you believe that it is Halloween already? I can’t. Thanksgiving is going to be right around the corner and I then…
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Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispie Treats
Hello my lovelies! Has been a while since I have posted something, but life kind of got in the way. I know you hear me out there. I had some family issues pop up which made it very hard for me to get any kind of cooking done. I won’t give you the details since it won’t do anything but make you sad. No need for that. Just if you get a spare moment, send a prayer towards my family if you can. We would gladly take all the prayers/positive thoughts we can get. So it is Fall huh? Finally my most favorite season is HERE. Lots of colorful leaves…
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Baked Jalapeño Poppers
Waking up to these cool mornings makes me happy. Walking to my car in the morning to head to work with the brisk air hitting my cheeks and taking a deep breath in of the crisp scent of Fall. Can you tell I love Fall? It reminds me of family, gathering with friends, riding on hayrides, apple cider doughnuts, tons of delicious food and {dare I say it} Christmas planning! There is just something about this time of year that makes me happy, to my bones just happy. Whether it is cuddling up with a book and reading in front of the fire or working on a cross-stitch while watching…
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Apple Upside Down Cake
I did it!! I completed my first race! WOOO!! The race I participated in was called the Tavern Trot and all the proceeds went to Alex’s Lemonade Stand, which I just love. Anything I can do to help out kids with cancer, or anyone with cancer I am all about it. It was actually a 3.5 mile race. I thought it was a 5k, but apparently it was a little farther. So here were my results: Ran 3.5 miles in 33:06 (9:28 pace) 16th out of 81 in my age group 66th out of 409 for females I am so proud of myself!!!!! This is the one time that I…
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ABQ
Hello my dears! How have you been!?? How was your Labor Day? Mine was spent hiking up the Sandia Peak, but more on that later. I just wanted to do a quick post and let you know that I am alive. I haven’t posted in a while and that isn’t because I haven’t wanted to. Things have just been a little craaaazy lately. Again, no food this time, but that is alright. We are taking a break from the food posts for 2 weeks and then we will be right back in them next week. No worries, fellow foodies. BUT, I thought you all might enjoy some pictures of Albuquerque.…
