A friend recently asked me for advice on the essential kitchen equipment that she should purchase to outfit her kitchen. She was overwhelmed by the choice of sets, different materials, and which cookware is truly necessary. Equipping your kitchen for the first time can be difficult but you don’t need a lot of kitchen equipment to cook well.
Peanut Butter & Chocolate Cupcakes for Halloween
I had my 5th birthday party at Chuck E Cheese. I don’t remember too much about it except that Chuck E Cheese provided a birthday cake for the kids to decorate. At some point during the party, a server brought out a plain white frosted cake with several cups of different colored sprinkles and various tubes of icing
Chocolate Ganache Recipe
Chocolate Ganache just sounds good. Would you rather have chocolate icing or chocolate ganache? I’d go for the ganache.
Peanut Butter Mousse
Peanut Butter Mousse is dangerous to have in your refrigerator. You may find yourself sneaking spoonfuls or maybe even dipping cookies into it. Not that I know from experience or anything…
Three Dream Hotels
There’s nothing I love more than a great hotel. Over the past few years, I’ve compiled a list of dream hotels that I hope to stay at some day. It’s fun to read the stories and history of each hotel and think about what it would be like to be a guest there. Looking at these hotels inspires
Cafe Culture in Vienna, Austria
My dad starts every day by getting an iced tea at Panera. He’s there so often that his phone reconfigured itself to consider Panera his ‘home’ address, as opposed to his actual house. It’s not that Panera’s iced tea is that great, he just enjoys the environment and the social aspect involved with going there. I totally
Pumpkin Cheesecake Crescent Roll Rounds
I don’t enjoy grocery shopping. It always seems to take longer than it should when I can never manage to find what I need in my uncomfortably crowded local store. Instead of dreading it all weekend, I’ve started forcing myself to go to the store on Sunday mornings as soon as I get up.
Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats
I’m not the kind of girl that likes a healthy breakfast. I’m a pancakes and bacon, biscuits and gravy, chocolate croissant and cinnamon roll type of girl. I’d much rather skip breakfast and just have coffee than try to choke down a greek yogurt or protein shake. It just doesn’t work for me. But, sometimes your
Quick & Easy Travel Tip: Print Boarding Passes Early
Quick & Easy Travel Tip #2 When flying, print your boarding pass as early as possible. Checking in early saves your seat and prevents getting bumped to a different flight. About 24 hours prior to your flight, your airline will email you saying that it’s time to check in. Don’t ignore this email. Make sure to check in and
The Single Diaries
My story about going from ‘marketing maven to queen of the kitchen’ (their kind words, not mine!) was recently featured on The Single Diaries. The Single Diaries is a great site full of encouragement, advice, and support for ambitious young women. They talk travel, career advice, relationships and everything else that’s important to our generation.