Do you guys own a bread machine? Growing up my Mom made bread in hers all the time. I loved coming home to the smell of fresh baked bread… There’s nothing quite like it. A machine is by no means a necessity. However, just like a Crock Pot it makes life so much easier. You […]

This cranberry jalapeno dip recipe is one that my mom makes every year around the holidays (I think it originated from my cousin though!). I’ll warn you, it’s not the healthiest but it is so yummy. It’s also very easy to make! My mom usually has it out as an appetizer with all of the […]

A few years ago my Mom catered a party where they served this amazing brie cheese appetizer. It was a round of brie covered with a delicious fruit spread topped with nuts and then wrapped in a light, buttery dough. It was one of those dishes that you don’t expect to be amazing and then […]

I love me a good dip. The kind where if someone tries to take the bowl away from you, you might smack their hand kind of dip, the “I just can’t stop eating it” dip or the “I’m pretty sure I just ate all of my calories for the day” dip. Yeah, that kind. Even better […]

In the blink of an eye, September 2017 is behind us. I suppose this month could be considered a “big one” for me and Stephen. We made a lot of headway in preparing for our next move in a couple of months. We also made our biggest purchase to date. Can anyone guess what it […]

Continuing on from part one of our San Diego trip, part two is filled with delicious food, seals, and the best part, donuts. Sunday: Sunday morning we went to breakfast with our friends and their sweet little baby, Lorelei. I love that little girl so much. Anyway, on Orange Blvd in Coronado there are so […]

Good Morning and Happy Sunday! Life has been crazy recently as quickly I approach the one-month-out mark from my thesis defense. At this point all we do is write… So. Much. Writing. Blogging is much different than scientific writing, of course, but to be honest the last thing I want to do after writing for 8 […]