Motherhood

In January of 2020, I tried Botox for the first time. I was one of “those” people who had a whole lot of preconceived notions about Botox: it will make me look frozen, it hurts, it’s for old people (what is “old” by the way?), it’s super expensive…etc. etc. Then I was getting my hair done one day, and there was a pop up Botox …

It’s raining, it’s pouring, it’s actually gusting 50mph, but the good news is, Elle and I are safe and sound at home, and get a day off from school/work. Shortly after breakfast, and a small dance party, we decided today was the perfect day to make some Halloween sugar cookies. I have tried many different recipes over the years baking with Elle, and this one …

My mom is the expert crêpe maker in the family. The only problem is she doesn’t have a recipe and just makes them her own way… or the way my grandma taught her. Elle who is not a huge breakfast girl, can usually eat 8-12 of nana’s crêpes, no joke, just plain, with butter. So this morning on our day off, I decided to give …

This morning we woke up to snow. C’mon Mother Nature, don’t you know it’s March? At least it was sunny and we were in the mood for pancakes. Elle had on her Bella Bliss Easter jammies, so it only seemed appropriate to make bunny pancakes. I got our pancake Easter molds at Williams-Sonoma a few years back, and every year we make these adorable pancakes. …

Yup, this title says it all. If you are a Bostonian or have visited Boston, you may have heard or better yet, stopped by Flour Bakery. Let’s just say, they know what they are doing, and their banana bread is out of this world. A few years ago, my mom and I found the recipe online for this famous bread, and we have been making …

Yesterday, Elle, my mom, and I spent all day baking and it was the best day! After searching through many sugar cookie recipes, I settled on this one. A few small things to note. One: we made 1/2 the recipe because the full seemed like a lot, and we ended up with about 20 larger cookies. Two: we put 1/2 the dough in the freezer …

This morning I wanted to bake something yummy but quick for breakfast. I just got a container of fresh raspberries and I knew we had oats. So 10 minutes of prep, and 20 minutes in the oven later; we had these delicious scones. This is the recipe I use, and if you don’t have buttermilk, use heavy cream with a bit of lemon juice squeezed …

Remember how once upon a time we lived in a world with NO Pinterest? Seriously, what did we do to plan weddings, home decor, baby showers, recipes, fashion??? I’m sooo thankful Pinterest exists, so I don’t have to come up with my own ideas for anything {kidding, kidding, sort of}. A few weeks ago, I was searching for some Valentine’s Day arts and craft ideas, …

A few weeks ago, Elle and I decided to give a new sugar cookie recipe a try. It was freezing outside, so I figured it was the perfect day to try out this recipe, so that if we loved them, we could bake them again in time for Valentine’s Day. I’m planning on putting them in some cute cellophane bags, tying them up with a pink ribbon and attaching …