A few years ago, my friend Asya had an exchange student from Italy live with her. At one point, the exchange student gifted Asya with this pasta, Fregola, and she had NO idea what to do with it. It caught my interest and I finally decided to tackle making a fregola pasta dish! I searched … More Fregola Sarda
To go along with my post about Cameo’s surprise 40th birthday party, I have to take a moment to reflect on the gluten free chocolate cake I made. I am not well-versed in gluten free recipes. The few I have tried have been epic fails, so I as so nervous about making a cake for … More Flourless Chocolate Cake
It’s Friday!!!!! We just finished the third week of no days off, and it was a doozey! I’m super impressed by the kiddos who are hanging in there in the midst of the longest month of the school year. October is always difficult! The weather here in Southern California has gotten the tiniest bit colder… … More TGIF – fun finds
One of my very best friends, Cameo, recently celebrated her 40th birthday, so our friend group (known as “The Besties”) decided to surprise her with a full-on party. With Cameo’s husband, Josh, on board, we celebrated this monumental milestone in style! It was decided that my friend Jill and I would be in charge of … More Surprise 40th Birthday Party
A few months back, I saw this adorable wine table planter on Instagram and fell in love. I mean – who wouldn’t want a beautiful planter with a table popping up from the middle so you could rest a wine glass on it? One of my friends, Cameo, was having a milestone birthday soon and … More Wine Table Planter
Happy Friday! I’m over here slogging through a long stretch of weeks with no days off… loving the cooler temps and the hint of fall in the air! It’s not quite “sweater weather” yet, but it’s close! I discovered this new podcast, 544 Days, and I am obsessed!!! This podcast tells the story of Washington … More TGIF – fun finds
Now that we are back to teaching in person, I have ramped up my baking of sweet-treats in order to boost morale within my department. Yep, I’m using sugar to make everyone happy! We have department meetings once a month and I have made it my mission this year to (once again!) supply my colleagues … More Coconut Cream Cheese Brownies
Do you ever make a dessert that is so easy and so good that you wonder why you don’t make it more often???? Yep, that’s me with tiramisu. I love a good tiramisu, but never think of making it – and I don’t know why! Well, I recently made a delicious Italian-themed dinner and wanted … More Tiramisu
It’s here- fall is officially here! While I have been wishing for this moment to come (and perhaps decorating my house a few weeks early!) the actual start of fall makes me so happy! This is – hand’s down- my favorite season and I relish the cold weather, the hot drinks, and the lazy mornings … More TGIF- fun finds
Pasta is my love language. Or cheese. Or wine. Ok, I can’t really decide what my love language is, but pasta is certainly up there! A good (easy) pasta recipe is a perfect way to bring the family together at the end of the night and I couldn’t think of a better one than Half … More Cherry Tomato Pasta Alla Vodka
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