I have just ended my busiest, craziest, cookie season of all time…and I loved it! I’ve had my side-hustle cookie/cupcake business now for about 2 1/2 years and each season I get more and more business. Greg is counting down the days until I quit my teaching job and do the cookies full time! Here … More Cookies!!!
It’s here! Summer has finally come!!! In Southern California we are having a super weird year when it comes to seasons. More rain than imagined, cooler temps… it’s downright puzzling! With this, I had the opportunity to get through my busy cookie making season before I felt the pressure to plant my summer garden. Last … More Summer Garden
Today is not just any Friday… it’s the last day of school for the 2018-2019 school year! In honor of the best Friday of the year, here are some of my favorite indulgences!!! My love of wine is well known and no joke! Friday’s are usually the days I crack open a new bottle and … More TGIF- fun finds
I’ve been a history teacher for the last 17 years and I love this time of year. Not just because it is sooooo close to summer and 10 weeks of freedom; but because this time of year I have built a solid relationship with my students and we can really start to have some fun. … More Culinary Class Mashup
The other day I made mashed potatoes. I was going to feed 6, but apparently I made potatoes for more like 16! I despise throwing out leftover food, so my mother-in-law suggested making mashed potato cakes for dinner, and I was totally on board with that idea! I searched through Pinterest (my go-to) and found … More Mashed Potato Cakes
A few weeks ago I received a mysterious Amazon package in the mail. Upon opening it, I KNEW it was from my friend, Asya. She is a lover of books as much as I am (if not more!) and I always get the best suggestions from her. The package contained Delia Owen’s Where the Crawdads … More Where the Crawdads Sing
Who doesn’t love a good doughnut? I’m not even a lover of sweet things, but put a good doughnut in front of me… yeah! I was searching for fun things to try online and stumbled upon a recipe for matcha doughnuts. I had never thought of cooking with matcha until a few weeks ago when … More Matcha Doughnuts
It’s finally Friday!!! One of my students said that we have been stuck in May forever…and I have to agree! This month has been never-ending but it is finally over!!! I have loved Patagonia FOREVER and I am head-over-heels in love with their new endeavor, Worn Wear. What it is: Patagonia used clothes, that have … More TGIF- fun finds
Tay decided the other day that she wanted to bake (which she does, often!) but she wanted to bake homemade dog treats! I was so excited!!! I have always wanted to try homemade dog treats but, by the time I am done with me “people” baking, I usually just don’t get to them! This was … More Homemade Dog Treats
If you haven’t figured it out by now, we love San Luis Obispo. To me, it is heaven on earth. Even after spending four years there in college, Greg and I discover new places each time we go there. Greg is the master for finding cool campgrounds to stay. We wanted to meet my parents … More Day Trippin’ – SLO (again)
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