lost in reverie
Hello, I haven’t been annoying you all as much. I apologize for my lackadaisical presence. A few crazy things have been in the works over the past few weeks and I’m about to share them with you all:...
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The World Cup. I’m super excited about it. World Cup athletes? I’m even more excited about that. Soccer players equal muscular lean bodies, foreign accents, and rugged handsomeness. What’s not to...
View Articlebackyard jazz bash
we ate, we drank, we danced. we celebrated at a backyard bash with close friends, family, and dixieland jazz band moby dick & the wailers. it was a merry o’ time. [Kaylie] what did you do this...
View ArticleGrapefruit Cocktails
Grapefruit. It’s never been my thing. When I was young I would watch my mom eat grapefruits all the time. Whenever she offered me a bite, I’d hesitantly say yes even though I knew exactly what my...
View Articlejacksonville
this weekend I was able to visit one of my closest friends Jennie Proto in jacksonville, florida. i met JP during my senior year of high school at a gathering of recently-accepted Elon University...
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this past weekend my sister and i flew down to Nashville to witness our friend get hitched. we were newbies to Nashville and with the help of a few taxi drivers and lovely companions we quickly checked...
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I get it. My sense of humor is an acquired taste. I’m sorry if sarcasm is a foreign language to you, but it’s my default status and it takes a lot to get me excited about something. But right now, I’m...
View ArticleWhole Grain Buttermilk Waffles with Cocoa Nibs & Sunflower Seeds
Failure. I do it all the time. It’s quite true. I set expectations for myself but the noise of others’ opinions and my own fears and insecurities drown out my own inner voice, and I constantly fall...
View ArticleSpicy Roasted Red Pepper & Cheddar Skillet Scones
Nine-to-five. The nine-to-five life isn’t for everyone and I’m beginning to question if it’s the life for me. It has meant a lot of change in my day-to-day interests. For example, wearing a bathrobe...
View ArticleNews Weekly
News weekly 1. Decisions, decisions. I make them all the time, especially when it comes to cooking. Olive oil or canola? Chocolate or lemon? Healthy or cheesy? Both, maybe? Ukraine. Let’s talk....
View ArticlePistachio Buttermilk Ice Cream
The spring seems to be the most vibrant and animated one I’ve ever seen. I’ve roasted things in myriad flavors, brewed iced coffee, and picked flowers from the garden. I only wish all that was true....
View ArticleSpicy Mexican Pork & Paprika Mayo Crostini
Let’s not sugarcoat it. Spring is sneaky. Sure, it’s sunny and the flowers are blooming. Seriously, everyone and their grandma is instagramming flowers. But there’s the harsh reality:...
View ArticleStrawberry Rhubarb Crumb Pie
Sometimes things just don’t go as planned. It rains when you forget your umbrella. A recipe you’ve been dying to try is disgusting. A relocation turns into another year living at home. Trends...
View ArticleSalmon Tostadas
So many of the memories and milestones I’ve experienced have happened around a plate of freshly grilled salmon. It began when I was young. My father would bring home a pound from the store and cook it...
View Articlelife lately
I’ve been thinking a lot about life, lately. About why and in what ways I take it too seriously. About why and in what ways I settle. About how and in what ways I can find more joy. About how and...
View ArticleBanana Buttermilk Doughnuts with Nutella
Dear life, Sometimes you can be ugly and stupid and mean and hard, testing my patience with crazy drivers and very rude people. Sometimes you encourage me to complain about doing something while I’m...
View ArticleCurried Pumpkin & Spicy Green Lentil Soup
Sleeping. Every health magazine says it’s good for you. But apparently sleep cleans your brain, too. Think of it this way: The brain is an aquarium and if your fish tank isn’t clean your brain cells...
View ArticleSpicy BBQ Sweet Potato Waffles
Don’t freak out. I know, you must think I’m an incredibly disturbed human being to put barbecue sauce in waffles. But these aren’t regular waffles. These are sweet potato waffles. Spicy sweet potato...
View ArticleVanilla, Honey & Cardamom Sweet Bread
So for the last two weeks I’ve been very sick. Like, I-think-I-may-have-had-pneumonia-sick. So the story here is that I’ve been a vegetarian for about a year and a half, yet it amazes me how often I...
View Articleto keep your minds at ease…
I am still alive. If you think I’ve been slacking, that would be absolutely true. But if you’re insanely discontent with my lack of blogging… Visit my photography blog. Because photos are cool. Just...
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