Video Recipes – DIY's – Island Life – Travel – Natural Living – Minimalism
The very first time I ever sank my teeth into a hummingbird cake, I recall gleefully devouring what I figured to be a fancy banana cake. Though not entirely false, it’s a quintessentially southern confection studded with banana, pineapple and toasted pecans. The crowning of fluffy cream cheese frosting sets it off and nestled on..read more
There are several reasons I enjoy these cookies. First, I’m a fan of all coconut products. Then, there’s the fact that they’re slightly crisp on the edges yet soft and chewy in the center. Plus, they’re easy peasy, just using one bowl and come together in no time at all. Try these today because you’re..read more
This weekend marked an epic one as my entire immediate family came to visit. This was a rare and happy occasion since one of my brothers lives in Seattle. He also brought his fiancée with him whom I’d never met. On top of that, we were celebrating my mama’s birthday! Needless to say, I was brimming with excitement!!..read more
J will be the first to tell you that I’m incapable of exercising moderation, particularly when it comes to good eats. I’m an all or nothing kind of gal. Case in point? These 3 layer brownies. Homemade salted caramel sauce {a recipe that only takes 3 minutes, by the way} gets generously oozed over the salty..read more
How I feel every morning I get up: Weekend Bites: Fried pickles {hey, we’re in the south} Jerk chicken Best thing on the grill recently? Broccolini! Homemade pad thai and dumplings with J. A gift from our new neighbor: fresh trigger fish. Most beautiful things I saw this weekend:A boy and his father…read more
Oddly enough, one of my highest rated videos is about a 5 minute glass candy recipe. I’ve since gotten so many requests to do more easy candy videos and it occurred to me that this puffy, spongy candy that I’ve been eating since I was a kid would be a perfect one to do next…read more
There’s something about living on this island that makes me crave a number of things everyday. Ice cream or shaved ice, piña coladas, and lots of fresh citrus. I can’t deny that I’ve had one or more everyday but rationalize that all the swimming makes it a reasonable choice. Seems like sound logic to me. When..read more
For some patriotic foodie inspiration, check out some sweet treats to make your weekend sweeter! Watch this video on YouTube Pie Pops Watch this video on YouTube Red, White, and Blue layer cake Watch this video on YouTube Red Velvet Whoopie Pies I took full advantage by watching fireworks with J on the beach {the..read more
My only regret in life? Not ever owning an easy bake oven. {Kidding…kind of} Boy was I envious of all my friends that would have me over to watch as miniature treats would magically emerge from that iconic pink oven. Ah, sweet nostalgia. So when I saw this miniature donut pan at the shop, the..read more
The moment we left home and started driving away, I started bawling. Like a baby. I’ll be 29 in 3 months and there I was. Bawling. It’s been nearly 2 weeks now and it still hasn’t quite sunk in but we’re just about settled in and I’m enjoying the slow pace of the island. Everyone..read more