Cooking, Baking and Learning
(make sure you check out our musical pairing at the end of this post!) I watch way too much cooking reality TV, to the point I used to be deathly afraid to try and make certain dishes like scallops or risotto because Chef Ramsay would most assuredly yell at me for being an “idiot sandwich”….
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases you may make from links in this post. My little brother (who is 6 inches taller and far more muscular than me) got me an air fryer for Christmas. I’ve always wanted one and being the better sibling, he got me the fancy version. (This one)…
(make sure you check out the musical pairing at the end of the post!) So I’ve started a new journey in 2023. It’s one I’ve been planning since 2019, but then 2020 happened and the world shut down and instead of taking time during quarantine to go through with this plan, instead I had to…
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases you may make from links in this post. When the leaves start to turn and the air turns crisp, we all know what season it is. Pumpkin season. (Or spooky season, depending on your preference.) It’s definitely the time of year to put on your best…
I’ve been wanting to do boudoir photos. For myself, not for anyone else (because I’m not dating and giving your friends boudoir photos of yourself for gift-giving holidays is not my style). But like so many things in my life, I had let fear get the best of me. I had allowed my self-loathing to…
I don’t know how we got to the point in our society that we believe the ultimate (and only) life goal is getting married and having kids and anything else is subpar. How did we get to a place that pitying our single friends is de rigeur and totally acceptable? How do we find it…
Wow. So it’s been some time since I last wrote to y’all out there in cyberland. I have been pretty active on my Instagram account, learning tarot, picking up a new hobby or four, and just generally bringing as much joy as I can in a world that is still locked in a pandemic and…
I was provided with tickets to see Alegría in exchange for this piece. I received no other compensation. It’s been a hell of a few years. I don’t have to tell any of you that. We’ve all experienced loss and isolation and blows to our mental health. It’s been brutal. For those of you who…
AS AN AMAZON ASSOCIATE I EARN FROM QUALIFYING PURCHASES. WE MAY RECEIVE COMPENSATION (AT NO CHARGE TO YOU) IF YOU PURCHASE SOMETHING USING ONE OF OUR LINKS. I’ve been baking since I had to use a stool to reach the stovetop, and I can only assume the first ting I helped bake was the Nestlé® Toll…