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Baked Peaches with Crisp Topping

08.15.21

Move over watermelon, because peaches are my favorite summer fruit! I can’t stop eating these baked peaches and it reminded me of my eating habits in college. One of the biggest culprits of my Freshman 15 while in school was a peach cobbler in our all-you-can-eat dining hall. After stuffing my face at the buffet, I’d finish my meal with a bowl of cobbler topped with soft serve vanilla ice-cream. Good times.

Clearly my tastes haven’t changed because here I am with a recipe for the most delicious baked peaches topped with crisp. (Do you know the difference between cobbler, crisps, and crumbles? I definitely had to look it up.) Though this version of baked peached is healthier than what they served in the dining hall, it’s equally, if not more delicious! Read More →

10 Books I’ve Read This Year

06.04.21

It’s been over a year since my last blog post. That’s hard for me to admit because I really enjoy blogging, but I just did not have the energy last year. Though I already worked from home since before the pandemic, 2020 was exceptionally difficult. The one thing I did consistently was read (and of course watch dozens of new Netflix series). Every year I set a reading goal on Goodreads, and I feel like I’m flying through the 40 book goal I set for 2021. Here are the first ten books I’ve read this year…

DIY Clay Earrings

03.30.20

If you’re a longtime reader of the blog, you know that clay is one of my favorite crafting materials. Remember these air plant holders or this ring dish? I’ve seen the clay earrings trend all over Pinterest and Instagram and wanted to show you some different techniques so you can make your own!

Recipe for One: Buttermilk Biscuits

01.29.20

Living alone has a lot of perks, like watching whatever you want on TV or no one judging how many buttermilk biscuits you ate in one sitting. Solitary living also has some downsides, like no one being around to stop you from eating too many biscuits.

In all seriousness, I love to bake! Some of you might know that I even went to pastry school. But, it’s hard to bake treats when no one else will be around to help you eat them, which inevitably means I feel obligated to finish them myself. Seeing as how I have no self control, I thought I’d start a new blog series: Recipes for One! I’ll scale down some of my favorite recipes like when I’m craving biscuits, but don’t want to have to finish an entire tray of them.

Metallic Kitchens: Yay or Nay?

01.06.20

In an attempt to spend less time on Instagram, I find myself browsing Pinterest way more than usual. (Isn’t it funny how we trade one vice for another?) During my guilt-filled scrolling, images of metallic kitchens kept popping up over and over again.

What do you think of adding metallic accents in your kitchen? Honestly, I was a little hesitant at first of such a bold decorating move, but after looking through some of these images I’ve come around to the idea.

I particularly love the look of brushed metallic lower cabinets paired with soft pink upper cabinets pictured above. Throw in some green marbled countertops (something I never thought I’d say) and I’m sold.