Recipes

 Quite possibly the easiest way to dress up a store bought cake is with edible flowers! I put together this 10 minute cake by purchasing a pound cake from my favorite grocery store and making a lavender glaze to pour on top. I added a few edible flowers to garnish and think it would be […]

Iced coffee has been part of my summer routine for the past 15 years — I look forward to that first hot day when it’s finally warm enough to sip on an iced drink. I typically drink my iced coffee black but for a special treat I’ll add creamer — today I’ve partnered with Coffee-Mate to celebrate their […]

          I’ve always been a big snacker – throughout my adult life I’ve consistently had three meals a day with a morning and afternoon snack (until recently when I seem to be eating around the clock!). I try to keep my snacks healthy– think rice cakes or apples with almond butter, carrots & hummus, a […]

  I recently made these little floral treats for a Spring shoot I did for Glitter Guide (you can see the full feature here) and I thought I’d share the simple how-to. I found these pre-made sugar cookies covered in a royal icing type glaze in the bakery department of my local grocery store. They […]

Today I’m so excited to have Carlene from Healthfully Ever After here to share 5 recipes for pregnancy friendly smoothies! I have a smoothie just about every day for breakfast or with my lunch and am getting tired of the same green routine, so I can’t wait to incorporate these into my diet!  “There are […]

I’ve been living off of sparkling water from my Soda Stream (seriously the best birthday gift from my husband a few years ago) throughout my pregnancy and have begun to use infused waters instead of just adding a lemon or orange slice after I pour a glass and it’s so much more refreshing. I imagine […]

I love all things Italian – the food, culture, language, the people.  I spent time in Italy during college and was so excited to return with Austin for our honeymoon. I’m hoping one day my sister and I can go there together and visit the area our family is from in Southern Italy (quite near […]

Today I’m sharing an easy and refreshing citrus punch recipe that’s perfect for winter entertaining over on Glitter Guide! You can check it out here. PS – how amazing is this Goodwill punchbowl score? I’m dying to throw a house warming party just so I can use it!  Images by Krista A. Jones

  My sister makes the most delicious champagne cake for special occasions – I think it started on my 30th birthday and I try to come up with an excuse for her to bake this fluffy and indulgent treat any chance I can get. You can really taste the champagne flavor in both the cake […]

  I’ve been wanting to try homemade pop tarts ever since my sister made them for my bridal shower last year  and I thought it would be cute to make a heart shaped version last weekend for our niece and nephews. While this recipe is really easy it requires a lot of steps, and a […]

Wow, what a week! I’m so excited the weekend is upon us and am looking forward to my annual girls holiday party tonight followed by a weekend of holiday shopping and wrapping! There’s nothing I love more than coming up with festive cocktails for my favorite time of year — so when I had the […]

Just in time for the holiday entertaining season I had the opportunity to try out the new Nespresso Verturoline and let me just say it’s entirely changed my morning routine. With the click of a button I have a frothy cup of fresh coffee ready to enjoy. This machine offers both freshly brewed coffee and espresso […]