The first thing we ate in Paris were pastries. After checking into our Airbnb, we walked down the street toward the Opera and the Galleries Lafayette and stopped at the first good looking boulangerie we saw: Jean Nöel Julien. We bought a lemon meringue tart, a canelle, and a long eclair with Chantilly cream and strawberries.
I missed the memo that we were all supposed to make Ina Garten's flag cake for 4th of July this year. I went rogue and made a trifle, though funnily enough, I did use her flag cake recipe for part of it. A note about the cake: I reduced her recipe by a 1/3 and it still made way more than I needed, so I have reduced the amount made here to 1/2. You'll probably still have leftovers. (oh no, that would be terrible)
Last year I had the pleasure of attending the open house at The Madison, an old renovated mansion in the heart of Grand Rapids. The house was deco...
If you're anything like me, you're a big fan of Julia Child. I had seen Julie and Julia before and enjoyed it, but I wasn't a fan through and ...
Hello readers! November is my birthday month, so I've included a few things in my roundup that I myself received for my birthday. I hope you're al...
I had the pleasure of enjoying one of these last year in NYC and I simply couldn't get it out of my head. After one unsuccessful attempt to recrea...
I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. - Lucy Maud Montgomery I'm back! I missed this in September, but the month absolutely flew...
I spent last weekend in Michigan in the Ann Arbor area for a singles retreat, and soaked up some fall with my cousin who lives in the area. Since ...
I hope everyone had a fabulous August. I know I did! I'm sad that summer is coming to a close but I'm soaking up the last sunny days. After ...
This month has a bit of a color theme! I am loving the combination of red and green. This month's round-up is also a bit food centric! 1. Lisa S...
1. This sunny yellow silk dress from And Other Stories. I saw a girl wearing this in Chicago a couple weeks ago and I've been thinking about it ev...
