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How to Save Money: Hotels (& UK Update)

Travel, hotels and making reservations has been super on the brain lately. Because WE’RE GOING TO THE UK IN MAY! I can’t remember if I had mentioned that on the blog, but I’m stoked! My husband has never been to the UK, and I’m excited to get back to where I studied abroad for a […]

Madeleines

You know I love desserts. But I really love small desserts. Well, I really like most small things. I have a whole set of tiny silverware (which I use often), and I love baking small-portioned treats. This is also nice when you want to treat yourself but not get too crazy. One of my favorite desserts […]

Dining room

Fruitful Home: Our Dining Room Chairs

So sorry, y’all, but I never updated you after asking for your opinion on our dining room chairs. We took quite a while deciding on the chairs, and then we had to wait a bit to buy several of them. But…drumroll please…we went with the IKEA BERNHARD white leather chairs, and we love them! They’re […]

Ingredient of the Month: Leeks

Have you ever tried cooking with leeks? They’re such a neat ingredient, onion-ey without being too overpowering. And they have this subtle delicious flavor that’s amazing in soups and lots of other French dishes. Although they may take up an entire shelf of your refrigerator, they’re a great vegetable to have on hand! Tell me […]

Chocolate almond buche de noel

Buche de Noel

So, my family (my in-laws, technically) have this really neat tradition of doing a family bake-off a la Great British Baking Show every holiday season. We’re either all together at Thanksgiving or Christmas, so a month or so before that my mother-in-law (the brains of the whole operation) sends out an invite with the theme […]