Every year the four of us have a cookie bake-off on December 23rd. We each pick a recipe to make and then we all vote on the best cookie of the bunch (you cant vote for yourself, obviously). Some years we opt for more themed cookies (think peppermint, grinch, etc), but this year we realized all of our cookies are very tan and boring, although delicious. Even though our cookies may not be festive they were delicious. Read on to…
I’ve always been a chai latte person but I never found an at-home version that hits the spot. I recently saw Laura of A Beautiful Mess talking about this London Fog Tea Latte concentration from Target and it intrigued me. I’ve never had London Fog tea or a latte for that matter, but the notes of lavender sounded lovely. So I picked up a carton on my last Target trip and I. AM. HOOKED. This makes a creamy drink with…
This is our third year doing our cookie bakeoff which takes place the day before Christmas Eve. We each pick a recipe to make and then judge each other’s bakes. We rate based on a point system and the person with the most points wins. SO this year we all decided to make something a little out of our comfort zone. The risk was worth the reward in some cases, but others not so much! I’ll explain more down below.…
When it comes to cooking our skillset is limited, to say the least. It wasn’t until recently that we actually decided to think of cooking as a hobby, something we like to do on the weekends when we can invest the time and energy. We also like to make savory dishes so the effort is worth it, as they say. Anyways, when we do decide to cook a meal, we often gravitate towards a recipe from Bon Appétit. The Anna…
If you know us you know that the seasonal butternut squash mac & cheese recipe from Trader Joe’s IS our all-time favorite TJs find. We heavily crave it in the “off-season” and have been on the hunt for a similar recipe to make at home. The Anna Edit mentioned a butternut squash mac and cheese recipe in this round up she did on her blog. We didn’t actually watch her ‘What I Eat in a Day” video where she made…