My goddaughter is a genius. This chocolate and peppermint ice cream sandwich recipe was a group effort between my goddaughter (Angelina), her little sister (Alanna), my mom, Carla and me, but Angelina really deserves the credit for this one. We were hanging out one night when the following conversation happened: Alanna: Hey Lyssy, can we make ice cream
Weekly Love Letter for Friday, December 12th
[ezcol_1half] “Gah! It’s hard to face the real world after 5 days of serious quality time with one of your favorite people in the whole wide world! Manicures, The Hunger Games, tacos, photo shoots, shopping and Christmas Ale (and port in front of the fireplace, featured in my photo this week!). It was such a
DIY Edible Gifts
We love giving homemade gifts almost as much as we love getting them. Here are some of our favorite food DIYs from the archives that we think would make amazing gifts this holiday season. Alyssa’s planning on giving mason jars of her vanilla bean sugar and Carla’s spiced cashew butter this year. What are some of
Weekly Love Letter for Friday, November 28th
[ezcol_1half] “Happy shopping! I’m so jealous of all of you! I’ve been getting Black Friday emails from retailers and I wish I could go hit the malls. It’s crazy, I know, but it’s so much fun as long as you have a good attitude and expect nothing less than complete chaos. I’m headed back
Thanksgiving Recipes from Alyssa & Carla
We don’t have any turkey or stuffing recipes on our site (yet!), but we do have some delicious dishes to accompany your traditional Thanksgiving meal. See some of our favorites below! Cocktails Fantastic Fall Fizz Ginger Syrup and Bourbon Orange and Almond Sparklers Appetizers Cranberry Goat Cheese Log (with a bonus DIY project to make
Weekly Love Letter for Friday, November 21st
[ezcol_1half] “Do you know about yakitori? It’s one of my favorite meals here in Japan. There are little restaurants that specialize specifically in grilling skewers of chicken (and vegetables and sometimes other meat). When you’re done, you put the skewers in a cup on the table (photo above). The highlights are succulent little meatballs dipped
DIY Origami Star Garland
I loooove my tv shows. I think most of us do. But I can’t just sit still and watch most of them (exception: Game of Thrones). I need to do something with my hands, to be productive. This origami star garland is the perfect, mindless way to keep my hands busy. Once I got the
Oatmeal Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Quaker as part of their #QuakerUp and #MyOatsCreation campaign. All opinions are mine alone. I love traditions. Holiday traditions are some of the best traditions to discuss too, which makes this time of year just perfect for comparison. What’d YOU have for breakfast on Thanksgiving