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Cookbook: The Perfect Egg

by Carla

I think I found my new favorite cookbook.  Based on the photo of that pretty, pretty book up there, I’m betting it’s not a surprise at all.

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Weekly Love Letter for Friday May 8th, 2015

by Carla

[ezcol_1half] “I thought I knew how coconut water tasted until I came to French Polynesia.  I think it’s my first time having real coconut water straight out of a freshly cut coconut (not from a box at the grocery store).  You can buy them for about $2 from people selling them on the side of the

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Island Shrimp from French Polynesia

by Alyssa

We were in French Polynesia over the Japanese holiday of Golden Week, where there are 3 days off during the first week of May.  Unfortunately, it’s also the week of May Day, a holiday celebrated in many European countries.  Since French Polynesia is still quite French, they also had the day off and almost everything was

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Filed Under: Alyssa, Recipes, Travel Tagged With: Alyssa, grill, Recipe, Shrimp, travel

Upcycled Glass Jar Centerpiece

by Alyssa

I have a bit of a problem.  I think we’re all guilty of hoarding certain things, and my thing happens to be glass jars (ok, that’s not my ONLY thing…).  I simply cannot throw away an empty jam or mustard jar.  Spice jars, tahini, harissa, you name it.  Our friends were in town with their

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Weekly Love Letter for Friday, April 24th

by Alyssa

[ezcol_1half] “This April has been a crazy month, but we made our big book deadline!  It was certainly stressful, but it was also way, way more fun than I expected it to be.  I’ve always loved writing, but this was different.  First of all, working with one of your favorite people in the whole wide

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Spinach Bacon Mushroom Egg Cups

by Carla

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ChooseSmart #CollectiveBias Tasty, healthy, SIMPLE breakfasts.  Can you really ever go wrong?  I’ve been brainstorming a recipe for months, but when I found out Smart & Final stocks delicious natural and organic products with their Sun Harvest brand

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Nutella Banana Bread

by Alyssa

Sometimes I’ll buy extra bananas just to let them ripen a little to long and turn them into moist banana bread.  It’s perfect for breakfast, snacks or dessert.  I’ve recently started taking my Grandma’s classic recipe and turning it into something a little extra special by adding spoonfuls of Nutella.  Gram never got to try this

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Crispy Cinnamon Granola (in Yogurt Parfaits!)

by Carla

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CrispyComeback #CollectiveBiasM&M’s® Crispy are back in stores and I’m still not over it.  I can’t believe that I had never tried them before and I’m so glad that there were enough fans out there to cover for me

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