family – Long Distance Baking

I avoided sweet potatoes like the plague when I was younger. I couldn’t get past the marshmallow topping and the orange color. They just weren’t for me. That was until my cousin transformed them into an AMAZING dessert. Or side dish. Really it could go both ways. We had a pre-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving dinner with my bible study a few weeks ago and I signed up to bring the sweet potatoes. These did not disappoint. I couldn’t get my cousin’s recipe in time so I adapted these from … [Read more…]

If you read Kelly’s post on Friday, you’ll have heard about Chobani’s #BreakYouMake campaign. It should come as no surprise that we as Americans have a “go go go” mentality and tend to forget to take some time for ourselves to step back and take a breather. Chobani wants us all to nominate someone in our life this month who deserves a break. I don’t know about you, but my favorite breaks involve food, and what better time to try a Chobani Flip! I mean…Almond Coco Loco? Yes please! While I … [Read more…]

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know that I am baking a wedding cake for my friend’s wedding this Saturday. You will have also noticed that I hosted my cousin’s bridal shower this past weekend! It was so much fun planning and preparing with my mom and aunts that I thought I would share some pics on the blog! The theme was “Stock the Kitchen” and one of the things I asked guests to do was submit a recipe so I could make a cookbook for Lis and her fiancé- their first family cookbook! … [Read more…]

Well, it’s official. I have finally visited Yosemite and it’s only taken me 24 years. It’s about time! See, I live in California. Born in Sacramento, raised in Elk Grove, went to school in Davis and Los Angeles, and now back in Elk Grove. I’ve traveled all across the United States (the only states I haven’t really been to are the middle ones like Arkansas and Oklahoma… I’ll make it those few states one day) yet I have never been to Yosemite and it’s only 2 1/2 hours from where I live. … [Read more…]