I really am not that much of an ” ice cream person”. Unless its one of two flavors. Coffee. Or Salted Caramel When I got my 6qt kitchen aid stand mixer about 5 years ago, it came with the ice cream maker attachment. And boy has it seen a lot of use. More than you [...]
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Mother’s Day is quickly approaching. And my FAVORITE store is having an awesome contest and sweepstakes. My Amazing Mom Contest & Fan Sweepstakes And it is no secret how much I love World Market. Some people don’t know how much the store has to offer, besides fun gifts and such at Christmastime. Not only do [...]
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Margaritas. On the rocks? Or frozen? This was the question I asked on my facebook page the other day and I loved everyone’s responses especially “IV”. I joked that’s how I drink coffee. Or at least would like to. So with everyone’s responses being split between frozen and on the rocks I decided to make [...]
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Two things in this post. This refreshing sweet mint lassi and an exciting announcement I made the mango lassi a few weeks ago and talked about how there were also mint lassis served at the wedding I went to. So here is my version of the sweet mint lassi. I am not a HUGE fan [...]
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I have issues with cookies. I like cookies. Coming up with new types. Baking them. Eating them. But styling for photographs I am at such a loss. It literally took me 4 days to take these photos. One day we had partly cloudy skies and the light was changing from dark to bright in my [...]
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Strong Curves: A woman’s guide to building a better butt and body ( Book Review) I believe in balance in life and with the goodies I like to make and eat like cupcakes and cookies, I also have to burn off those calories with a good daily workout. I have actually been a lifelong athlete, [...]
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I was trying to think up something witty for this post such as ” sick of hardboiled Easter eggs yet?” or “not another deviled egg recipe..” but alas, I really don’t have anything funny to say about deviled eggs. I actually made these as a quick snack a few days ago, snapped a quick pic [...]
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I was thrilled the other day when my friend Claudette, of Cavegirl Confections, sent me a sampling of her gluten free paleo snacks for a review. Of course I would!! I couldn’t wait to try them Claudette is a professionally trained and educated pastry chef in San Diego and she has made the best of [...]
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Its been a while since I have updated the kitchen remodel page. SO much has happened – but a lot still hasn’t happened only because since we are doing all the work ourselves it takes awhile. All our free time is spent working on it. Welllll mostly my husbands free time right now. He is [...]
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Hi. My name is Shanna. And I am a butternut squash soup addict. Maybe not addict. I really don’t have an addictive personality (never mind my affinity for salted caramel) but I really really love butternut squash soup. Like, really. I had this soup at the lunch reception of my friend’s wedding a couple weeks [...]
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With Easter coming up there is going to be an abundance of hard boiled eggs and searches for recipes to what to do with them. This is my absolute favorite version of egg salad I had boiled a bunch of eggs one day to prep for meals for the week and I had an idea [...]
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This is one of the best drinks I have ever had, the mango lassi. I had an authentic one last weekend at a good friends wedding I was in and attended. The most amazing wedding I have ever been to. These are two of my best friends that finally after 10 years together got married. [...]
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