A good day should always start with coffee cake. Preferably one with an out-of-this-world pecan crust and a beckoning chocolate-cinnamon swirl. Ok...
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The first time I purchased a real vanilla bean, I couldn't help but scoff at the expense--I could hardly justify it. Dropping almost $10 on 2 pods...
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A friend of mine recently celebrated her birthday by throwing herself a brunch. It was a novel idea and something that felt fresh. Every year, I go ...
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The other day, I sent out a tweet that was meant to be a direct message to someone, only it was projected to the entire world. I panicked (naturally...
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There is no season better than summer. Sure, other seasons have their charms, but from the time we are small children, we are instilled with a love ...
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Did you miss me? I sure hope so! Because it was quite painful to see that my last post was on May 23rd. This is quite possibly the longest stretch I...
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I'm a chocolate person. If you met me and asked me to tell you three things about myself, the fact that I am a chocolate person would probably be on...
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Here I am. Making granola again. But not my go-to granola--what may become my new go-to granola. Granola that is sweetened only with maple syrup, an...
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It's rare that we, as young people, step back from our day-to-day routines to realize that life is far grander than our desk jobs, our bad dates, ...
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Lately I've been finding myself being unable to decide. The girl who's made nearly every decision on the basis of a gut feeling. But lately, well, ...
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I'm a meat girl. I am not always confident about my meat-eating ways--especially when I stop to think about the meat industry while reading books ...