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New Year’s Eve Party

Happy second day of the year! I have had a very busy few days full of deliciousness, so I am just having time to sit down to write. I have loved being back in DC to visit with my friends, but I am now ready to go home and get back to work. I have…

My Epic Thanksgiving Fail

Do I ever have a story to tell? I won’t lie. I am totally embarrassed about what happened, but I don’t take myself so seriously that I can’t laugh at my own silly mistakes. I get really hard on myself when I make little mistakes or when something I make isn’t perfect (even though I…

Oakmont Bakery – Oakmont, PA

Now a well-known bakery in Western PA, Oakmont Bakery started out with a humble beginning. It has now grown into a new 12,500 square foot space and has been named “Best Bakery” by several Pittsburgh Area publications. Oakmont is a small town of about 6,400 people sitting a little over 10 miles from Pittsburgh, PA. …

Vegan Chocolate Truffles

When I was visiting my aunt in Cincinnati earlier this month, she showed me how to make vegan truffles. I expected these to taste lackluster given that they are missing dairy. However, I found these to be even better than regular truffles I have had. I think that without the heavy cream, there is a…

Summer Cookout Recipes

Summer may be my least favorite season. I enjoy many the summer activities, and especially summer food. In theory I would like summer, but I absolutely hate being hot. I don’t spend as much time outside during summer as many of my friends do because I can’t stop sweating. However, I was looking forward to…

Black’s Bar & Kitchen – Bethesda, MD

I’ve continuously lived and/or worked in Bethesda for four and a half years. I have eaten at more Bethesda restaurants than I can count, but surprisingly I have not written about many of them. I suppose that could be because by the time I started this blog, I wasn’t having any “new” dining experiences in…

Lemon Blueberry Cake for a Summer Birthday Celebration

Yesterday was Chris’s birthday. If you are just reading my blog for the first time, Chris is my best friend of almost ten years. We met on the first day of freshman orientation at college in 2010, and we have been inseparable ever since. We celebrated Chris’s 27th birthday with some of our lovely friends.…

Bova’s Bakery – North End Boston

After having a delicious Italian dinner in Boston’s historic North End, we absolutely could not finish the night without getting cannoli from an Italian bakery. This was my one other ‘must’ for this trip to Boston. We checked out Bova’s Bakery, just a short block away from Florentine Cafe where we dined to our heart’s…

St. Patty’s Day Treats

I am excited to share two Irish themed desserts I made for St. Patrick’s Day. The first dessert was chocolate cupcakes with Baileys frosting. I know people always make Baileys dessert for St. Patty’s Day, but I really wanted to try it myself. Baileys make such a rich and creamy frosting and pairs great with…

Rainbow Cake, a Narrative Story

My dear friend Anthony was celebrating his birthday over the weekend. He had requested I make him a rainbow cake for his party. I eagerly agreed, wanting to grant my friend his wish. hen, I realized what an undertaking this would be with my baking experience and thought that this could potentially end in a…