One of my closest friends, a born-and-bred Californian, loves everything Philadelphia. She's visited me twice in the last 3 years and if you ask her what her favorite thing about Philly is, she'll undoubtedly say it's the food. The food here in Philly is really amazing. Without a doubt, the most famous food export is [...]
Happy week 4 of social distancing! I was a little hesitant on posting a recipe for this since there are a ton of recipes out there for dalgona coffee, and it's quite simple. But I figured, eh, the world could use more pretty pictures of coffee. So here we go. If you haven't been living under a [...]
Happy Monday! I'm coming at you with another puff pastry recipe. I made these spinach & feta puffs two weekends ago and I've been craving them since! They are super duper easy, take very little time to make, and look (and taste) divine.
Happy day 14th of social distancing! This week, I've been working on this bench for our entry. The entry isn't done, by any means, but it's coming along nicely! So far, it's gotten a fresh coat of paint all over the walls and trims, and the door also got a paint job. The flooring went [...]
Hi friends! I hope you are doing well, wherever in the world you are. Due to the COVID-19, Philadelphia and its surrounding counties are officially on "lockdown". This means that all non-essential stores are closed, and most people are working from home. Since I'm a higher education consultant and a teacher, I'm currently not working [...]
A month ago, I was perusing around Trader Joe's looking for new goodies to try out. One thing that caught my eye was the frozen puff pastry sheets (in the ice cream aisle). I typically make my own puff pastry, mainly because I find that store-bought puff pastry sheets typically just don't taste as good [...]
Ian's favorite food is potatoes. Mashed potatoes, to be exact. This year for Valentine's Day, I wanted to make him a steak dinner, but I wanted to elevate his beloved potatoes. For me, the fanciest a potato could look is a Hasselback potato. Hasselback potatoes are a Swedish-style baked potato with slits down the middle [...]
This recipe makes my heart soar. Ever since we adopted Chewie 2 years ago, we have spoiled him to pieces with toys, treats, and lots of hugs. Recently, I decided to tackle the task of making Chewie his very own dog treats. I know he loves having bananas and peanut butter in his Kongs, [...]
The funny thing about candied walnuts is that I always make them thinking "I can add this to all my salads for the next week", only to eat them by the handfuls and they never ever touch a single salad. They are that addictive. Candied walnuts are quick and easy to make, sort of foolproof, [...]
I LOVE CRUMB BARS. They are one of those really easy desserts to make but looks a lot more decadent than brownies or cookies. The best part of crumb bars, in my opinion, is that the base and the crumble are THE EXACT SAME MIXTURE. Also, it's the perfect excuse to get rid of [...]
