My husband and I have been missing traveling during COVID-19 times and were also looking for things to do over the weekends. We decided to do “themed” weekends where we would eat food and watch movies based on a destination we want to visit. For our first theme, we decided to go with London. We … More Quarantine Travels: London
My husband and I have been talking about going to New Orleans for a long time, so we decided to make NOLA our second quarantine “travel” destination. The Food Princess and the Frog is a favorite film around our apartment, so we had to channel Princess Tiana and make beignets. We used the New York … More Quarantine Travels: New Orleans
The Book Title: The Chicken Sisters Author: KJ Dell’Antonia Publisher: GP Putnam’s Sons Release Date: 12/1/20 Genre: Fiction Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: In tiny Merinac, Kansas, Chicken Mimi’s and Chicken Frannie’s have spent a century vying to serve up the best fried chicken in the state–and the legendary feud between their respective owners, the Moores and the … More Food and Book Pairing: The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia
I was looking for something festive to make this Christmas morning, and these gingerbread waffles from Smitten Kitchen were exactly was I was looking for. They are rich, gingery, and decadent and were exactly was I looking for on this holiday morning. I will warn you that they were a little bit difficult to get … More Gingerbread Waffles
At the moment, we are living without an oven. I wanted to find something I could make that felt like a festive dessert that I could make in my toaster oven. Chocolate cake is a favorite in our apartment, and I remembered a chocolate olive oil cake recipe I made by Smitten Kitchen. The cake … More Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
Panetonne is a classic Italian Christmas bread filled with dried fruit. It was always a staple in my household around the holidays growing up. This year, I decided that I wanted to make panetonne myself, but I hit a snag…our oven isn’t working, and we won’t be getting a new oven for another week. I … More Panetonne Muffins
Bubbling up with Helena 