Black Forbidden Rice with Shrimp, Peaches and Snap Peas
“Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder. Keep rosemary by your garden gate. Add pepper to your mashed potatoes. Plant roses and lavender, for luck. Fall in love whenever you can.” – Alice...
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I watched my 11-month-old nephew, Ryder, yesterday while my sister worked. She had to be in at 6:30am so I was up at 5:30am in order to meet her at our standard meeting place by 6am. Ryder and I rode...
View ArticleKey West (and Dottie’s Pasta Salad)
My boyfriend Travis has been tracking down a dune buggy to buy for the longest time. A little over a week ago he found his dream dune buggy and announced that we were taking a road trip to Orlando,...
View ArticleA Day of Canning with my Mom
My Mom called me last weekend and asked me if I wanted some crabapples to make jelly with. She also asked me if I remember making it using crabapples from her friend Jane’s tree when I was younger…of...
View ArticleWhite Jacket Required
My wonderful boyfriend, Travis, found this book sitting in my Amazon wish list and bought it for me as a surprise. It came in the mail today and he opened it and said “Did you want this?”. It was such...
View ArticleWhat I made for Christmas Eve Dinner
I had a huge dinner at my house on Christmas Eve. These are the dishes I made: Clementine Cosmos from 5-Ingredient Fix. The clementine simple syrup was delish and was a beautiful orange color. We used...
View ArticleBluePrint Cleanse – Preparation Day 2
My day: Breakfast warm water with freshly squeezed lemon 1 banana Exercise walked 5 miles 1 honey crisp apple Then I drove to King William to visit my sister Angela and my two beautiful nephews! Laine...
View ArticleSweet Potato and Oatmeal Dog Biscuits
Why am I making dog biscuits? At least this is what I asked myself as I cleaned all the flour-y mess from my counter tops. Answer: because I saw the recipe, had all the ingredients and wanted to...
View ArticleMy Tuesday and cooking for a friend
Yesterday I woke up around 8am, made a protein smoothie for breakfast and went off for a chiropractic exam. I have been seeing Dr. Luke at River City Chiropractic since last October for compressed...
View ArticleThanksgiving Menu 2013
There were a total of 17 family members at our Thanksgiving table this year! My sister Angela, her husband Troy and their 2 children. My sister Zandria and her fiance Paul from Buffalo. My Mom. My 2...
View Article2013 Reading List
My reading list from 2013 is tiny, especially when compared to my sister Zandria, but I thought I would share it because I really want to compare it to 2014. Last year was my final year in school...
View ArticleWeekly Eats
I thought that I posted this on Sunday! Weird! Here is week 3 of what I made and where I ate! Sunday Lunch: Brown rice pasta with roasted butternut squash, spinach and goat cheese Dinner: Take-out from...
View ArticleHudson Gray: Zero to 7 Weeks
It’s a boy! Introducing Hudson Gray Carper // born June 27, 2015 // 10:01 p.m. // 6 pounds, 9 ounces // 19 inches long It took me a long time to get this simple post together. I’ve been suffering from...
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