Sometimes I forget that I live on an island. I forget because it’s not your typical island, one that’s studded with palm trees and picture perfect weather. My island is Long Island, which is part of New York state. Both beautiful and unique, it has a completely different vibe. We have…
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kindergarten + chicken cutlets
Today was traumatizng. It’s called kindergarten. How come no one prepared me for this? Talk about separation anxiety! I don’t know who was worse- me or Dillon. Definitely me. I’ve been uptight and stressed out all week in anticipation for this day. I haven’t slept a wink. Insomnia (I’m learning)…
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spiced eggplant, chicken + chickpea salad
I’ve developed a new habit. In our new house, the mailbox is no longer at the end of the driveway. It is conveniently located right outside our front door attached to the house (PS- it was originally this tacky, faux gold color that I updated with Annie Sloan paint and…
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buttermilk blueberry crumb muffins
It’s celebration time! Fasten your seat belts people, because what you’re about to see is proof of my first successful bake in over 3 MONTHS! That’s huge. Because if you know my oven, you know that it’s completely wretched and should be donated to a museum or something. That beast…
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the best snack ever: frozen blueberries
I am not trying to reinvent the wheel on this one but- Frozen blueberries are the best snack ever! Have you tried this before? Certainly, we’ve heard of frozen berries for smoothies, desserts, and stuff like that. But this is a game changer. My cousin snacks on them straight from…
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