I know a lot of people who are sickened by Valentine’s day. They shrug it off as an attempt for the candy and card industry to make a few bucks. But for me, any excuse to eat chocolate and tell someone you love how much you love them and then to hear it in return [...]
Category Archives: To Drink
Ice Cream Float to knock your socks off!
Still on my ice cream kick I wanted to share another killer ice cream recipe. I found a version of this recipe online and thought it was pretty genius. In my typical fashion I tweeked it and made it my own. I think my favorite part about it is that the variations are endless. Without [...]
Happy Birthday Monkey!!
We recently celebrated Baron’s 1st Birthday!!! Everyone always warns us how fast they grow up…. well I guess they were right! I can’t believe my baby is a year old.
Gabe and I decorated paper cups for the festivities.
In these festive cups we served…
Banana Orange smoothies
1 frozen banana
1 1/2 c. whole milk
1/3 c. frozen orange juice [...]
A beautiful espresso post
Check out David Lebovitz’s tales of his time at Illy. A beautiful, honoring and educational post dedicated to the art of extracting the perfect shot…. something I am still working on.
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It’s Ours!
So… an update from my last post….. the Rancilio Silvia is now a proud member of our family.
Here’s the story. If you read my blog (or talk to me at all) you would know that my husband and I have been researching and entertaining the possibility of purchasing an espresso machine. Now we aren’t avid [...]





