Last weekend was my 40th birthday so to celebrate, my sister suggested that we go down into Baja California and visit the wine country of Valle de Guadalupe near Ensenada. I had visited other wine regions in the past, but I had yet to explore this region in Mexico and since I had heard great … More Wine Tasting with Barón Balch’é in Valle De Guadalupe, Mexico

For the past two weeks, I’ve been daydreaming about cake. It could be because I knew my birthday was coming up. Okay, it was because my birthday was coming up. I flipped through recipe after recipe thinking about all of the creations I could make. Bill told me, “You know, you don’t have to make … More Orange Almond Cake with Orange Blossom Buttercream

As mother’s day approaches tomorrow, I’ve been looking at different recipes that sound like a great mother’s day brunch or tea food, since I love brunch and afternoon tea. I found a few things that sounded great, but these sweet pea cupcakes with swiss meringue frosting really stood out to me. They sounded so incredibly … More Sweet Pea Cupcakes with Swiss Meringue Frosting

Last weekend my family and I decided to start a form of Weight Watchers together. My siblings and I were talking about how each of us weren’t happy with our current weight (I mean, Connell is three now so I can’t use the, “I just had a baby,” excuse anymore), so we decided that each … More Broccoli and Pappardelle with Garlic Cannellini Bean Sauce