Category: Cooking

Cinnamon roll traditions – 3 years so far

Cinnamon roll traditions – 3 years so far

Today, Zach and I made cinnamon rolls. Since 2020, we have made them each year, so it has become sort of a tradition! Each year we have done a slightly different recipe, all from Half Baked Harvest. Next year, we are thinking of changing things […]

Celebrating Easter and New England spring weather

Celebrating Easter and New England spring weather

I have not written in over 2 months, and I am elated to be writing a new post! Updates on my end: I have finished the traditional “busy season” of year-end audit work. I also finished my six-month job rotation and am back on my […]

Getting in the holiday spirit!

Getting in the holiday spirit!

Long time, no blogging! I have been enjoying time back in Houston. The weather is sunny and warm here, so I definitely missed out on the northeast snow storm last week! It has been nice being back home with my family, and we have gotten […]

The week in review: more cooking and nature!

The week in review: more cooking and nature!

The leaves are starting to fall from the trees here. I’m sad but excited to see how the trees will rejuvenate in the spring. This weekend was pretty similar to last weekend except the weather was 30 degrees cooler. Brrrr. I did some actual audit […]

A perfect weekend: nature, sleeping in, and making pie!

A perfect weekend: nature, sleeping in, and making pie!

This past weekend was my ideal weekend. It was the right mix of productive and lazy. I also barely used my phone this weekend, and it was so NICE. Felt good to unplug. On Friday, I finished work right at 5 pm and got to […]

One of the people coming to your dinner party is vegan? Panic…or make this vegan lasagna!

One of the people coming to your dinner party is vegan? Panic…or make this vegan lasagna!

Lately, I’ve been really into this recipe blogger Cookie + Kate. A few weeks ago, I was looking on Pinterest for a vegetarian enchiladas recipe, and I stumbled upon her blog. Funny enough, I shared this black bean sweet potato enchiladas recipe with my friend, […]

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

Happy quarantine Easter!! This is one of my favorite holidays, so I wanted to make the most of today despite not being able to gather with friends and family. Funny enough, Jake and I’s anniversary was also today, so we found even more reason to […]

Make your own poké bowls!

Make your own poké bowls!

Hello and happy Monday! All this extra time at home has gotten me to try intricate recipes that I normally would stay clear of. This is not one of those! These poké bowls were a great break from the other meals I have been making […]

“Social distancing” got my home cooking game strong

“Social distancing” got my home cooking game strong

Hi to my small group of readers! I hope you are all faring well mentally and staying healthy during these hard times. I wanted to write a short blog post about some things I’ve been doing to keep myself distracted. Life has changed a lot […]