#ice cream and pasta and muffins and cookies oh my!

[senatortedcruz]

Love too go grocery shopping and not pick up a single thing of nutritional value

[girlwithwolftatoo]

If you’re still accepting requests (I’m sorry if you’re not, you can totally ignore this):

Hw would the moon boys react with a reader whose love language is cooking and baking? Like, on a random day, their partner just starts making them all sorts of dishes and pastries for them to take to work, leaving little love notes with it.

Ihate cooking/baking, but the moment I’m in love I suddenly become a three Michelin star chef. 😂

*Undusts herself and looks around* Oh my gods, sorry about the HUGE delay! But here it is, I had a sudden idea while investigating about Hannukah (I hope I wrote it right) so... Marc Spector:

*Marc has some issues with the linking between food + love, we know why (coughcoughchapterfivefromseriescough). When you make him breakfast or he takes care of a meal for you, he perceives it as a simple couple task.

*So, why are you suddenly preparing such special dishes? If it happens you're not from the Jewish community, you begin to make traditional sweets or even whole meals, and you always seem expectating when practically dragging Marc to the table so he can "point" your cooking skills.

*It takes Marc some time to understand the reason behind your extra effort, and once he does... well, he's ready to swear to the whole Ennead he'll love and devote his life to yours until the end of this universe.

*He's not very picky with food, remember he was a marine and later a mercenary. To his eyes, whatever you do looks like a three-course banquet, and it overwhelms him in a special way.

*Marc is more into normal meals than comfort food, but will never say no when you ask him to try a just baked cupcakes or a natural fruit parfait. It's sweet, he thinks, but never sweeter than you.

Steven Grant:

*This man NEEDS someone to fill his stomach, like, ASAP. And I don't mean it because he's a vegan, but because we know he tends to forget to feed himself properly, like... almost every other esencial self-care tasks.

*The first time you prepare the breakfast for him, he disolves himself in compliments and kind words to you. Of course, he'll try to be fair and make meals for you too, so it's pretty usual that, when he invites you to stay in his place, he spends like three hours watching a tutorial to make a very fancy pasta and other things (specially if you're omnivore).

*One day, you show up to his work with a cute lunch that resembles a lot the kawaii meals you can see in the internet. Another day, you bring cookies you baked. And another day, you ask him if he's interested in some banana bread (and he better says yes because you've already cooked it).

*You could ask Steven to munch on a shoe and he'll do it happily. He loves everything you cook and bake for him and eats it like if it was the last meal on Earth. He looks almost like a little boy, his eyes reflect all the good feelings he has when you feed him.

*Of course he has his favourites, perhaps some specific cookies or, if it's summertime and you're up to, a sorbet flavor, but he's always up to experiment with whatever you have in mind.

Jake Lockley:

*Jake has an oposite vision about food than Marc. For him, if someone takes their time to cook or bake something, without being paid for that, it means they love the person they're cooking for with all their heart.

*So, try to picture what runs through his mind the first time you invite him to eat something you prepared in your apartment. He'll finish with the whole portions if you allow him.

*You know he's the most eccentric of the Moon boys, even more than Steven, so baking desserts is the right way to keep yourself into his heart (but, honestly, even if you handed him a bowl of cereal with fruit he'd still follow you like a loyal dog). Donuts and muffins are his favorites, and you don't have problems in spending some extra money to get the tools and ingredients for some decorations like whipping cream and royal ice.

*And ohh if this man doesn't love the cute messages you put along with his brand new box of bread. A little secret: he keeps all the notes you include in his meals, sticking them together with tape so they don't break and he can keep them like other people do with photos in their wallets.

*He's not affraid to ask you for certain things, if you tell him you want to try another thing (a cake, per example), he'll offer all of his support. And, in the case you fail a recipe, he'll be there to hug you and remind you that, for him, you're the best person in the world and you make him happy with or without food.

[lazypetals]

we're back at school bitches and i've been up to my walking all day and staying under my cal limit. let's fucking go. xmas break at home was just full of food and people and i wasn't weighing myself or bodychecking and yeah it was nice and i'm fortunate to have that, but in the back of my mind i felt like shit because i knew that i'd regret every bite of cannoli from that new bakery and eating sandwiches until my stomach felt like it was gonna explode and huge scoops of vanilla ice cream with extra chocolate chips (that i willingly added cause i'm fucking fat) once i got back to school and had more awareness of my body.

it sounds bad but it feels so good. i missed ed youtube. i missed weighing myself every hour and checking my waistline after every sip of water. bodychecking whenever i pee or just getting the urge to bodycheck and going to my mirror to life my shirt up. it's so comforting because i finally know i can do it. i plateaued so hard from 2020 to the first few months of 2021. i was like 160-165 for most of that time. then i got my shit together and it started working, and i finished off my semester and went home in the low 150s and i was so amped. but i went home for 4 months. and i went back to 163 JUST IN TIME TO GO ON MY FIRST SLEEPOVER COTTAGE TRIP AND TOOK PICTURES IN BIKINIS WITH MY FRIENDS THAT THEY ALL POSTED. and they're all so skinny and have those vertical belly buttons and honestly the pics weren't terrible but i look like an absolute blob but i wasn't gonna say that and stop them from posting because that would just make me stand out more. anyway september rolled around, i was back at school, then my grandma died, school was busy and i was just straight up not vibing.

but october -> december.......... im in love. december 2nd 2021. i saw the 140s for the first time since i was 15 years old. my lowest weight ever was around that time, beginning of 2017 when i was delivering newspapers every week and walking like crazy to high school and back. it was 138 pounds. if i could get back to something even close to that i would cry. december 2nd 2021 though was 149.8 pounds. and honestly? i was ecstatic. i bought a scale off facebook marketplace because i couldn't handle being away from the one i had at home and not knowing my weight. december 2nd i met that girl in front of a subway and i practically ran home i was so fucking excited. and to see my lowest weight in literally years, breaking below the 150s.... im still giddy.

I KNOW I CAN DO IT AGAIN. again, unfortunately winter break happened and i left home on jan 17th somewhere around 154 again. but that's okay. because i was 151.4 yesterday/last night and that's exactly where i was on november 27th 2021.

and actually i'm gonna weigh myself right now.

151.2!!!! AND I HAVENT EVEN POOPED IN 2 DAYS OR SLEPT YET IT'S LITERALLY 7:15 AM

im manifesting this for me. i have basically nothing to eat in my fridge or cupboard. the only food i really have rn is:

- assorted bag of oh henry/reese cups/cookies and creme

-cottage cheese

-carton of eggs

-3 cheesestrings

-a small sleeve of 8 crackers

-some cream cheese

-cans of 100cal chicken noodle soup

-some frozen broccoli

-frozen fries

-frozen fish

-hot chocolate powder (i deserve it fuck off)

-teaaaaa

-also some more frozen english muffins (160cal) and other dry pasta to be cooked, tuna cans, just other assorted low cal stuff that takes too much effort to make

it couldn't be easier. when i go in for my lab tomorrow i'm gonna get some cucumbers, cold cut slices (usually like 20-30cal per slice), and cherry tomatoes on the way home. those are my all time safe foods i'm telling you like 2 cold cut slices 2 baby cucumbers and im full for hours it's fucking magical.

wish me luck i cannot WAIT

(i just dont wanna lose all my ass though thats the only thing i have going for me) (it seems fine so far) (but id much prefer finally having skinny arms instead of my stupid thick meaty forearms and basically bingo wings over an ass any day)

peace

[jjba-hell]

One Clear Moment

Am I a cheese-fucker or am I confused? Is it just a phase? I DON’T KNOW SO DON’T COME FOR ME! 

WARNING! Some HEAVILY suggestive content up ahead- never expanded on or detailed but it is way too obvious to not put the warning out there. Possible disordered eating (mention), mention towards trauma but not expanded on. 

Consider this a ‘post- vento aureo’ timeline where you and Formaggio escape your deaths and decide to elope. Yes, some real fluffy domestic romance shit. 

@lasquadraweek2020, @risottoneroo, @giogio-gucci-gangstar.... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) I promise I’ll stop annoying ya’ll with the tags when this week is over

1,8 K words and a gender neutral reader- good luck

“You up yet, sugar?” You heard Formaggio whisper in your ear.

You wanted to answer no, just be content to press yourself back into his chest with a sigh. Just so he can hold you a bit longer. But you only grumbled a soft no.

He laughed against the back of your neck, wrapping an arm around you softly and turning you to face him. “Baaaabe-“ he whined softly. “Forget breakfast at home- let’s go out to eat for breakfast.”

You stretched out in his arms, hooking your one leg over his hip. “You said that we’d go out for dinner tonight.”

A rough laugh vibrated in his chest as you turned to face him. “Why not both?”

“Or all day?”

He laughed pulling you in tighter. “Come on, you know I don’t get days off very often. I just want to get out of the house with my love.” He drummed his fingers on your back gently then perked you with a bright smile. “Beach day.”

You raised an eyebrow at him- “You just want me in the least amount of clothes possible.”

“Not my fault your ssooo hot angel face.” His forehead touched against yours, his hand running down your exposed side before leaning in and planting a kiss on your lips. “Ohhh honey buns.” He groaned against your lips- hand slipping from your hip to your backside.

“Sweetie, be gentle with me.” He nearly pleaded as you rolled him onto his back with you on top, running your hands up his bare chest. A whine came from his lips as you leaned forward, giving him just enough friction as you leaned down to kiss his neck.

“Beach day right?”

You rolled off of him before his hands could find purchase on your body and head straight to the closet for your swimwear.

“Baby!” He called from the bed as you head towards the kitchen to prepare snacks.

“Yeah?” You turned to stand at your bedroom door, leaning against the frame.

“Your teasing is gonna get you in trouble.”

“Ohhh I can’t wait to see where that trouble leads.”

You spun around and continued on your own mission.

You had gone to the trouble to prepare two cold salads, some finger quesadillas (a family favorite of Formaggio’s) and some muffins you had left in the cupboard but the second Formaggio slipped into the kitchen, he simply nodded at the packed bag, nodded and added the bags of cookies and chips and some bottles of water before zipping it up and giving you a kiss. “I’ll get these in the car. Would you bring the towels and sunscreen in your bag?”

“You got the umbrella?”

“Yeah, sugar.”

It was only after he had disappeared into the garage that you felt your heart swell with the cute domesticity- the two of you had been through hell and back against Bucciarati but the day after Formaggio could sneak away out of the explosion that day, he faked his death and soon the two of you eloped and never looked back. You had new names and new lives- you worked as a nurse at a pediatric clinic and he was working as a bar manager at a club nearby. Things were good- so impossibly good you were sure that by some way you had made it to heaven or that it was all just a dream.

You threw on a light shirt and some jean shorts and hopped into the car with your husband.

True to his word you had stopped at a beach front restaurant for a proper breakfast before deciding to rent some surf boards.

You’d been living so close to the beach for so long that surfing had definitely become a nearly mastered feat. With a smile on your face you sat up on your board and waited for your husband to paddle by. “Would you believe me if I told you I’ve worked off breakfast?” He laughed.

You gazed up at the sun- it was probably around noon. “I believe you- it’s past noon. Need to reapply some sun screen too.”

You paddled back and tailgated in the trunk of your car- finishing half the water before setting up under the umbrella in the pristine white sand. The people started filling in the open spots on the beaches, the two of you leaning back and watching families and more couples than you could count. Formaggio looked up at you as you leaned over your own legs to get sunscreen over your feet.

“You ever wonder if we made a mistake picking this place?”

“Oh? And what would stop us from relocating?” You moved over to whisper in your ear. “Did you forget we’re not being watched anymore?”

Formaggio laughed, turning his head to steal a kiss on your cheek. “So we’ll talk where to next when we get home.”

You laughed at that. Was this what freedom felt like? At least you could admit that you forgot yourself but it was moments like this- that you could bask in the sunlight without the weight of the gang on your shoulders.

You had just finished the water in your hand when Formaggio leaned forward and kissed your jaw softly. You practically melted into him, leaning in closer, turning your head to kiss him properly.

But after a moment you stopped him and with a smile said. “We’re not going home.”

He gave an audible groan as he laid back into the trunk. “Doll face you can’t kiss me like that and expect me to behave.”

You turned back and hovered your upper body over him, with a pout you ran a hand over his chest. “But you promised.”

Formaggio ran a hand up your arm and sighed. “How am I supposed to say no to you sweet cheeks?”

You shot back up and got going again, making sure to massage the sunscreen into his back properly before you packed away the stuff back into the car and started your hand-in-hand walk along the boardwalk

You had occasionally indulged in some ice cream or a slushy together before heading through the supermarket closer to where you parked. You hopped into the car- exhausted by the day and head home. You had just packed the groceries away when Formaggio came to pick you up over his shoulder.

“Babe!” You laughed as he purposefully took wide steps to make you swing left and right over his shoulder. “Babe what are you doing?”

He gently put you down on the floor of the bathroom with a smile and were greeted with a filled up bubble bath and lit candles.

“I know you’re not really into this stuff but I thought you’d like to properly soak off the day.”

You turned around and kissed him eagerly, unable to stop yourself. “Join me?” You asked as soon as you broke away.

“Ohhh sweetums, I will.” He growled against your lips. “But I wanna get the pasta dough started for tonight first.”

You nodded eagerly and then slowly sunk into the water for a good soak.

Through the wall you heard your him put on the game for tonight- lucky for him it would be over before dinner, you just knew he liked some noise as he was kneading the dough.

You leaned your arms against the cool edge of the bath, wondering how you ended up with an Italian that liked making food from scratch- hard to imagine the bastard that would call and collect pizza and pasta at the restaurant near the squad base now refused to eat out. Sometimes you wondered if it was about his new identity he was so desperately trying to hide or if he genuinely liked making food from scratch.

The ten minutes of kneading passed and to your surprise Formaggio showed up into the bathroom with an anti pasta plate.

“You never stop eating, do you?” You laughed as he placed the platter on the lid of the empty laundry basket.

“I’m a growing boy, amore. I need to take care of myself.”

He poured you a glass of wine and joined you in the bath with a bottle of beer. One thing quite un-Italian of him but it was a little quirk you’d grown to love. “How’s the game going?”

You asked as you leaned out of the bath just enough to smeer two crackers with the sweet chilli cream cheese.

“Huh? How’d you know?”

You gave him his snack and smiled at his innocent surprise. “I’ve been living with you for four years, darling. I know you just want some noise while you’re kneading. Just like I know you hide the chocolate above the fridge so that I can’t reach it.”

He laughed at that, pulling you to face him on his lap. “And I know you sneak a cigarette after a nightmare but hate the smell of it on your hands so you hold the filter with a clothes peg.”

Your arm slid over one of his shoulders wrapping around him to bring him closer. “And I know you wash my smoking sweatshirt I leave outside once a week.”

“And I know you freeze the bread I bring home sometimes because you can’t eat it, which is bullshit by the way. If you wanna work off some extra calories, I’m sure you and I can figure something out.”

That mischievous grin slid over hid face as he brought his face closer to yours, noses touching as he pulled you close.

“Not in the bathtub, sweetie.” You groaned as he kissed up your shoulder to your neck.

He put his beer bottle down in the corner, not minding your warning so you put your wine glass down on the floor outside the bathtub.

“You’ve been denying me all day, baby. Please, honey. I’m so pent up.”

Oh how badly you wanted to give him what he wanted but if there was one thing you loved giving Formaggio, it was delayed gratification. So just as he had gotten handsy with your backside you stood up and stepped out of the bath.

He let out a strangled whine. “Hoonneey! I asked nicely.”

You sat on the edge of the bath with the towel. “Soon, babe. Trust me.” You gave him a kiss to the temple and got back up.

You picked up the plate he had brought- that was only finished halfway- and popped an olive in your mouth as you left.

He had often called you cruel for the way you teased but it had taken you a long time to realize how much he adored it- the suspense and the gratification made for a combo he couldn’t get enough of. You let him do the cooking for the dinner, sitting on the countertop in shorts with a glass of wine. You’d attempted to help him before and although he didn’t chase you out of the kitchen while he was working- but when you took a close enough step to his work, he littered kisses all over your face, stepping you away with a whispered. “No no no, my turn tonight.”

So you perched yourself on the countertop with your second glass of wine- every few minutes he’d come over, run his hands over the top of your thighs and settling himself between them nearing the end of his prep- alternating between gazing up at you with that stupid grin of his and peering around your waist to look at the soccer score on TV.

You sat cross-legged on the couch with your bowl of food and Formaggio next you as you watched the stupid soap story. Initially you two had laughed at the thought of being so domesticated you finished dinner on time for the soul purpose of having time to watch a stupid show on TV but at the same time it was comforting. To be side-by-side with each other when it seemed like you’d never have reached this point.

It was maybe also a distraction, perhaps a reminder to act normal under your new jobs and new names. His past was buried and burned in the street he had nearly died at and yours was buried under the blown up squad base.

Now you were simply a newlywed couple living a quiet life.

You packed in the dishes into the dishwasher and started the machine before cuddling up under Formaggio’s waiting arm until your show came to another boring end.

You lined kisses up his jaw, feeling low over his abdomen with your fingertips.

“Ohhhh sweetheart, please don’t tell me you’re teasing.”

You weren’t- he had waited long enough, so you silently felt him up just a bit more to see how well he’d restrain himself. When he let you do as you pleased without so much as making a move or whining you slipped down between his legs....

“I’m not teasing, sweetheart.”

[foodtheywrote]

food+drink from IT’S NOT ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE by Terry McMillan

(these are all Kindle highlights. please let me know in the comments if you have other mentions of food and/ or drink in this book.)

1. buffet of fried chicken, BBQ ribs, baked beans, au gratin potatoes, some kind of salad, collard greens, and cornbread.

2. chocolate cake

3. angel hair pasta with prawns, some garlic bread, and a good salad

4. We could have some raspberry sorbet and not too many glasses of wine so that we still have energy...

5. glass of water with a slice of cucumber resting between tiny ice cubes.

6. ...a large plate of figs, squares of dark and white chocolate, green grapes, and four or five different types of cheese. Beige crackers are spread out like cards on a blackjack table.

7. ...all kinds of casseroles and bowls of fried chicken and a honey-baked ham and macaroni and cheese on the table, and all four burners had pots with steam bursting out of the tops of them. I saw squares of yellow cornbread and collard greens and sweet potatoes in chafing dishes.

8. ...two glass pitchers of lemonade and iced tea.

9. We both laughed, and I remember throwing a piece of French bread at him and missing. B. B. King—who still was very quick at the time—grabbed it in his mouth and took off. Carl was lucky I didn’t grab a handful of my delicious spaghetti and meatballs, or he’d have been covered in it!

10. ...candied yam.

11. ... fried chicken and collard greens. Lucky also had macaroni and cheese, which I passed on.

12. She then bit off a big piece of honey cornbread. “Neither one of us should even be in here,” I said as I looked down at my plate. The chicken was fried. I could see the ham in the collard greens. The candied yams had brown sugar and butter oozing out of them. And then there was my beautiful cornbread. Did I really need to eat all this?

13. ...double cheeseburger, some soft fries, a diet Coke, and three farewell Twizzlers.

14. “I made lasagna and a salad and as you can see, French bread and steamed asparagus.”

15. When I went to put my registration back inside the glove compartment, staring at me was a brand-new package of Twizzlers.

16. “I’ll have the pizza with ground beef, but with no beans, no sour cream, and no avocado.” “Anything else?” “I would like to try the fried ice cream.” “To drink?” “I’ll have a virgin margarita.” “What kind, sir?” “A normal one.” I winked at her, so she knew I wanted my regular: combination chicken tacos and chicken enchiladas with sour cream. All the combos come with beans and rice and I almost always end up taking something home. I ate guacamole and chips and Kwame drank what was really just lemonade...

17.  I grabbed the tasteless granola, some raspberries, and low-fat milk...

18.  ...string beans and that stuff with the scrambled eggs in it again?”

19. ...pot stickers and various types of chow fun

20. ...the white boxes that we knew were pot stickers and brown and white rice, and the fortune cookies, at least ten of them.

21. But I ordered a low-fat mocha latte with no sugar instead.

22.  I just made a strong pot of Peet’s Sumatra and I baked a delicious apple pie for Joe.

23.  I could hardly eat the stroganoff, which was terrible, and also because I had snuck a hamburger (not cheeseburger) with small fries before I came over...

24. “I got lasagna and sourdough bread, and a Caesar salad and asparagus for you...

25. Kwame lifted the wide lasagna noodles and let them fall back on top of the red meat sauce. Then he pulled on the cheese to form a string...

26. ...from about eight different salads, we chose four and a bowl of chunky homemade vegetable soup.

27.  ...red miso short ribs, Thai chicken meatballs, and shredded jerk chicken floating in thick golden sauce...

28. We had to order the seasoned rice and bread. At checkout, we decided to get the salad and soup to go and bought two of those little round macaroon cookies that come from France. I ordered watermelon mint lemonade...

29. ....finest halibut for you along with baked sweet potatoes and a salad and brown rice.

30. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to have a drumstick and a wing on hand for a late-night snack.

31. ...last two kosher hot dogs and a few French fries and a half hour later, I scraped the vanilla out of the ice cream sandwich and put it on a saucer...

32. ...sweet potato pies, peach cobbler, bread pudding, and apple pies—

33. ...I sliced apples. I opened ten cans of peaches. I boiled sweet potatoes and mashed them with cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, eggs, vanilla flavor, and a drop of bourbon. I made bread pudding that was so fluffy it almost floated out of the little baking dishes I bought. The peach juice boiled onto the aluminum foil I knew to put under the cobbler because it happens every year.

34. lobster tails with butter and baked potatoes with chives, sour cream, and butter and a salad and sourdough bread

35.  I did not want to go out for cake and ice cream.

36. I was overdue for a cheeseburger and fries. I had been good. I could count how many I’d had since I got back from Las Vegas, which was almost two months ago: five. I could also count how many times I went to Carol’s and had their French toast with bacon: three.

37. ...once she had it, she would have to pretend fried chicken and candied yams and honey cornbread would kill her.

38. “Yes, I would like to have a double cheeseburger with a purple onion and a small order of fries.” “What kind of cheese would you like on that burger?” the voice said. “Cheddar. Oh, and can you also put pickles on it?” “You got it. Any of our delicious desserts strike your eye? Our apple pie is killer and our ice cream sundaes are made with the best chocolate syrup. And there’s a new flavor of ice cream to choose: strawberry cheesecake.”

39. ...two thick pieces of French toast with butter, drenched with maple syrup, two strips of bacon, a glass of orange juice, and a cup of coffee. With two packets of Splenda.

40. We’re having marinated rib-eyes, steamed brown rice, no bread, a salad with oil and vinegar, and sparkling water for me and Loretha, right, Lo?”

41.  “And for dessert?” Sadie asked suspiciously. “Fruit salad. Take it or leave it.”

42. ...bought a slice of pepperoni pizza, a salad, a Diet Coke, and a chocolate chip cookie.

43. ...cottage cheese, scrambled eggs, a small piece of chicken breast, and a peach that she was already cutting.

44. I took a long sip of my detoxifying apple-cucumber-celery-spinach-cranberry-pomegranate drink, and then stared at my steel-cut oatmeal with no raisins and definitely no brown sugar.

45. ...that Hawaiian French toast with the rum-battered Kona-coffee whipped cream and pineapple marmalade

46. I ate an apple. And half of a whole wheat English muffin that I toasted and spread this stuff called ghee that Jonas told me to buy instead of butter. It tasted like butter but better. I wanted a glass of orange juice so bad

47. ...chocolate chip cookie or a juicy cheeseburger with fries and a vanilla shake.

48. ...did not put any sugar in my coffee but I did put in cream. I was starting to get used to it. And instead of eating French toast or pancakes topped with bananas and hot syrup or waffles with hot syrup or eggs and bacon with hash browns and toast with butter and jelly, I had plain yogurt with berries and whole wheat toast.

49. ...salad with a thousand different vegetables and cooked prawns and then chunks of chicken and oil and vinegar dressing. I did eat a breadstick.

50. ...baked chicken. Brown rice. A salad. Steamed vegetables. I passed on the sourdough bread and butter.

51. Jonas has made an amazing tofu stir-fry if you’d like to have dinner with us.” “No thanks.” “It’s also got ginger, carrots, string beans, and garlic, and a little soy sauce. You won’t even know it’s good for you.”

52. ...chipotle grilled pork tenderloin with strawberry-avocado salsa. And this is spicy brown rice. That’s spinach and onion couscous. Those are salmon fishcakes. And the salad is spinach, feta, and goat cheese.

53. ...triangle turkey sandwich...

54. ...eat the savory teriyaki beef I ordered along with a cup of hot water and lemon

55.  purple sweet potato, almond milk, and ginger smoothies

[tessaractwasp]

1-140 question meme

wait you want me to do all of them?? Ok I guess (that actually makes me kinda happy lol)

3 Fears losing people, never getting away from home, and that everyone hates me

3 things I love music, reading, writing

2 turns on intelligence, muscular, socialism

2 turns off misogyny, speech impediments, capitalism

My best friend @queercedricdiggory​   

Sexual orientation not sure tbh. Maybe pan? Maybe lesbian? Who can say. Not me.

How tall am I 5′ 2 3/4″

What do I miss right now my friend Shannon who doesn’t want anything to do with me anymore

Favourite color purple

Do I have a crush yes

Favourite place nature. there’s a brook in the woods at the bottom of the hill I live on. its magical.

What am I listening to right now my spotify playlist “A Very Specific Mood Brought To You By Probably Non-Lesbian Lesbian Icons” currently Mitski’s “A Horse Named Cold Air”

Shoe size 6.5 usually

Eye color cockroach brown

Hair color brown/black (ft hidden rainbow)

Meaning behind my URL oh god I was like 15 when I made it so tesseract from the first avengers but tessaract bc my name is tessa, and wasp bc she was my favorite marvel character. 

Favourite song favorite song????? uuuuuhhhhhhhhhh right now probably Mitski’s “Pink in the Night”

Favourite band pdofjsodifjolikdsjf uhm IDK my top artists rn are Mitski, Hozier and Florence + The Machine

How I feel right now frustrated.

Someone I love @azirahell​

My current relationship status single and READY to flaMINGLE

My relationship with my parents hahahahahahahah better than most I guess. But strained af atm

Favourite season SPRING

Tattoos and piercing i have navel and ear piercings

Tattoos and piercing i want WAY more ear piercings, I wanna get that custom “constellation piercing” thing but $$$$ also tattoos for each of my immediate family members (so far a turtle and elephant on opposite ankles, a power symbol on the back of my neck probably, an origami rose on one tricep, a wolf silhouette on the other)

The reasons I joined Tumblr fandom probably? and peer pressure. thx nadia

Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts? only when Im actively texting someone when we go to bed

Have I ever kissed the last person you texted? I dont know have you? (Im kidding, I think I have tho)

How long does it take me to get ready in the morning? depends on where Im going. Anywhere from 5 mins to like 1.5 hrs lmao. But on average, probably 20 mins

Have you shaved your legs in the past three days? I haven’t shaved my legs in the past three years

Where am I right now? My living room

Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level? LOUD

Do I live with my Mom and Dad? yes

Am I excited for anything? not really atm

Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to? if by sex you mean gender then yes

How often do I wear a fake smile? lmao all the fuckin time

If I could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be? wow uuhhhhhhh I dont know! maybe Lana Parrilla lmao idk honestly!

What do I think about most? how much i suck lmfao

Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it? I guess behind, but I dont mind being in front

What was the last lie I told? oh god Im taking care of my little siblings i have no idea

Do I perfer talking on the phone or video chatting online? depends on the person but usually video chatting

Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens? no, yes

Do I believe in magic? not really

Do I believe in luck? depends on the day

What’s the weather like right now? warm. It’s almost 80, but its getting dark out so it feels nice.

What was the last book I’ve read? rn Im in the middle of Scythe by Neal Shusterman (bc hes putting my name in the third book in the series!!)

Do I have any nicknames? Tess, T, T-Cake, Tessticle

Do I spend money or save it? SPEND lmao

Can I touch my nose with a tounge? no

Favourite animal? hmmm I guess dog

What was I doing last night at 12 AM? lying on the couch on tumblr

What’s a song that always makes me happy when I hear it? oh boy idk

What is my favorite word? people have favorite words?

My top 5 blogs on tumblr bruh idk I dont pay attention to anything

If the whole world were listening to me right now, what would I say? be fucking decent already

Do I have any relatives in jail? not at the moment that Im aware of

What is my current desktop picture? Thranduil Tauriel and Legolas lol

Had sex? depends on ur definition

Bought condoms? GLOW IN THE DARK

Gotten pregnant? nope

Have I ever kissed somebody in the rain? no

Had job? yes

Smoked weed? yes

Smoked cigarettes? no

Drank alcohol? yes

Am I a vegetarian/vegan? no

Been overweight? technically I think? But not really

Been underweight? yes

Gotten my heart broken? yes

Been to prom? yes

Been in airplane? well yea but I was 4 so I dont remember it so I dont count it

Learned another language? bruh i tried

Wore make up? yes

Dyed my hair? yes

Had a surgery? yes

Met someone famous? yes

Stalked someone on a social network? who hasnt??

Been fishing? yeah but I dont really remember it

Been rejected by a crush? yes

What do I want for birthday? Idk dude thats so far away

Do I like my handwriting? sometimes

Where do I want to live when older? i have no idea

Have I ever got caught sneaking out or doing anything bad? never snuck out but yeah Ive been caught doing “anything bad”

What I’m really bad at everything lmao. Sports I guess

What my greatest achievments are my writing probably

The meanest thing somebody has ever said to me one time when I was like 14 my mom and I were arguing and she told me it wouldnt be long before I was selling myself on the streets of new york

What I’d do if I won in a lottery ugh pay off my debt and buy a few of the things i want the most

What do I like about myself hairrr

My closest Tumblr friend like tumblr-only? probably leakedinlondon bc shes the only person ive ever talked to on tumblr lmao

Any question you’d like? what

Are you outgoing or shy? yes

What kind of people are you attracted to? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ femme wlw mostly i guess???

Do you think you’ll be in a relationship two months from now? no but i wish

Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable? no

Who was the last person you had a deep conversation with? my friend Kate who lives in AZ now :(

What does the most recent text that you sent say? “Yeah I just did, nothing yet”

What are your 5 favorite songs right now? Mitski, “Nobody” Florence + The Machine, “Grace” Hozier, “Wasteland, Baby” Mitski, “Pink in the Night” Mitski, “Strawberry Blond” in no particular order

Do you like it when people play with your hair? YESS

Do you think there is life on other planets? yes

Do you like bubble baths? yes but has tiny tub :(

Do you like your neighbors? i dont really know most of them but the ones I do, yeah for the most part

Where would you like to travel? All over the place, but Cuba more than anything

Favorite part of your daily routine? cuddling w my doogggggg

What part of your body are you most uncomfortable with? muffin toppp

What do you do when you wake up? try to go back to sleep

Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker? yes

Do you ever want to get married? idk maybe

If your hair long enough for a pony tail? lmao yea????

Would you rather live without TV or music? TV

Have you ever liked someone and never told them? yea

What are your favorite stores to shop in? theres this little like toy store but it has so many funny or adult things that I love. Its called Play

Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance? not everyone

Do you smile at strangers? usually

Have you done anything recently that you hope nobody finds out about? only in my dreams (like literally, I dont want ppl to know what I did in my dreams)

Ever wished you were someone else? always

Favourite makeup brand? dont have one

Last thing you ate? chicken and pasta

Ever won a competition? For what? yeah, a writing competition

Ever been in love? i dont know

Facebook or Twitter? facebook

Twitter or Tumblr? tumblr

Are you watching tv right now? no

What colour are your towels? purple

Favourite ice cream flavour? cookies and cream

First person you talked to today? my lil brother Ben

Last person you talked to today? talking to both my lil sibs rn

Name a person you hate? fucking CHRIS

Name a person you love? Rebecca <3 ( @parkour-margaret)

Is there anyone you want to punch in the face right now? chris always

Do you tan a lot? BURNN

Have any pets? FOUR

Do you type fast? relatively yeah

Do you regret anything from your past? OH yeah

Ever broken someone’s heart? idk

Have you ever liked someone so much it hurt? YUP

Is cheating ever okay? it really depends on the situation but 98% of the time no

Do you believe in true love? yeah.  but not just one. everyone can have more than one

What your zodiac sign? aries

Do you believe in ghosts? this question was already asked? no

Get the closest book next to you, open it to page 42, what’s the first line on that page? “‘Never mind, do not weep,’ answered the frog, ‘I can help you, but”

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EASY & Weird WEIGHT LOSS TIPS. oh my god I literally look like a pineapple so take my hair out now I'm too lazy for that hello everyone so in today's video I thought we could talk about weight loss because every girl woman person cares about the number on the scales and I was gonna come on here and share with you guys my own trials and tribulation and my own journey and weight loss and how I went from this to this and maintained it but I thought to myself that's been done before so instead I turn to Google I got old trusty friends and I tried to search up the most weirdest weight loss tips that I could find and in this video we are going to test them out together and see if they work hopefully after watching this video you go from flab to Victoria's Secret model you're welcome so with all that being said let's get into the tips tip number one got any cravings cons stop thinking about cookies cakes pizzas or in my case peanut butter oh my god I love peanut butter I've got a problem I can't keep it in the house but apparently and you can't keep this thing in the house and having it in the house can in fact help you all you have to do is not eat it and instead just open it up and sniff it currently science says by smelling the food it tricks your brain into thinking you're eating it so this is me testing it out I am really craving a cookie I wanna wanna cookie maybe if I just smell this vanilla scent nope that makes me want ice cream pickles not that makes me feel like a hamburger Vegemite yep that smells disgusting I'm no longer hungry the next tip I know a lot of us women blame our waistline on a slow metabolism it's my metabolism it's not the fact that I just ate three bowls of ice cream a bowl of cereal five sandwiches and a piece of pizza like it's not that at all it's the fact that I have a slow metabolism it's not my fault well apparently Google says that you can actually fasten up your metabolism by just taking a simple shower all you have to do is have a shower and in that shower you turn the heat up real real high and then you turn the temperature down real real low and repeat this four times over and continuously do this every single day for the rest of your life and bam you've got yourself a Fox metabolism it's hot then it's good fuck this shit I couldn't do this every single day for the rest of my life crazy people please don't try that at home it was so freakin painful now if you're anything like me you have an extremely terrible sweet tooth I try and fall asleep at night and the reason why I can only get four hours sleep is because my brain is just thinking about caramel tots chocolate donuts cupcakes muffins all the most amazing foods in the world constantly running through my brain when I'm trying to go to sleep google says to reduce your sweet tooth cravings all you have to do is buy a scented candle preferably vanilla scent it lighted and apparently your cravings are gone this is me testing that out I didn't realize but fire actually freakin burns and the flames go hard and it burns burns the Ring of Fire the Ring of Fire hmm honestly no this is distracting me from eating so Google might be on to something I honestly look like I'm sacrificing something to Satan right now well that one is a cookie it smells good though so something I learnt in school and actually not on Google was that the color red or warm colors in general actually increase your appetite all the huge fast food franchises are in red or yellow or orange well apparently if you wear cool colors preferably blue Europe appetite will do the opposite and it will decrease I was really curious to know if this one is accurate because it is technically science technically here is me giving it a go I'm craving a cookie I really badly want a cookie and not just any cookie an Oreo cookie it hurts honestly I think it's because I'm wearing the color red it's increasing my appetite I know what to do problem solved I have literally no cravings whatsoever I don't want a cookie yes I do I really badly want a cookie oh my gosh now I know all of us love to go on Instagram and look at the Instagram models and see pictures of their sake bulbs and their avocado on toast and their model shaped bodies while they're sitting in front of a huge bowl of pasta we all see it don't you laugh I promise door girls on Instagram in there how to health in this bitch if this and look like this like it don't make sense apparently it does actually help with weight loss if before you eat yet take a photo of your food honestly my food does not look that appetizing I tried this and this is what happened so the final tip is all about overeating you're stopping you're hungry you're like an animal and you're ready to consume a whole entire horse you open the fridge and all of a sudden you've just breathed in food apparently if you eat with chopsticks it will slow you down and make you savor your food and enjoy it more and eating slower will help your brain connect with your tummy and tell you when it's full and when to stop eating I won with the chopsticks you might ask can you eat anything and everything with chopsticks yes you can alright meal can you eat it with chopsticks BAM you can eat it with chopsticks salad can you eat it with chopsticks you can eat incredibly slow but with chopsticks an apple can you eat it with chopsticks yes you can you can eat it with chopsticks and mostly or is can you eat with chopsticks yes you can you can eat it with chopsticks already you say that is the end of this video I hope you enjoyed as low as god I love you long time and he's down I've never said that before on my channel okay ie like my shirt makes me gangsta you

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New Years KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway!

Happy New Year!!

As you may have already noticed, the blog has been on a bit of a hiatus since the summer, but I wanted to come back with a BANG and kick off my annual New Years giveaway!  You guys if you don’t own a KitchenAid 5-Quart Stand Mixer yet then you MUST enter this giveaway immediately because it is literally one of my favorite kitchen items I have ever owned.  This is my personal THANK YOU for all your sweet and thoughtful comments each day, for your patience while our family traveled and celebrated the excitement of finding out we are expecting our FIRST child, and for your honest feedback on all of my recipes.  They truly mean the world to me and I wish I could give you ALL a mixer!

Here are just a few of the creative ways you can use your mixer and don’t forget all the fun attachments you can add:

Shreds chicken (this might be my favorite!)

Mashes potatoes

Makes perfect pizza dough

Bread/muffins/cookies

Fresh pasta

Delicious meatloaf

Ice cream

Oh and you want to know the best part??  You get to pick the color of YOUR choice!  There are over 50 colors to choose from so have fun browsing!  I personally own a white mixer, but have definitely had my eye on that gorgeous mint color which would look perfect in my kitchen.

Here’s How to Enter

1. Make sure to check out all the colors the KitchenAid 5-Quart Stand Mixer has to offer and comment below on which color is your favorite!

2. Click here to sign up for my newsletter (if you haven’t already) to receive updates on future giveaways and lots of new delicious recipes coming your way!

3. Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter the giveaway with multiple entries.  Good luck!

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Giveaway Details

This giveaway is open to EVERYONE in the world and ends Friday, January 11, 2019 at 12:00 AM EST so make sure to get your entries in!  The winner will be chosen at random and notified by email as soon as the giveaway closes.

Sorry again for being gone from the blog so long, but I DO have some fun recipes coming your way this year and I’m also really looking forward to hearing from all of you!  Have fun and thank you for entering!

Let’s make 2019 our year!

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How to Freeze Fruit and Vegetables

I have an admission making: up until about 9 months back, I had actually lived my entire grown-up life without a deep freezer. Oh sure, I had a fridge freezer area on my fridge, as well as there was a small, beer fridge-sized fridge freezer in my basement, yet no full-size deep freezer. That implied that with the quantity of cooking and also preparing I do, simply placing away groceries resembled playing Tetris, yet with colder hands as well as even more frustration.

I can tell you this: getting a deep freezer has actually transformed my life. I am currently able to purchase seasonal vegetables and fruits wholesale as well as freeze them for future usage. Exactly what a concept!

I've learned a few things in the process, so here is a guide to my favorite freezable vegetables and fruits:

Apples

Peel, core, as well as slice apples, and also brush with watered down lemon juice to stop browning. Freeze on a baking sheet before loading into a fridge freezer bag or closed container. Use in pies, collapses, and crisps.

Best if used within 4 months.

Helpful Hint: this is my preferred apple peeler, and it works to core as well as slice. It's fantastic if you are freezing huge amounts of apples.

Avocados

The elusive 'ripe stage' of the avocado can be recorded! Avocados are notorious for being completely ripe for just regarding a day prior to ending up being brownish as well as unappetizingly mushy. When the avocado is perfectly ripe, dig the flesh, then discard the pit and skin. Puree in a food cpu (or mash efficiently with a fork) along with one tbsp of lemon or lime juice. Freeze in a freezer bag or a closed container. Usage for guacamole, smoothies, or pasta sauce.

Best if made use of within 5-6 months.

Helpful Hint: label the container, indicating whether you used lemon or lime juice, so you can intend your recipe accordingly.

Bananas

Peel bananas as well as freeze them in freezer bags or airtight containers. The riper the banana, the much better it will certainly be for baked goods and shakes. When the banana defrosts, it will be very mushy and also liquidy - excellent for dishes that ask for mashed banana! Use in muffins, loaves, as well as even for ice cream!

Best if used within 8 months.

Helpful Hint: freeze bananas in teams, depending on what your favourite and many used recipes require. I save my bananas in groups of two or three. Don't forget to label as such!

Berries

When your much-loved berries are in period, stock up! Freeze blackberries, blueberries, and also raspberries on baking sheets, after that transfer to freezer bags or impermeable containers. Use in smoothies, pies, and also muffins.

Best if used within 6 months.

Helpful Hint: buying berries when they are extremely ripe as well as get on clearance at the grocery shop is really economical.

Corn

This is my mother-in-law's method: plunge corn on the cob right into boiling water for 3-5 minutes, then place immediately in cool water up until cool adequate to take care of. Trim the kernels with a sharp knife, as well as freeze on baking sheets before moving to a fridge freezer bag or airtight container.

Use corn in soups, chili, stew, or simply on its own. Ideal if utilized within 8 months.

Helpful Hint: for a smoky hit of flavour, grill corn on the cob, permit to cool, and afterwards trim the kernels prior to cold.

Leafy Greens

Blanch leafy greens such as kale, spinach, or Swiss chard prior to use. Plunge right into boiling water for one minute, then instantly position leafed environment-friendlies into ice cold water. Eject all the liquid before freezing. Make use of these environment-friendlies for soups, stews, or smoothies.

Best if used within 8 months.

Helpful Hint: place paled leafy environment-friendlies in the centre of a tea towel, wrap it up as well as press. Repeat this numerous times with dry tea towels to get all the liquid out for finest freezing outcomes.

Peppers

Core, seed, as well as remove the membrane layers from bell peppers. Slice right into bite-sized items and also freeze on a baking sheet prior to moving to a freezer bag or impermeable container. Use for soups, stews, and also stir-fries.

Best if used within 6 months.

Helpful Hint: frozen red peppers can be oven-roasted to earn your very own roasted red pepper, for dishes such as this and also this!

Pineapple

Using a sharp blade, cut off the top as well as base of the pineapple. Standing the pineapple upright, cut away the skin. Quarter the pineapple then trim the woody internal core, then slice the pineapple into one-inch dices. Freeze on a cookie sheet before transferring to a fridge freezer bag or impermeable container. Usage for shakes or homemade Dole Whip.

Best if used within 6-8 months.

Helpful Hint: when cutting pineapple, wear handwear covers to safeguard your hands from the pineapple's acidity.

Zucchini

Grate zucchini and also place in little freezer bags or closed containers. Usage grated zucchini in loaves, cakes, or for dips and sauces.

Best if used within 8 months.

Helpful Hint: freeze zucchini in quantities appropriate for your favourite or most-used dishes.

Don't neglect to classify your containers with the day that you have actually frozen them, and additionally the materials if you are utilizing opaque airtight containers. Pleased freezing!

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40 Yummy Gift Ideas Your Friends Will Love

When it comes to giving holiday gifts to friends, neighbors, or coworkers, you can't go wrong with a delicious homemade treat – especially when you pair them with cute & clever packaging ideas! It's a great way to show someone you care without the hassle and cost of finding a store-bought gift.

I love making and receiving homemade food gifts! It is generally MUCH more affordable, so you won't have to cross anyone off your list due to budget constraints. And depending on what recipe you're using, you may be able to make treats for everyone on your list in just a few hours!

Since Christmas is just around the corner, I thought I'd help you finish your gift list by sharing some great ideas for homemade treats…both sweet and savory. All you need to do is choose one to make, stock up on ingredients, and have one marathon treat-making session! These delicious edible delights are sure to spread plenty of Christmas cheer!

Looking for a way to label your homemade treats? Check out WorldLabel.com!

Fresh Tomato Sauce  –  James Beard

Homemade tomato sauce is a fantastic gift for anyone who likes to eat. It can be used in so many ways. Look for unusual bottles and jars to store the sauce. These can be gifts in and of themselves. Just make sure to thoroughly clean all containers with soap and hot water before filling with your homemade tomato sauce.

Homemade Ketchup  –  Savory Simple

Ketchup is something we use without thinking about and never really notice the flavor of. The great thing about homemade ketchup is it's not hard to make it better than almost any store-bought ketchup, and you can spice it up in any direction you like. Bring on the sweet potato fries!

Homemade Pesto  –  Taste of Home

Pesto is quite the versatile food. You can make sandwiches with it, use it in pasta and smother it on eggs. This recipe for homemade pesto sauce is easy and quick to make in a food processor or blender. Just a few ingredients and five simple steps add up to perfect pesto.

Homemade Pesto

Homemade Barbecue Sauce  –  Martha Stewart

This tangy, sweet and a little bit spicy homemade BBQ sauce is sure to make any grilled meal special. It's a gift your friends and family will love to use year-round.

Homemade Soup Mixes  –  Tried and Tasty

Homemade soup mixes are the perfect frugal holiday gift! Nothing warms the heart like a warm cup of soup. Give out mixes for different varieties, like Italian Barley and Five Bean, to your loved ones. Include instructions on the gift tag.

Vegetarian Five Bean Soup Mix

Spice Rub  –  Martha Stewart

If you don't want to give sweets for holiday gifts, homemade spice blends are a wonderful idea. Quick to pull together & cheap to make, homemade spice mixes are the perfect last minute gift for the foodie in your life.

All-Purpose Spice Rub

Homemade Herb Butter  –  A Zesty Bite

Flavoring butter is surprisingly easy, and it's a great way to dress up grilled veggies or steak (or mix into pasta!) Homemade compound butters are the perfect no-bake holiday gift. Add a homemade loaf of bread tied in a tea towel and you have one amazing gift!

Packaging idea:  Your Homebased Mom

Chocolate Chip Pancakes  –  The DIY Lighthouse

Easy, make-ahead pancake and waffle mixes come in handy on busy mornings. All you have to do is add water, eggs, and/or milk, and you've got breakfast! Label containers with the name and date to ensure freshness.

Chocolate Chip Pancake Mix

Homemade Jam  –  I Heart Naptime

Everyone loves homemade jam! It makes a perfect gift on its' own or in a gift basket. Simply bottle and accompany with the recipe, storing instructions, and some helpful serving ideas.

Homemade Strawberry Jam

Packaging ideas:  Good Housekeeping | BHG.com | Martha Stewart

Fresh Cookie Dough  –  No. 2 Pencil

Cookie dough makes a delicious and thoughtful gift, especially around the holidays. Deliver homemade frozen cookie dough in one of these cute packaging ideas and your friends and neighbors will love you.

Packaging ideas:  I Heart Naptime | Our Best Bites | Hello From The Natos

Bread and Butter – One Good Thing By Jillee

The combination of my homemade Honey Butter Ambrosia on this oh-so-simple-to-make English Muffin Bread is a great treat for anyone on your list!

Herb Infused Honey  –  A Spicy Perspective

You can use herbed-honey for baking, dressings, sauces, beverages, or simply drizzled over warm bread. Herb Infused Honey makes a wonderful edible gift to give to friends around the holidays!

Homemade Vanilla Extract  –  Don't Waste The Crumbs

Give the bakers in your life this homemade extract. All you need is vodka and vanilla beans.

Microwave Caramels  –  I Heart Naptime

These sticky, rich candies are the simplest caramels you'll ever make. Add sprinkles of sea salt for extra depth of flavor sure to please family and friends.

Microwave Caramels

Cookie Butter Puppy Chow (aka Sandy Buddies)  –  Shared Appetite

No, you can't feed this to your dog. But you can feed it to your friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, etc and they will be very happy! And if you want to go down as a legend this Christmas season, start bringing it to holiday parties.

Cookie Butter Puppy Chow

Gourmet Marshmallows  –  Sugar and Soul

Marshmallows are a wonderful homemade gift. Give them along with your favorite hot chocolate mix for an added surprise. I love how they look in clear plastic bags tied with some pretty ribbon.

Homemade Marshmallows

Packaging idea: White Gunpowder

Popcorn, Popcorn, Popcorn!

Marshmallow Popcorn  –  One Good Thing By Jillee

Cheddar Caramel Popcorn –  The Kitchn

Chicago-Style Popcorn

White Chocolate Popcorn  –  A Side of Sweet

White Chocolate Confetti Popcorn

Cinnamon Roll Caramel Corn  –  Damn Delicious

Cinnamon Roll Caramel Corn

Peppermint Bark Popcorn  –  Our Best Bites

Welcome to your new favorite holiday treat. Perfect for holiday parties and neighbor gifts! You can make one huge batch and have … Continue reading

Peppermint Bark Popcorn

Packaging idea: I Heart Naptime

Homemade Slow Cooker Granola  –  Barefeet In The Kitchen

Everyone loves homemade granola! Besides being a much healthier option than commercial breakfast cereals, homemade granola is the perfect topping for creamy treats like yogurt, oatmeal and ice cream. The popularity of homemade granola makes it a favorite go-to holiday gift. Keep some extra granola-filled jars on hand, so you'll always have a delicious gift ready for those unexpected gift “situations.”

Granola In The Crock-Pot

Packaging ideas:  Makr | Simply Recipes | annabelle breakey

Slow Cooker Dulce de Leche  –  Betty Crocker

Dulce de Leche is a thick caramel made with condensed milk. Try it on pancakes, waffles, fruit or ice cream, or spread on warm breads or toast for a delightful treat.

Slow-Cooker Dulce de Leche

Coffee Syrups  –  Heather Bullard

These recipes could not be easier. Even if you're not skilled in the kitchen, you will have success with these simple and fast syrups. And there's something so fun about making (and giving) your own homemade varieties!

Homemade Flavored Coffee Syrups

Homemade Soda Syrups  –  Nellie Bellie

Homemade Soda Syrups are perfect for the mixologist enthusiast in your life! Simply add a bit of carbonated water to your homemade soda syrups and have your own chemical-free and gourmet sodas. Makes a fun inexpensive gift.

Homemade Soda Syrup

Hot Chocolate Mix  –  Kleinworth & Co.

Hot Chocolate mix is one of the easiest things to make, but still a surefire way to please everyone. Don't forget the mini marshmallows.

Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix

Scones In A Jar  –  Simple Seasonal

So scrumptious it's hard to eat just one! After you're done packing jars for your loved ones, be sure to bake a batch for yourself and snuggle up with a hot cup of tea or coffee on a chilly winter day!

Chocolate Cherry Oat Scones

White Chocolate Haystacks  –  Betty Crocker

This festive spin on a classic no-bake treat is a special addition to your holidays. Chow mein noodles and salted peanuts are tossed with melted white chocolate chips, marshmallows and a surprise ingredient–vanilla frosting–and finished with holiday sprinkles. This recipe makes a large batch, perfect for gift-giving!

White Chocolate Haystacks

Candied Ginger  –  One Good Thing By Jillee

Candied ginger is very versatile! It can be used for taming tummy troubles (it's a very popular road trip snack for people who tend to get car sick,) and added to all sorts of baked goods, like muffins, brownies, and cakes, to add a warm and spicy flavor. A jar of candied ginger makes a wonderful holiday gift as well!

Homemade Candied Ginger

Salted Caramel Sauce  –  The Comfort Of Cooking

Homemade caramel sauce with sea salt and vanilla is perfect for giving as gifts, and out of this world spooned over your favorite ice cream (or in a Salted Caramel Milkshake!) You could also wrap a jar up with some apples for dipping.

Easy Salted Caramel Sauce

White Chocolate Chex Mix  –  Mom 4 Real

Once you have one bite, you can't stop eating it! Make an extra batch for yourself and share the rest with teachers, friends and family! Anyone who receives some of this yummy mix will be more than happy with it as a gift…it's that good!

Christmas Mix

Packaging ideas: One Good Thing By Jillee

Homemade Cookie Butter  –  A Beautiful Mess

Has anything ever sounded (or tasted) as delicious as cookie butter? The best part: You can make these using ANY type of cookie.

Cookie Butter (made with any cookie!)

Candied Almonds  –  Budget Bytes

Infused with cinnamon, these candied almonds are easy to make and taste so much better than the store-bought kind. Hand out jarfuls of them for a yummy holiday snack.

Candied Almonds

Packaging idea:  Jamie Oliver

Infused Vinegar  –  Food Network

Give the gift of good health and good taste with homemade infused vinegars. Infused vinegars add panache to salads, steamed vegetables, soups and sauces, and allow you to flavor dishes without salt or fat.

Rosemary-Infused Vinegar

DIY Hot Sauce  –  Life's Ambrosia

Add some to heat to the winter season with homemade bottled hot sauce. This easy condiment isn't for the faint of heart, but if you love hot sauce, you will love this recipe! And so will the spicy-hot food lovers on your list!

Habanero Hot Sauce

Fried Chicken Kit  –  BuzzFeed

Give the gift of the. best. fried. chicken. ever. One gift, two jars - one for brining and one for coating. Combine all the ingredients for the Brine in one jar and the Coating in a separate jar. Give with directions for frying chicken. A gift guaranteed to impress!

Fried Chicken Kit

Infused Olive Oil  –  Lauren Caris Cooks

Olive oil may seem like a basic gift, but not when it's infused with flavors like citrus, herb and chili. These cute little bottles are the ideal size for gifting.

Rosemary Garlic Oil and Chilli Oil

Homemade Salsa  –  I Heart Naptime

It's fun to give something other than desserts once in awhile. Make a big batch of this easy salsa recipe for family, friends and neighbors! Free printable gift tag included.

Homemade Salsa

Homemade Pickles  –  Martha Stewart

Quick pickles are an impressive gift that's easy to make. No canning required. Sure to please any foodie on your list! Any sturdy glass jar (new or reused) will work for brining. Just make sure they are clean and dry before using.

Fast Homemade Pickles

Packaging idea: Minted

Quick Cucumber Pickles

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Warm chocolate pouring over the famous Mile High Pie – Pontchartrain Hotel

The following morning, I woke up with a bit of a much-deserved headache. I think I was slightly hung over… most likely. After strolling the French Quarter the previous day, we stopped for a full dinner at Café Sbisa on Decatur Street. I had eaten some of my blackened fish accompanied by many full glasses of water. (As you may recall, I had had 3 drinks by lunch and it was enough for me.)

Where was I? Oh, right: the hang over. It wasn’t too bad; just a basic headache. I needed a coffee really bad. So, I popped down to the Silver Whistle Café located in the lobby of my hotel. I ordered my Americano, with an extra shot because I don’t know. Anyway, I stared at the array of freshly baked goods behind the glass: warm Southern biscuits, buttery croissants, bustling muffins, and more. I ordered a ‘croque monsieur’ to go – ham and cheese croissant sandwich – brought it to my room and scoffed it down like a ravaging beast. Immediately, the headache was gone! And I smiled from ear to ear.

It was Sunday morning. I had scheduled an elegant brunch at the famed Commander’s Palace in the Garden District. I donned my favorite navy blue sports jacket and even popped on a bowtie that I had just learned to tie a week prior. (Pat on my back.) Stepping out of my hotel, I crossed St. Charles Street and proceeded into the quaint streets of the Garden District. I walked down the streets of Prytania, First, and Coliseum, admiring the incredible houses that lined each. I found the former home of the celebrated author Anne Rice – known for her vampire and witch book series that are set in New Orleans; and one of the main reasons why I wanted to ever visit New Orleans in the first place. I don’t know who owns the house now, but I bet you they are annoyed by tourists like me.

I continued to waltz along, passing the home of Archie Manning – famous New Orleans Saints football player, and father of the famous Eli and Peyton Manning. I continued along looking for the former home of musician Trent Reznor, and inconspicuously sneaking a peek of movie star Sandra Bullock’s home. Eventually, I made it to the house that was once a boarding house where F. Scott Fitzgerald once stayed just after publishing This Side of Paradise – his first novel – and while still courting Zelda.

The stroll through the Garden District was lovely, but I was dying of heat in my heavy navy blue sports jacket. Eventually, I slid on over to the bright blue Commander’s Palace; the reason I was even dressed up so nicely on this darn hot day.

We were seated in the main room to experience the famous and classic New Orleans Jazz brunch. As we ate, the three-piece band – trumpeter/vocalist, bass, and banjo player – made its rounds from table to table singing by request.

Jazz Brunch

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We had a 3-course meal, starting with a yogurt and fresh local strawberries. My main course of choice was the cornmeal crusted catfish on top of sautéed crawfish tails, red beans and grits; accompanied by a thyme-infused cocktail. My brunch companion ordered eggs Benedict, but instead of ham, the eggs sat on top a pile of slow braised pulled-pork, which sat on top of a beautiful biscuit. The jazz band continued from table to table, in the main room and out to the courtyard and back, stopping at our table again during dessert. My dessert of choice was the pecan pie a la mode.

Soon after brunch, we hustled back to my hotel to change out of the heavy elegant attire, and into more comfortable heat appropriate garb. Our other friends met us at the hotel for an afternoon cocktail on the hotel’s popular rooftop bar, Hot Tin. The bar’s name was a nod to local author Tennessee Williams’ famous play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Here, I had my second cocktail of the day: a pineapple upside-down daiquiri.

We collected ourselves and proceeded to tour the Garden District some more, starting with Lafayette Cemetery. After a short walk-through, the groundskeeper walked around with a megaphone and blow horn, warning all that the gates would be closing early. So, we hustled out and headed down to Magazine Street for more strolling. We stopped at the popular pastry shop Sucré for incredibly wonderful macaron; my favorites were Pineapple-Coconut and Bananas Foster.

Later, we had dinner at Coquette on Magazine Street – a locally sourced restaurant. The meal started with fried chicken and pickles. The rest of the meal included a garden salad, one of us had pasta with lamb neck Bolognese, and seafood stew. The meal was absolutely delicious and I recommend it to anyone that will be in the area. After a cheesecake type dessert, we went back to my hotel for a nightcap… and maybe an unintentional second dessert?

Back at the Bayou Bar – my favorite spot in my hotel – we ended the night with Chef John Besh’s revival of the Pontchartrain Hotel’s famous Mile High Pie. With it, we enjoyed cocktail experiments by the hotel bartender. When the pie arrived: Oh boy! Yes, a very tall, three-layer ice cream pie: chocolate, vanilla and strawberry, sitting on a thin chocolate cookie crust, and topped with a cloud of toasted meringue. The server placed the pie on the bar in front of us and proceeded to pour warm chocolate sauce all over it. I was too happy to feel guilty for ordering this second dessert.

Mile High Pie

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-Day 3 coming soon.-

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Silver Whistle Cafe

Posing in front of the former home of the celebrated goth author Anne Rice.

Boarding house where F. Scott Fitzgerald once stayed.

Commander’s Palace

Cornmeal crusted catfish on top of sautéed crawfish tails, red beans and grits. Accompanied by a thyme-infused cocktail.

Crow in the Garden District.

Pineapple Upside-Down Daiquiri – at Hot Tin rooftop bar.

Hot Tin in comfortable clothing.

Macaron at Sucré – Pineapple-Coconut (blue) and Bananas Foster (yellow)

Wall at Lafayette Cemetery.

Lafayette Cemetery

Naked Mile High Pie

Doused Mile High Pie.

New Orleans: Day 2 – Garden District, Fancy Jazz Brunch, and the Revival of a Famous Dessert. The following morning, I woke up with a bit of a much-deserved headache. I think I was slightly hung over… most likely.

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New Years KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway!

Happy New Year!!

As you may have already noticed, the blog has been on a bit of a hiatus since the summer, but I wanted to come back with a BANG and kick off my annual New Years giveaway!  You guys if you don’t own a KitchenAid 5-Quart Stand Mixer yet then you MUST enter this giveaway immediately because it is literally one of my favorite kitchen items I have ever owned.  This is my personal THANK YOU for all your sweet and thoughtful comments each day, for your patience while our family traveled and celebrated the excitement of finding out we are expecting our FIRST child, and for your honest feedback on all of my recipes.  They truly mean the world to me and I wish I could give you ALL a mixer!

Here are just a few of the creative ways you can use your mixer and don’t forget all the fun attachments you can add:

Shreds chicken (this might be my favorite!)

Mashes potatoes

Makes perfect pizza dough

Bread/muffins/cookies

Fresh pasta

Delicious meatloaf

Ice cream

Oh and you want to know the best part??  You get to pick the color of YOUR choice!  There are over 50 colors to choose from so have fun browsing!  I personally own a white mixer, but have definitely had my eye on that gorgeous mint color which would look perfect in my kitchen.

Here’s How to Enter

1. Make sure to check out all the colors the KitchenAid 5-Quart Stand Mixer has to offer and comment below on which color is your favorite!

2. Click here to sign up for my newsletter (if you haven’t already) to receive updates on future giveaways and lots of new delicious recipes coming your way!

3. Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter the giveaway with multiple entries.  Good luck!

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Giveaway Details

This giveaway is open to EVERYONE in the world and ends Friday, January 11, 2019 at 12:00 AM EST so make sure to get your entries in!  The winner will be chosen at random and notified by email as soon as the giveaway closes.

Sorry again for being gone from the blog so long, but I DO have some fun recipes coming your way this year and I’m also really looking forward to hearing from all of you!  Have fun and thank you for entering!

Let’s make 2019 our year!

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