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The Fluffiest French Toast

Nothing worse than the moment you realize that store bought Texas toast bread isn't the best bread for French toast. Last year, I used it to make what I hoped would turn out to be fluffy French toast, but instead I had a dry mess. Apologies if you like it with bread aisle Texas toast, but deep ... READ the POST

Building Community as an Adult

For many of us, making new friends as an adult is no small feat. I would categorize "adult" as ages 28 and up. There are either issues with logistics, or it's timing, and let's face it -- some of us are just awkward (raises hand). As I've gotten older, I've tried to stop looking at it as "making ... READ the POST

Easy Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

This brown butter chocolate chip cookie recipe is for those of us that love the cookie part a bit more than we love the chocolate chip part. Of course you can add as many or as little chocolate chips as you like, though! For this recipe, I used mini chocolate chips. Primarily because I accidentally ... READ the POST

Bourbon Spiked Apple Cider

If you've ever been to one of my gatherings, you know I love having 1-2 signature cocktails that have been batched. Batching cocktails is a speciality of mine. My bourbon spiked apple cider is certainly one that can easily be batched, but this blog will focus on those moments where you only need to ... READ the POST