5 years ago
Vanity Appeal
My mother goes out of her way to make my visits home that much more special. She rolls out the red carpet. Knowing I'm in the process of re-desinging my dressing room with a more vintage and boudoir aesthetic in mind, she was thoughtful beyond any ...
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- Cooking Recipes
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- Desserts
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- Food
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- Snacks
Pistachio Caramel Popcorn. A "Healthier" Take On a Fave Snack
Junk food. We all love it. I crave it most at midnight and then at 2 am. Every night. It's like my body gets excited at the strike of twelve in anticipation of me feeding it something decadent, normally crunchy and always sweet. I have a very strict repert...
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Pineapple & Jalapeño Relish Recipe
It's easy to squirm your way out of making dinner at home and go out to enjoy a fantastic dinner made by someone else. At least if you're like me: single, of little patience and hate nothing more than doing the dishes.Unless I'm cooking for a client, the...
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Hello, Spring! Lemon-y Yellows That Shine
1. Armitron watch from JCPenny 2. Murano glass ring in my store 3. Hunter wellies 4. Leather motorcycle jacket by Boy. By Band of Outsiders 5. Bisou Bisou skinny jeans from JCPenny Vintag...
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Iced Espresso. How To Make a Good, Good, Daily Coffee Drink
To say I'm an espresso aficionado is to say shoes are just okay. If there were a word to describe my unconditional love for the fine, dark, robust roast, I'd coin it. You'd think I started drinking espresso at an early age. Some kids in our family have. But ...
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Beauty Bloom: CoverGirl Celebrity Looks
Every gal I know wants to achieve that fabulous red carpet looks the lovely ladies of Hollywood rock during every awards show (well, most ...
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- Food
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- North Carolina
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- Restaurant Reviews
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- Travel
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- US
Bistro at Biltmore Estate. A French-Inspired Dinner For The Fanciful
(Doesn't this look gorgeous?!?!)
Eating at a fine establishment is one my life's simplest pleasures. I never underestimate the sensation and euphoric state I enter during and after an exquisite dinner.
It's not very often I allow myself to be bound to a s...
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Home Run Inn Frozen Pizza. A Departure From Home Base & a Doctored Margherita
I grew up in a very happy home. A home filled with tremendous love, constant engagement, social stimulation and phenomenal food. Next to hugging and kissing us like a bird hovering over her eggs, there was no better way Mami showed her love for us than by fe...
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- Europe
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- France
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- Lifestyle
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- Tasty Travels
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- Travel
Eze, France. Overlooking the French Riviera Serves as a Teaser to a Month-long Travel Series
Traveling is timeless. The action of and consequence therein have no expiration date. What you gain from traveling is an invaluable gift that never fades. At least in theory it shouldn't.
My family and I took a 2-week trip to Southern France and Mon...
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It’s a Green, Green Life
Monday's come with a sense of laziness. I don't attribute it to being the end of the weekend and the beginning of a new week. I look at it as a day that mentall...
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