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#FlanFridays: Goat Cheese w/Brandy Reduction Sauce. A Beautiful Surprise!
I woke up this morning, anxious to get back to Atlanta. I've been in DC for over one week and while I've been enjoying everything that comes with being with Mami and Papi (like eating my favorite food, lunch with papi in the city, sunny skies, sleeping in, c...
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Heart of Haiti Cuffs
I'm a lover of any thing relating to handmade art. Beyond appreciating the final piece, the skill, passion and talent that goes into making something unique by an artisan is dear to my heart. Often time, there's a story behind the art work.With eve...
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Mojo Roasted Turkey with Jacques Pépin’s Mushroom Armagnac Sauce
Thanksgiving is far gone, a distant past with Black Friday and Cyber Monday having superseded any memories created just 4 days ago.
One thing that's still presumbly ubiquitous, and not overshadowed by mad rushes into the mall and squabbling customers for th...
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Lavender and Fig Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing For Thanksgiving
I was watching Housewives of Atlanta last night -- my Sunday night guilty pleasure. One of the scenes had the infamous and now RICH, Nene Leakes having dinner with Kandi and Kandi's mother at Nene's house. It was a casual setting, with the kitchen n...
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Whole Cloves/Clavo
Known as one of the world's most popular and important spices, cloves are the floral buds of the evergreen clove tree. The spice has a nail head shape, hence the Latin name, "clavo," which means nail. It can range in color from red to brownish... and can be us...
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Black Always Works. And So Does Gucci.
It's been a minute since I've posted, but I have a sad excuse. A dear loss in the family had me traveling and tending to priorities. I stayed dressed in ripped up jeans and a stripped tee for 3 days in the hospital and at home the look was my aunt...
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Halloumi Crostini with Red Peppers & Olives
Where do I start?
I've been away for almost two weeks due to a family emergency and I had nothing planned or even the right mind frame to pull old posts or inventory to share during that time.
So much has happened in that time that I really am at a loss ...
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Birthday Wishes, Flowers, Shoes & Tequila Rosé!
What an exciting this week has been!
Okay, not really, but I did celebrate a pretty big birthday (in numbers that is) this past Wednesday. I had conjured up this monumental party in my head where my closest friends would come over for dinner and bottomless...
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TuTus and Birthdays
It's my birthday today. A pretty significant one and I wasn't too keen on sharing, but when I got the "okay" to publish these series of pics, I thought there is no chicer way than to start the blessed day with sharing one of my favorite "party...
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Losing Weight Can Look Like This. An Easy Breezy Salad With Fig & Lavender Vinegars
I've lost 8-9 pounds in the last 6 weeks. I'd like to credit the new size to diligent exercise and proper, healthy eating, but I can't. I've had to take an introverted look at myself to pinpoint the trigger.
It started with eating something that didn't sit ...
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