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Spend a weekend in Waco, Texas home to Baylor University and all things Magnolia. People visit Waco for several reasons. For me, it was my nephew attending Baylor but for most it’s all things Magnolia. An hour or so from either Dallas or Austin, it is a great weekend away. Hotels Springhill Suites Hotel Indigo…
On a recent trip to Waco I tasted the delicious Magnolia Table Biscuits and had to share them with you. Light and fluffy, it was hard to just eat one. Recently I embarked on an Aunt Adventure with my nephew Luke. I spent a weekend in Waco, Texas where he attends Baylor University. It was…
This is comfort food at it’s best. Beef Bourguignon is a slow-cooked beef served over a bed of creamy mashed potatoes. My nephew is home from college and he loves a good meal. We have long bonded over food and great conversation. It’s a perfect combo, I love to cook and he loves to eat….
These Vegan Sugar cookies are gluten-free, dairy-free sugar cookies just in time for the holidays. Recently my niece and I decided to try to find vegan sugar cookie recipes for our favorite Christmas cookies. When you have spent your whole life cooking with one set of ingredients, it is a journey to discover what works…
Our journey to making vegan sugar cookies for Christmas included the challenge of how to make vegan buttercream frosting. We ended up using making a vegan coconut buttercream frosting which paired well with our cookies. Ingredients Needed For Vegan Coconut Buttercream Frosting To make a vegan coconut buttercream frosting you need to add a few…
Start your weekend with this Cranberry Streusel Coffee Cake. It is bursting with flavor from fresh cranberries and a spiced streusel topping. I grew up being eating Bisquick coffee cake baked by my mom. Bisquick was a thing back when I was a kid. The best part was the crumbly streusel topping. Now I lean…
This soup is a yearly fav here at home. Roasting the butternut and apples kicks up the fall flavors and the curry adds a delicious heat to this fall soup. As soon as the weather cools down, in November here in the OC, I make a batch of this Roasted Butternut Apple Curry soup. I…
Each fall I take a day trip to Oak Glen with my niece and nephews. We start our day at Snowline Orchards buying little bags of mini apple cider donuts. They are hot and we sit out on the bench and devour every one of them, It marks the beginning of another aunt adventure and…
Serving pumpkin spice waffles for breakfast topped with warm maple syrup and whipped cream creates the perfect fall morning! Pumpkin Spice continues to be the rage each fall. Honestly, I think I saw it appear in August this year. I am not a fan of the infamous latte but love it in all baked goods….
The Lip Lab Experience by Bite was the perfect place for another aunt adventure. Each year on their birthday, I try to take my niece and nephews out for an adventure. Olivia turned 16 this year so it had to be something special. We love all things beauty and makeup related so we headed off…
This Chocolate Espresso Cake with Chocolate Espresso Buttercream is everything you hope a chocolate cake will be! Cake isn’t necessarily my go-to dessert, but this Chocolate Espresso Cake is amazing. It is rich but not too sweet. Jennifer, one of my co-workers, had a birthday which provided the perfect reason to try a new cake…
These baked sweet and spicy chicken wings are so tasty and will fit into a clean eating diet. Binge-watching food can be both delicious and healthy when you make these sweet and spicy chicken wings. Not words you usually hear together. When sports return these wings will be a hit for tailgating or viewing parties….