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The 8th Annual Valentine’s Brunch Party + Door-to-Door Organics giveaway

OMG, you guys. This year my Valentine’s Brunch got to happen ON Valentine’s Day. If that’s not a miracle, I don’t know what is. The party was sponsored by Door-to-Door Organics. It made party prep so much easier! Most of the party groceries were delivered RIGHT to my door. What a dream! Pictured above: BLT sliders*, Yam and feta quiche, and asparagus croque monsiers using this gruyere of my dreams. *Pesto, goat cheese, crispy prosciutto and tomato…

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Chocolate Swiss Roll (Turnin’ 31!)

My mom and I whipped up this cake the night before my birthday. We decorated a slice with candles and  sprinkles in the morning and all sampled it. (My mom is down with dessert for breakfast always. She’s an inspiration!) And just like that, I’m 31. While so much is great, things can still feel weird right?! Let’s all try to accept our lives for what’s up. Because so much is beautiful and I can…

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Let’s go to Grand Rapids!

A couple weekends ago, I went to Grand Rapids thanks to ExperienceGr and The Lemon Bowl (who organized this adventure weekend). We started off a boozy weekend with happy hour and beer and wine and champagne at the Food and Wine festival and finished off the night with a Founder’s brewery tour! Can you believe all those cans of All Day IPA?! We got up bright and early to get breakfast. I had that lil wrap.…

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Lunch with Wolfgang Puck

Last week I was e-mailed to see if I’d want to hang with Wolfgang Puck over lunch at his restaurant, Steak at the MGM Grand Casino. How unreal, right?! I RSVP-ed with a “Hell yes” and started getting excited. On Thursday, Nicole (of Dula Notes) sent me a text and she was invited too! Best news ever. We had the best time. When we arrived, we met Wolfgang and he invited us into the kitchen…

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Super in the City / Door-to-Door Organics

Can you believe I was lucky enough to be invited to a rooftop party in Detroit with Door-to-Door Organics?! I brought my friend Katie who appreciates cocktails and cheese as much as I do. She’s cooler though because she can whiskey it up. I had a beet and carrot juice vodka cocktail and she had a ginger and whiskey situation. We were a couple of the first in line for appetizers. I’m pretty good at…

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Let’s Go To Portland // Food

Let’s start with another side note: I’m going to Seattle and Portland this week!!! Probably gonna eat all this stuff again if there’s time. I really drew out these Portland, posts, eh? But it’s just my favorite city I’ve ever been to so far in my 30 years of life so… Salt & Straw‘s ice cream is a dream. And look at those sprinkles?! They aren’t your average joe spranks. I got both chocolate AND…

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Strawberry Hibiscus Pancakes (vegan)

I think hibiscus tastes like crunch berries. And I recently found some hibiscus powder! I’ve been wanting to add it to everything! Hibiscuits and pancakes and scones and cookies. So there will probably more purple food coming up. That’s all. So let’s eat magic pancakes, then go to the farmers market, and then make snow cones. SaturYAY! Strawberry Hibiscus Pancakes Recipe adapted from Betty Crocker Ingredients: 1 flax egg (1 T ground flax seeds + 2 T…

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Mum Visit (a recap)

I hung up decorations in my room so my mom had a party room while I couched it. Elliot made sure it was comfy and fun in there. I gave her some Frank body scrub and we got manicures and brunch and sprinkled confetti on the sidewalk and took Photo Booth pictures and had such a nice time! So last Friday, I picked her up from the airport and we headed straight to dinner! We…

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Shortbread Cookies (Matcha + Chocolate + Strawberry)

Because it’s spring, cherry blossoms are blooming, avocados have been on point, naps have been doable, lady friends have been the best, lipstick choices have been nice and dark, daffodils are blooming, the clouds have been real Simpon-y, walks to dinner have been happening, late night hummus is what’s up, sprinkles on everything is real unnecessarily good, fries have been shared, cookies have been baked. So have a shortbread cookie in the morning instead of a…

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Just a Vegan Dreamwich

I can’t always differentiate between a low-point and a high-point (of the food variety). Like eating cinnamon rolls before dinner and then before brunch. High or low? Going for a run then eating 8 Thin Mint cookies. Going from a vegan phase to eating a Little Caesar’s pizza in the car? Getting granola all around my desk at work from handfuls? Honestly, I kinda consider these all high-points. Gotta live your life, right? One thing I…

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