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Magical Mushroom Dessert Cups

February 9, 2025

Recently, I started playing Dungeons & Dragons with a group of friends. I've been interested in doing so for years, but my nerves always got the better of me. Let me just say, two sessions in, I could not be more glad I finally decided to go for it! In our latest session, our group found ...

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Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

August 20, 2023

Chocolate chip cookies are always a safe bet to fulfill a sweet tooth craving. But extra soft and fluffy chocolate chip cookies with an extra kick of banana flavor? You may just never go back to traditional cookies again! Plus, these are totally vegan, come together super quickly, and make a ton ...

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Now Offering Baking Services!

April 13, 2019

Hi friends! Dropping a quick line to let you know that we are so excited to now be offering baking services to the Northeast Indiana community! ...

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Vegan Banana Cream Cake

August 29, 2018

Every year, at the start of August, I’ll ask Jeremy what kind of dessert he wants for his birthday. Every year, he replies with, “Let me think about it.” He and his family aren’t too keen on cake, and he’s not a huge fan of sweets (unless it’s ice cream we’re talking about.) ...

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Simple Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

March 25, 2018

I’m not exaggerating all that much when I say that I’ve tried probably a hundred vegan chocolate chip cookie recipes over the years. When the craving strikes, it strikes hard. And while many of them have been delicious and hit the spot, none of them have that truly genuine, original Nestle Toll ...

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14 Springtime Pie Recipes

March 14, 2018

Happy Pi Day, friends! The one day a year when it's totally acceptable to eat approximately 3.14 pieces of delicious pie, right? ...

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A little bang and a little blonde for summer. 🌞 A little bang and a little blonde for summer. 🌞

Thanks to my girl @alissa.serres for always making my hair dreams come true! ✨

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Almost every nook and cranny of our home is filled Almost every nook and cranny of our home is filled with sentimental pieces. I’m the daughter, granddaughter, and niece that will gladly take items the family may otherwise get rid of or have tucked away in closets for decades, untouched. The kind of traveler that looks for leaves and shells and rocks to keep in my pockets and carry with me, so I can always hold a piece of where I’ve been. Usually, I have no idea where these things may come to live in my own home, but they always manage to find their perfect places in time.

These shelves alone hold a basket full of stones and shells from around the world, framed high school love letters my grandpa wrote to my grandma in the 1940s, an assortment of found and inherited books, some well more than a century old, and sweet portraits of my great grandparents. 

While I strive to avoid clutter, I do love filling every room with as many meaningful pieces as I can. Because while many things are just things, some are so much more. 🤍

#interiordesign #heirlooms #shelfdecor #shelfstyling
A love letter to Canterbury: For a fleeting year, A love letter to Canterbury:

For a fleeting year, you were the backdrop of my becoming—your cobblestone streets and cathedral spires an ever-present reminder of the past, your flower-lined pathways and flowing River Stour a symbol to keep blooming, to keep moving toward the future.

I wandered your streets back then as a dreamer, tracing my own footsteps between ancient walls and late-night laughter, finding friendship in the melodies of buskers and clinking pints, and comfort in learning how some places, like some people, leave a mark on your soul.

Returning to you last August—older, wiser, and carrying the weight of grief heavy in my chest—I found solace in your familiar embrace. The same golden light poured over the rooftops, music still wove through the city center, the river continued flowing gently through the canals. In the rhythm of your heartbeat, I rediscovered my own. Each of us changed in ways both subtle and profound—some pieces of ourselves unrecognizable, some lost to time—yet you still felt like home. 

It was good seeing you again, old friend. 🤍

#canterbury #england #travel #wanderlust
Starting the days with sun rays and seeing them th Starting the days with sun rays and seeing them through to golden hour was a weekend highlight over here. ✨
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