How is it possible the year is almost over?! I swear every year goes faster than the last. With a whirlwind Christmas trip from New York to California I'm looking forward to a quiet and relaxing New Year's Eve at home. My go-to NYE dish is a Jalapeño Popper Dip, which is so good I'm not sure why I only make it once a year?? But this champagne cocktail is definitely my go-to NYE drink. I'm a … [Read More...]
2016 Holiday Gift Guide
"It's always better to give than to receive". While the saying may be cliche, we fully agree! Christmas is our favorite time of the year and half the fun is buying or making gifts for our friends and family! We've compiled a list of our favorite gifts for 2016 below in case you need any ideas. A Cozy Coloring Cookbook: A cook book coloring book? Yes please! Plus it's recipes from A Cozy … [Read More...]
Bright Cellars Cheese Experience Review
When Kelly and I did our Whole30 adventure, I was worried I was going to miss cheese. I love cheese. I love ritz crackers with cheddar cheese, scrambled eggs with goat cheese, a bagel slathered in cream cheese, a thick chunk of fresh mozzarella on a pizza...me and cheese have a good thing going on. When I came back from my dairy free month, cheese was right there waiting for me. Literally. It … [Read More...]
Traditional Pecan Pie
My favorite pie has always been pumpkin, that's just the way it is. Maybe it's because it is so easy to make it was always my Thanksgiving task (along with waldorf salad). Or maybe because it's just plain delicious. And while I don't think anything … [Read More...]
Layered Pumpkin Cheesecake
It's once again time for the #VirtualPumpkinParty put on by Sara at Cake Over Steak and Aimee from Twigg Studio. If you remember from last year, a huge group of bloggers all posted pumpkin recipes on the same day and we had so much fun, we're doing … [Read More...]
Friday Finds #13
In honor of our 3 year blogaversary today (YAY!!!), here is the very first LDB post! And here is our most recent LDB post! And you thought your job was stressful... Who knew ping pong could be so intense?!? This next season of the BBC's … [Read More...]
Friday Finds #12
It's finally Fall and tomorrow is the first day of October which means it's the best time of year! Have a great Friday! Coach Taylor and Tami Taylor are serious relationship goals! How a fight between a husband and wife almost changed the … [Read More...]
Peanut Butter Chocolate Football Cookies
Sure, fall means pumpkin spice everything, but fall also means FOOTBALL! We're pretty big football fans here at LDB. Kelly is a USC alum (fight on!) and Steph went to Boise State (go broncos!) so football games are a fall tradition for us. The … [Read More...]
Friday Finds #11
This is probably the happiest graveyard ever. I hate when the gaslight comes on. This chart tells you how far you really have to go. While we're obsessing over fall, we realize not everyone is ready to let go of summer. Here are 8 easy Popsicle … [Read More...]