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Mac & Cheese Pancakes

Before you start claiming I’ve gone too far this time with food hybrids, I DARE you to try this recipe. If you use Kraft mac & cheese, like I did, then it’s a super simple recipe. Plus, think about it, who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner & who doesn’t love mac & cheese AND pancakes. It’s not like they’re […]

Peppermint Cheesecake with Cocoa Pebbles Pie Crust

Possibly my favorite holiday flavor is peppermint. Add that to something chocolate & I’m hooked. So while brainstorming a dessert for a holiday party I couldn’t let go of the idea of peppermint + chocolate. I decided to take one of my all-time favorite cereals, Cocoa Pebbles & turn it into a “pie crust”, if you will. Combined […]

VIDEO: How To Make Chocolate Raspberry Rugelach With Jewel-Osco

  One of my favorite Hanukkah dishes is Rugelach. Especially chocolate & raspberry flavored. Put out a fresh batch of them in my house & poof! it’s as if they’ve instantly disappeared. Check out my recipe below & watch the video collaboration I did with below Jewel-Osco to see a day in the life!

Funfetti Challah Recipe

Happy Hanukkah! Challah is already known for being a sweet bread but with some added vanilla extract & topped with frosting it’s basically the best cake ever. No seriously, this super doughy & fluffy loaf is your excuse to eat dessert any time of the day. Even better idea: before frosting this, use it in our cake […]

Limited Edition Holiday Krispops

You have a million & one people to send holiday gifts to. The line at the post office is wrapped around the corner. It’s too cold outside to even think about leaving to go shopping. Plus you have NO idea what to get half the people on your list. Luckily, we have the easiest alternative […]

Holiday Gift Guide

sweater: cozy, cute, & perfect to throw on with a pair of leggings for early classes to make them look polished when let’s be real, they’re a bit hungover & could care less about Western Civ. sneakers: they come in a wide variety of colors & are perfect for tailgates! pillow: makes their dorm look adorable & keeps ’em cozy while binge watching […]

Public Lives: Mushroom Stew | Secret Recipes: Mushie Toast

When Ashley of the blog, Sed Bona, first started her Instagram account she named it Mushroom Stew. Clearly there was a fungi obsessed deeply rooted (pun totally intended) from day one. Not realizing the feedback she would receive on the name itself, Ashley’s friends started nicknaming her “Mushie”. It’s only fitting that today she shared with us […]

Holiday Wish List

Happy December! I seriously cannot believe it’s already this time of year. With the holidays right around the corner I thought I’d share some of my favorite items right now that I’m hoping to see under the tree this year (cough, cough Mom & Dad). Enjoy! xo beanie: Every time I go shopping lately I find myself […]

Latke Burger Recipe

With Hanukkah being 8 nights of presents, food, family, friends, & more it’s easy to fall into a pattern of eating latkes & playing dreidel over & over again. Don’t get me wrong it truly is all fun & games but this recipe is the perfect way to spice up your Hanukkah feast. Using what you […]

DIY Donut Wall

When I saw this giant donut wall at Create + Cultivate I was in awe. My first thought was every wall should look like this. Imagine living in a world where every wall was covered in donuts? I think we might have found the answer to world peace, people! My second thought, once I realized my first […]