Author: Laci

Foodie Friday: Bourbon-Pecan Upside-Down Cake

Sliced Cake

If you read my Thanksgiving post you might have seen this delicious cake. It is one that I had wanted to try for a while but hadn’t had the chance. So when Keltin needed something sweet or savory for his company Thanksgiving potluck I knew what I needed to make. Good thing I did too

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Weekend Wanderings: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Meyeson Symphony Center

If you have ever stumbled across my category Live Performances you know that Keltin and I enjoy going to shows now and then such as musical. Never fear, I have a bunch of musical reviews coming up in the next year but in the mean time I’ll tell about the Dallas Symphony and the Meyerson

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Foodie Friday: Italy Inspired Dinner

Italy Inspired

As you can probably tell from my Foodie Friday posts is that I love to cook. What really makes me happy though is seeing people enjoy my cooking. I realized recently that I had never really cooked for my grandparents. It was an easy decision then to decide that I wanted to cook for them.

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New Mexico: Sandia Crest

One of the neat things to do in Albuquerque is to take the tram up to Sandia Crest. Since we were in Albuquerque during the balloon fiesta the traffic at the tram was worse than usual. We got to the gate at 10am and were told that the wait time for the tram was an

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Unintentional Hiatus

Moss Lake Sunset

Good afternoon followers! I hope that everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday. I know that I did and immensely enjoyed a couple extra days off from work. The holiday kept me busy cooking and cleaning along with just spending time with family and as such I had a bit of an unintentional hiatus.  I am

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Colorful Pumpkins

Happy Thanksgiving followers! If you don’t celebrate Thanksgiving I hope that your Thursday is fantastic. I am currently at my grandparent’s house cooking up a storm with my Nana.  I have been baking all week both for family and for work Thanksgiving potlucks. Checkout this Bourbon-Pecan Upside-Down Cake! Seriously delicious.  I hope that today is

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Paperback Perils: Favorite Books

Good morning! With Thanksgiving getting closer I have not had time to finish my book this week. So I thought that I wold talk about some of my favorite books.  Here are my rules:  If the book is part of a series I can only pick one I’m not going to put these in a

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Weekend Wanderings: First Monday Trade Days

First Monday Trade Days

Recently I went to Canton’s First Monday Trade Days with a couple of friends that were in town. Now I have never been to trade days but was excited to go even though I was not sure what to expect.  I should have expected the chaos; I’ve been to plenty of festivals and I know

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Foodie Friday: Chocolate Chip Pistachio Cookies

This recipe is a favorite of mine mainly because whenever I make these cookies most people love them. This recipe is originally from a baking box called Sweetbake. As always I’ve messed with the recipe a bit to what I’m going to show you today.  2 1/4 C. Flour 1 Tsp. Baking Soda 1 Tsp. Salt

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