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Another week down, and we’re still in a global crisis. A friend of mine shared something on her IG story and I feel that it’s good to remind everyone of it:...

Well, I guess I can no longer avoid the elephant in the room. I really didn’t want to talk about the worldwide pandemic on my blog but it seems it’s unavoida...

I guess it’s time for another confession: I LOVE pandas! I mean truly, I adore these ‘tit cher bébés (Translation: dear little babies. Sorry, my Cajun French...

They say that smell is the strongest connector to memory. It’s one of my favorite things when I catch the scent of something and it brings me right back to a...

It’s magically delicious! Actually, there’s no magic involved in this one. This cake idea has been in the works for almost a year now! 365ish days ago, a fri...

Someone asked me last week why there was no tequila in my house. And gosh darn it, I couldn’t think of a single reason why there wasn’t any (the man candy su...

I've got another confession to make: I cheated. On Valentine’s Day, of all days. It wasn’t my fault, really. The temptation was right there in front of me. R...

Do you have a skill that you do so well that it's become second nature? That was me with several recipes I used to use on a daily basis, and I used to be abl...

"I am a strong woman who is capable of many things, but restraining myself around chips and salsa isn’t one of them." Or any snack foods for that matter. For...

I found that I’ve been a lot happier since I switched from drinking coffee in the morning to drinking orange juice. My doctor said that it’s because of all t...

Have I mentioned to you that I’m a nerd? I know, I’m sure that’s coming as a huge shock because in my writing I present myself as one of the coolest people o...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! At least in south Louisiana it is (and trust me we’re all singing this song right now!). Carnival has just begun, t...

Ok fellow rebels, today’s post is going to be short, sweet (of course), and to the point because I have the plague (my third sickness in 30 days. I am less t...

My immediate family and I used to take very long car trips to visit our other family members when I was younger. And when you’re in the car with the same 3 p...

This croquembouche Christmas tree is a dream that came true in the most nightmarish of ways. Ever since I learned how to make a croquembouche in pastry schoo...

Are you one of the many people who shudder (or gag) at the word "eggnog"? I’m not, but I know a fair few who do. It is a pretty revolting name if you ask me....

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Now that I got that song stuck in your head, I have to share that I've learned some pretty valuable lessons this...

Do you ever bake for yourself? Like you know that what you’re baking wasn’t requested or ordered by anyone, but you want it and you love it so now it’s in yo...

I’ve never been a huge fan of typical Thanksgiving desserts. You know, like pumpkin pie. (Meh.) Pecan pie. (Tolerable. And only if you have enough fresh whip...

I want to start off by saying that I was not sponsored by Biscoff Cookie Butter™ for this post, but boy wouldn’t life be grand if I was? How does that even w...