If you don't put on your flannel and pick apples in New England, did fall even happen? Well, maybe we should skip the flannel when it ends up being almost 90 degrees. Lesson learned: check the weather. Summer feelings aside it was a beautiful day to hang out with best friends and enjoy the best...
Caramel Apple Cider Cupcakes
Soft, tender cupcakes, laced with rich apple flavor and a buttery, gooey caramel center with a sprinkle of salt. A cupcake twist on the classic fall treat, caramel apple cupcakes are finished with fluffy green apple buttercream dripped with more salted caramel and candied walnut pieces. Oh hey there October. How ya doing? Unseasonably warm?...
French Meat Pie
Let's start Monday off with some good old comfort food, shall we? And if this version of Tourtiere, or French Meat Pie, is synonymous with the phrase 'comfort food' in this house. Savory ground beef and sautéed onions and creamy Yukon gold potatoes, baked into a flaky buttery pie crust. Now, whether you top that...
Maternity Shoot at Warren Conference Center
I think we can all agree, photography or no, this is one beautiful Momma right here. When your dearest friend is expecting her first TWO children - yep, twins! - and asks you to take maternity photos, you don't say yes you say when. Portrait photography is not really my wheel house, I like food, it...
Fall Honeycrisp Collard Green Salad | Apple Mustard Vinaigrette
Crunchy, shredded collard greens, roasted squash and sweet, firm, honeycrisp apples coated in a simple apple mustard vinaigrette. This Fall Honeycrisp Collard Green Salad should be on rotation asap. Just because fall is here and we're indulging in cozy comfort food doesn't mean we have to give up on our health goals. In a week...
Soft + Chewy Salted Caramel Cookies
Soft and Chewy Salted Caramel Cookies. Did you hear that record scratch? The softest, chewiest cookies you ever did put in your mouth. Coating your taste buds in sweet, buttery caramel at first. To be followed with the satisfying sharp salt on the end. These puppies have a middle name and it is D.A.N.G.E.R.O.U.S. Dangerous, like accidentally...
Coffee Catch Up: 2nd Edition
Whoa, slow down. September is over?? How in the world did that happen. Wasn't it like 90 degrees 3 days ago? Right after we mentally - or actually - put away our sundresses and bathing suits - and broke out everything pumpkin. Like these Pumpkin Spice Blender Pancakes. I rolled into September with a hard...
Henry's Coffee Milk Martini
A boozy twist on the official drink of Rhode Island! Coffee Milk Martinis are a twist on the classic espresso martini but a little creamier and a touch sweet with Autocrat coffee syrup. Sometimes you need more than a cold class of milk vodka. Sometimes you want a sweet cocktail. Call off the search...
Puff Pastry Baked Brie with Fresh Fig Jam
Crisp, flaky, and equally soft puff pastry. Creamy, soft brie cheese. The sweet balance of fresh figs. Baked Brie with Fresh Fig Jam is going to be your new go to for an appetizer, dessert or sinful cheese sandwich. Are you ready for instant swooning? Ok, the cheese sandwich might be a bit of a...
Spicy Mussels Fra Diavolo
Tender rope grown mussels bathed in a spicy diced tomatoes sauce with garlic and pancetta. Spicy Mussels Fra Diavolo is a great appetizer or entree that is easy and quick to make. Need a quick appetizer? Craving a seafood dish for dinner? Yep. It's both. And yep, it's allllll sorts of tasty. And yep, it's easy...