In case it’s slipped your mind, Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 10th. I think it’s important to show all our mothers or mother-like figures how much we appreciate all their love and support. Our Mom’s new favorite thing is Birch Box and for $10 a month it’s a pretty awesome deal. For Mother’s Day,… Continue reading Mother’s Day Last Minute Gift: Birch Box
I first made these Margarita Cupcakes three years ago for a Cinco de Mayo party I attended. I was amazed at how easy they were and how they really taste like a margarita. Since then, I’ve made them more than a few times in both full size and mini versions. I even sold a batch… Continue reading Cinco de Mayo Dessert: Margarita Cupcakes
Like many of you, I’ll be attending a combined Cinco de Mayo and Kentucky Derby party this weekend. While the two celebrations don’t share much, they do share the first weekend in May most years. It took me a while to figure out what I’d bring to the party, until finally I realized I could… Continue reading Cinco de Mayo & Kentucky Derby Drinks: Pudding Shots
While I really enjoyed the time I spent this week in Austin, I must say that my lunch at Swift’s Attic was easily one of my favorite parts. I had first learned about Swift’s Attic from the TV show, Best New Restaurant on Bravo. I was ecstatic to learn that Swift’s Attic was not only in the… Continue reading Eat Here: Swift’s Attic
While I know a lot of people have issues with tequila, I am not one of them. In fact, it’s my favorite type of liquor. My favorite way to enjoy tequila is in a margarita, more specifically, spicy margarita. I had my first spicy margarita about a year and a half ago at Taqueria Feliz in… Continue reading Cinco de Mayo Cocktails: Spicy Pineapple Margarita
While I think mint juleps in cupcake form are delicious, my first experience with the cocktail wasn’t as pleasant. To be fair, it was my first time making it so maybe I just picked a bad recipe, but based on what I’ve heard from other people, I think it was probably pretty close to the… Continue reading Kentucky Derby Cocktail: Mint Tea Julep
I love getting to travel for conferences, especially when they are in cities I’ve never traveled to. It can be challenging, however, to find enough time between meetings and events to get to actually experience something other than the hotel and convention center. And let’s be honest, there isn’t a huge difference between a Hilton… Continue reading Making the Most out of Conference Travel: Austin
Thanks to the Vineyard Vines line, when I think of the Kentucky Derby, I think of beautiful pastel dresses, a little bit of seersucker, the perfect pair of wedges and of course you can’t forget the hat. If you’re planning on dressing up for the Kentucky Derby this year and are raiding your closet with… Continue reading Kentucky Derby: What To Wear
Whenever I throw a party, I tend to go a bit overboard on desserts. Probably because they are my favorite thing to make and always look the most impressive. For the Kentucky Derby, I knew that I’d need to make something other than my Derby Pie Macarons and so after some research, I settled on… Continue reading Kentucky Derby Dessert: Mint Julep Cupcakes
Even if watching horses race isn’t your favorite thing, you can still have fun celebrating the Kentucky Derby this year on May 2nd. Horse racing is obviously the main event, but the fashion is the next best part. Women don pretty dresses and big hats and the men wear blazers (maybe a seersucker suit) and pastel ties or bow… Continue reading Kentucky Derby Hats: Splurge or Save
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