Travel
Travel Diary California: Beach Day + Balboa Park at Night
It’s been over a week since I got home from California but I only just finished sorting through all the photos. I’m finally sharing the last ones from our last few days we spent there. The evening before we left we had the pleasure of meeting up with a cousin who...
Travel Diary California: Coronado Island
Happy weekend guys! I’m really excited to share these photos from our day on Coronado Island. After all the places we went during our trip my sister and I agreed that this day was our mutual favorite. The beach, the town, the weather, and just the entire day felt like...
Travel Diary California: La Jolla Cove & Seaport Village
So I finally had a chance to sort through some more of the photos from my travels to share. My sister and I had such a great time, I probably already said that a bunch of times, but it’s true. We make great travel companions for each other because when it comes to...
Travel Diary: San Diego – Part 1
Finally had a chance to share some of the trip I’m on with my sister in San Diego and I’m so excited to share them with you. Growing up in big family, it’s nice to have a smaller group to travel with. It just simplifies things not to have so many people to keep up...
Thursday Things
Happy Thursday again. So the flu season this year has been ridiculousness. Anyone else? I’ve been trying to pretend I didn’t have this annoying cold all week, but to be honest it’s got me feeling pretty crappy today. Also, the temperature here is supposed to reach the...
Tuesday Toast: Coffee Break with Me
Good morning and happy Tuesday again. Today’s toast is like soooooo simple it hardly needs any explanation. I mean, I guess if you’ve never seen a pomegranate before (which I know a lot of you maybe haven’t) then maybe you’re a bit curious, but otherwise I’m pretty...
Travel Diary: Lisbon at Night
“I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” ~ Vincent van Gogh I honestly haven’t spent enough time working on my photography skills outside of food so my recent time spent in Lisbon was a great opportunity to practice. One...
Travel Diary: LX Factory in Lisbon
Travel is not really about leaving our home, but rather leaving our habits.” -Pico Iyer I was so inspired by one of the venues I visited while in Lisbon. It’s a place called the LX Factory and you can easily get lost trying to find it, as I found out the hard way....
Travel Diary: London
Time for a travel post, my friends! As most of you know I’ve been in Europe for the past week and the first part of my trip was in London. It was an absolutely amazing time and I already can’t wait to go back. When I first started to write this post I’d planned to do...
My Top 10 Packing Tips For Europe in the Fall
Hey Guys! Today I thought I’d share something a little different than my typical recipe of the day. As you know, I’m getting ready to travel to Europe this weekend (depending on when you read this post) and I thought you guys might be interested in some of my packing...
Summer 2017 Recap & Thoughts on New Beginnings
Hey my lovelies! I hope you’re all getting ready for a wonderful weekend ahead. As September is nearly halfway through and I’ve still been pretty absent here on the blog I thought it was time for a little catch-up. So many of you have asked me where I’ve been and what...
Weekend Rewind: Ski Lifts, Copper, Wildlife, and Overpriced Coffee
Happy Labor Day Monday to all of my friends in the States! How was your weekend, and how are you spending your Labor Day? Hopefully it’s with friends, family, and good food. I got to help some really close friends of mine up at Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort in their...
Where I’ve been………….
……”Just let go, Tori, you’ll be fine!” ……”Push off and let the rope catch you.”…………Don’t worry, it can hold you’re weight.” shouted my adventurous little sister as I clung to the rock wall for dear life. But it feels so loose, what if it doesn’t work?” I shouted back...
Time to Catch Up Sharing a Little Life Update
Hey everyone, I know it’s been a while since I last posted and I’ve really missed you guys! Wow, it’s so strange to be writing for the blog again after such a long break. I have a lot to catch you up on but first I thought I’d start with a little bit of news about my...
Favorite Eats and Treats at Disney World: Part 2
In my last post I shared with you all the delicious foods and the places that my family and I like to eat at in the Magic Kingdom. Today I’ll be sharing the places in the other 3 parks, so starting with Animal Kingdom, here they are…. ~ANIMAL KINGDOM~So this...
Oven-Fried Chicken & Buttermilk Waffles
I’ve been staring out the window at the rain this whole week trying to stop a constant repetition of the old phrase “April showers bring May flowers” that’s going through my head. I was almost settled on dealing with it like an adult until I woke up, yet again, to a...
Andes Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Hey my friends! Anyone in the mood for some cookie inspo? You know, because I’m always happy to give it! So today’s recipe comes with a whole lot of irony for me because I made cookies using Andes mints. Now, in case you missed it, I lived in Chile for 4 years in the...
Mint Chocolate Chip Avocado Mousse Cups
Ok, so I’m officially sick of being sick this year. This past week I caught a case of the flu, on my birthday actually, so yeah that was wonderful. I’d planned to share this recipe a little sooner so that it would be live in time for you guys to make it for St...
White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake
Have I been procrastinating the writing of this post to “accidentally” get lost in making travel plans for next week? Come on, of course not, because no one does that. 😉 So maybe I’m a little bit guilty, but you know, sometimes life happens. Also, I did notice the...
Monster Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches
Sometimes all you need to take something from good to great is just a simple idea. When I was growing up, back when my mom used to do most of the baking in the house. We had a pretty basic set of favorites when it came to cookies. Chocolate chip cookies were obviously...