A Sweet Weekend

Merry Days

In a few days, we’ll take in the last of 2016 and enter 2017 with a fresh, inspired outlook complete with ambitious resolutions and goals. But until then, we can get away with eating way too many desserts (like these macarons), shopping (mostly for warm blankets and delicious-smelling candles), and relaxing during this holiday season. Happy holidays!

Pineapple

I spent quite a while trying to come up with a more creative title for this post, but failed to do so (😪)…but here’s a baby pineapple growing in our backyard back home!

Banana Bread

The holidays always provide a convenient excuse to eat more sweets—as a result, I looped today (even though it has been eight days since New Year ‘s Day) into the holiday season and made some banana bread. The recipe comes from Smitten Kitchen and was a delicious alternative to eating the mushy and spotted bananas on…

Sunday Morning

  Yogurt, sandwich, soup. At college, this is the meal routine I have grown accustomed to following: yogurt with granola in the morning, some sort of cheesy sandwich with a side salad for lunch, and a medium cup of tomato soup with a baguette for dinner. While I try to switch it up a little bit…