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Universal Yums: November 2022 Review
Posted on November 19, 2022 19 Comments
Hello, everyone, and welcome to another Universal Yums review! Every month upon receiving the snack box, I open it and ask my dad to guess what country it is. This month, he actually got it first try! It’s Italy! I was pretty impressed, so I let him assist me in my review. As you can […]
A Workin’ Woman
Posted on November 14, 2022 50 Comments
Back in October, I told you all about a cool job opportunity I had coming up, and I’m happy to report back that I did in fact get the position at… wait for it… Twenty One Barrels! If you missed it, Twenty One Barrels is the winery/cidery across the street from me that I recently […]
A Week of Working Out
Posted on November 9, 2022 35 Comments
Last week, my dad and I got Planet Fitness memberships. I have never been a member of a gym before, unless you count the YMCA, but I never actually worked out at the YMCA, I mostly just accompanied my grandma to go swimming sometimes. Anyways, we got our memberships, and today marks one full week […]
Universal Yums: October 2022 Review
Posted on October 27, 2022 9 Comments
Hello, everyone, and welcome back to another Universal Yums review! If you’ve missed my other reviews, Universal Yums is a snack box company that features snacks from a different country every month. This month, we have Spain, which is actually the first country I ever got back when I used to get Universal Yums in […]
Exciting News That Must Remain Mysterious For Now
Posted on October 21, 2022 27 Comments
Hello, everyone! Today I have some good, but vague, news for you all! I have an exciting opportunity in the works, and will be job shadowing a position next week. I’m not going to say what the job is yet, but as long as the job shadow goes well, the position is mine! I figured […]
Trying More Misaky Tokyo!
Posted on October 12, 2022 14 Comments
Hello, everyone! You might remember back in July, I posted a piece over these edible crystal candies I found, made by a company called Misaky Tokyo. Back in September, the company reached out to me and said that a few of their recent customers mentioned that they found out about them through my blog post, […]
I Finally Tried Crumbl Cookies
Posted on October 8, 2022 28 Comments
That’s right, you heard it here first! I finally got a chance to try Crumbl Cookies! If you haven’t heard of them, they’re a pretty popular cookie company that comes out with new specialty flavors weekly. I’ve been watching @gofredo15 do weekly Crumbl cookie reviews for a while now, and this last box he reviewed […]
Trying Out A New Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Coffee Cake
Posted on October 3, 2022 25 Comments
I am someone who is a big fan of seasonal flavors. I like eggnog in the winter, floral flavors in the spring, fresh watermelon and tomatoes in the summer, and of course, pumpkin spice and warm apple-y flavors in the fall. So this Pumpkin Spice Coffee Cake by Handle the Heat seemed like the perfect […]
Small Business Saturday: Twenty One Barrels
Posted on October 1, 2022 14 Comments
Hello, everyone, and welcome to another Small Business Saturday! It’s been a hot minute since I’ve done one of these, but I am extra excited for today’s featured business because it’s actually local to me. So local in fact that it’s literally across the street from my house! I remember two years ago when I […]
A Fancy Mustard Review
Posted on September 27, 2022 19 Comments
I went to a local market in Troy for Kewpie mayo, but they were sold out, so I sadly wandered the store looking for something else to buy. I came across these three flavors of mustard: I’d never heard of this brand before, but these mustards looked pretty quality, so I decided to grab all […]
The Opening of Oh! Boba
Posted on September 26, 2022 12 Comments
This past weekend, I went to the ribbon cutting ceremony of a new boba tea shop. The area in which I live is not particularly well known for its boba places, so this was quite exciting as someone who loves the stuff. Prior to this place opening in Troy about thirty minutes from me, the […]
Trying Out A New Recipe: Half Baked Harvest’s Chocolate Chip Espresso Oatmeal Cookies
Posted on September 23, 2022 20 Comments
I made cookies! And if you couldn’t guess from the title, they were oatmeal cookies. With chocolate chips. And espresso powder. And other stuff, but for some reason only those ingredients are included in the title. Anyways, as I’ve mentioned before, Half Baked Harvest is one of my favorite food bloggers, so I was excited […]
Universal Yums: September 2022 Review
Posted on September 18, 2022 13 Comments
Hey, everyone! Welcome back to another installment of me eating snacks. More specifically, the snacks I’m eating are from the Universal Yums September box! This month is South Korea, and here’s the lineup: Today, I had the pleasure of sharing these snacks with my friend that is visiting from Columbus, so her input will be […]
Making the Greatest Bread I’ve Ever Made
Posted on September 17, 2022 31 Comments
I was looking for something to accompany the salad I was making for dinner, and I stumbled upon Half Baked Harvest’s “Soft Garlic Herb Cheddar Cheese Bread”. Savory bread?! I could definitely do that. I prefer baking over cooking, anyway, so this recipe seemed like the perfect thing to make. I had to gather some […]
Trying Out A New Recipe: Justine Doiron’s “Best Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies”
Posted on September 13, 2022 27 Comments
I’ve stated this before in a post from a few months ago, but I have a bad habit of following a ton of cooking/baking people on Tik Tok and then never actually trying out their recipes. Yesterday, however, I saw one of my favorite foodie Tik Tokers, Justine Doiron (@justine_snacks) post a recipe for pumpkin […]
Universal Yums: August 2022 Review
Posted on August 25, 2022 13 Comments
Hello again, everyone! Today I’m back with another Universal Yums review. This time it’s the August box, so I’m just barely fitting it in before the end of the month. Hard to believe it’s almost September already! In case you haven’t seen my other posts over Universal Yums, it is a subscription box company that […]
Trying Out A New Recipe: Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
Posted on August 9, 2022 42 Comments
My grandma keeps giving me zucchinis from her garden the size of toddlers, so I’ve been trying out zucchini recipes lately! Recently, I tried Dessert For Two’s Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread. I’ve been following this food blogger for a couple years now, but never tried out anything by her, so I was excited to give […]
Final Day In Atlanta
Posted on August 8, 2022 25 Comments
And really, it was only half a day because I spent almost ten hours driving home. But in that first half of the day, I went to the World of Coca-Cola! So this post is more or less only a review over that. Before I get started, I just want to preface by saying I […]
Day Three In Atlanta
Posted on August 7, 2022 36 Comments
My third day in Atlanta was Friday, and I was going to write it up on Saturday, but I drove home on Saturday, and now it is Sunday, so here is my slightly late third day! I started the day as all days should start: with brunch. After debating between all the recommendations y’all provided […]
Day Two In Atlanta
Posted on August 5, 2022 27 Comments
First off, thank you to everyone that commented on my first day post that recommended me places to check out, welcomed me to the city, or just said they enjoyed the post. I especially appreciate y’all saying that I’m good at this whole travel writing thing, it means a lot to me! So, I was […]
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