How I Organize My Recipes

If you know me well, you know that I like everything to be as organized as possible. And that includes all of my recipes! I absolutely despise searching through my photos, Pinterest boards, or desk drawers to locate a recipe. It’s a huge pet peeve of mine! Luckily, I recently got this recipe book and it has been totally life changing! Okay… I know it’s a bit dramatic to say that a recipe book has “changed my …

Panera Bread’s Broccoli Cheddar Soup Copycat Recipe

If there’s one thing Ryan and I talk about constantly, it’s how much we miss certain “American” foods. Things like Chipotle bowls, Buffalo sauce, Hershey’s products, and Diner food are all topics of conversation that come up at least once a day in our house. And by “once a day” I really mean like 50 times a day. What can I say…we’re fat kids at heart! Another food item that we found ourselves craving quite often …

The Perfect Dessert For The 4th Of July

Well, guys, we are now less than 1 week away from the 4th of July! The 4th has always been one of my all-time favorite holidays. Maybe it’s the fireworks, maybe it’s the never-ending supply of burgers, yummy snacks, and desserts, or maybe it’s the time spent at afternoon barbeques with friends and family. Whatever the reason may be, I have always adored this particular holiday! Since leaving the States, we obviously haven’t been able to celebrate …

Where To Stay If You’re Visiting Cancun, Mexico.

Buenos Días! In case you haven’t heard, Ryan and I spent our (belated) honeymoon in Cancún, Mexico. Ryan spent many months researching, planning, and booking our trip (all by himself, I must add) and it was probably the best vacation I have ever been on! Aside from the fact that it was our honeymoon, the resort we stayed at was an absolute dream! It had everything we could have ever wanted or needed, and it was …

What I Learned In My First Year Of Marriage

Buenos Días! Ryan and I got home from our honeymoon in Mexico this week and we are already missing the beach, sun, and of course, the endless food and drinks we consumed. I think that if someone could have shipped us our dog, we would have NEVER come home. As if entering back into reality isn’t difficult enough, the 7 hour time difference is really kicking our butts! Thank goodness for spellcheck, otherwise, there would …

Honeymoon Packing List

Cheers to the weekend! Ryan and I have been looking forward to this weekend for about a year now. Tomorrow we are leaving for our (very belated) honeymoon! YAY! Cue the clapping and confetti! In case you are new here, Ryan and I got married last June and didn’t have the time to take an extended honeymoon like we wanted to. Ryan was scheduled to start preseason just a few days after the wedding. So, …

What Not To Do At A Wedding

Well, it’s that time of year again, people! Wedding season has officially arrived! Since Ryan and I are home in the States this week, we were lucky enough to be around to attend my cousin’s wedding this past weekend. It was SO great to be there and spend time with our entire family. After all, how often do you get to see your whole family in one place? It’s a pretty special time if you …

Best Homemade Salsa Recipe

Happy Memorial Day Weekend everybody! I hope you all are home from work and gearing up to enjoy time with friends and family over the course of the next few days. We have a jam-packed weekend coming up and are busy getting all of our food prepared for our Memorial Day picnic. One of our family’s all-time favorite weekend snacks (even on non-holiday weekends) is our homemade salsa! We are huge lovers of chips and …

What’s In My Carry-On?

Our month of travel begins today and I could not be more excited! Our first stop? Drum roll, please…I said, drum roll, please…USA BABY! Ryan and I haven’t been home to see our friends and family since our wedding last summer, so we are itching to get these wheels up! With all the traveling that we have ahead of us, we definitely had some serious packing to do this past week. Something I take very …