Visiting Yale University
Bucket list #417 – visit Yale New Haven, Connecticut I sincerely hope this blog about Yale helps you escape a little in this time of quarantine. It sure helps me to remember this cherished memory and makes me look forward to more adventures in the future. What can I say about my trip to Yale? I mean, it honestly checked all the boxes of my Rory Gilmore fantasy. It was a short list, but it included coffee cart coffee, architecture that was way too fancy for a school, students working busily in a library and people that generally looked way smarter than me. So, what did I do on campus?…
Easy Dutch Babies aka Pannekoeken
Ya’ll are always applauding my dutch baby photos, so here she is! This breakfast recipe is mega easy. Like, seriously fool proof! In case you’re looking at this and wondering what the fuck a pannekoeken is, it’s just the Netherlands version of a pancake. In my honest opinion, it’s an upgrade on a pancake. Ingredients: 1/3 cup flour 1/2 cup milk 2 eggs Pinch of nutmeg or cinnamon 1/2 tsp salt 1 Tsp vanilla 1 Tsp sugar 2 tbs salted butter Toppings: Confectioners’ sugar Sugar Fresh lemon juice Fresh berries Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Place cast iron skillet in the oven at this time. Mix all ingredients…
Raspberry and Strawberry Quarantine Cake
Happy birthday to me! You know we’re all in quarantine this year, so I had to make my birthday own cake. Honestly, I didn’t mind at all because my cake turned out bomb! I adapted a recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction and it turned out so delish! I just made a few changes to suit my taste and voila! Dream birthday cake. Let’s jump right into what you’ll need. I know we’re currently an isolation nation and some of these ingredients may be a tad bit hard to get. Freeze dried strawberries are definitely going to be hard to find, but you can make your own at home using this…
3 Ways to Dress Down a Gown
Have you ever bought a gown knowing you would never wear it again? I’m going to take a wild guess and say the answer is yes! Personally, I’ve accumulated dresses from fancy events I thought I just had to buy a dress for like weddings both as a guest and a bridesmaid, a military ball, Halloween, etc. The list is long and the dresses just pile up. Then what do you do with the beautiful dress you wore once? You fucking wear it whenever you want because why not? Ok, maybe it’s not practical to just wear a gown in general, but I’ve worked out three ways to dress down…
