bieber fever

if you didn't already have justin bieber / selena gomez /

ashley tisdale fever ...

you will now .

[ p . s . bieber's the one in the beanie ]

crouton encrusted chicken fingers & thai chili dipping sauce

the food network website is always

full of ideas for a next meal , though I find

I rarely end up utilizing all the recipes from the site .

this recipe by sandra lee was an exception .

I was one of those kids that constantly ordered

chicken fingers no matter how nice of a restaurant

my parents took me to , so making chicken fingers 

as an adult provides a feeling of nostalgia . 

though sandra's orange bbq sauce sounded delicious ,

joey & I opted to make our own thai chili sauce instead ,

as we have been wanting to make it for some time now .

[ we had every ingredient at home for the thai chili sauce -

from the rice vinegar to the chili flakes that came right 

out of my dads garden ! ]

walnut & cinnamon swirl coffee loaf

tomorrow I leave for florida & 

couldn't be more excited to spend some

quality time with my family .

since joey is arriving a couple 

days after me , I wanted to make sure

he had some snacks in the refrigerator 

for when he's off to work 

( read : an excuse for me to bake )

it looks like another brief hiatus is 

in store for the blog - but check back 

soon as I may be able to sneak a post in
while I'm in west palm beach .

I used this recipe , but made loafs rather than a cake & 

added silvered almonds & chocolate

chips on top 

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for a hilarious take on my blog & other highly entertaining posts

about her fabulous life !

easter candies

easter is one of my favorite holidays .

my family goes down to west palm beach 

almost every year to celebrate & 

though my sister & I are well into

our twenties , we still have a full on

easter egg hunt ( sometimes violent ) that

my parents organize for us .

of course , my other favorite part of easter ,

besides the intense easter egg hunt , is 

obviously getting a huge basket of candy -

undeniably my favorite thing in the world .

due to my obsession with candy ,

I have ranked my favorite easter basket treats :

* hint, hint mom & dad 

keep me posted

yesterday I was in providence visiting my friends from college 

& obviously had to stop at nordstroms cafe for my favorite

lunch ever - chinese chicken salad .

up three floors and through my favorite departments 

we went - shoes , watches ... 

& then we saw the most beautiful earrings ever ,

& they happened to be marc by marc jacobs .

at a great price ( $ 40  average ) - these delicate 

earrings are the perfect gift for your friends or even

for yourself ; )

images via

coconut banana pineapple smoothies

I feel bad I haven't blogged in so long

I've been so busy this week & 

as a side effect neglected the blog .

I wanted to share these amazing 

smoothies joey & I made this past week .

I love me a good smoothie , 

& of course the fruits we included

in ours were reminiscent of our puerto rico trip .

[ banana , pineapple , coconut milk , & guava flavored

yogurt ]