This year's Alpha Chi Couture was an especially memorable event for my sorority as we finally hit the $1,000,000 mark in funds raised to support domestic violence awareness! I also had the opportunity to strut my stuff on the catwalk this year and spend the weekend with my mom and grandma, making this past weekend [...]
Even though Valentine's Day has come and passed, it hasn't stopped me from obsessing over everything pink and puff-sleeved that I come across. February simply is the perfect excuse for me to embrace all the shades of pink that are appearing in every storefront. I still haven't been able to pinpoint when I became the [...]
Is there ever a bad time to make cookies? Sure, tests come up and it's probably better to prioritize work over baking, but you can't forego the things that bring you joy! I'm still waiting for the day where I discover something better than a warm cookie fresh out of the oven. It's like Heaven [...]
For over a year now, this blog has been not only an outlet for me to share what I love with others; it has simultaneously been my therapy in coping with a personal struggle that I haven't chosen to discuss until now. For five years, my dad battled Parkinson's Disease and this past summer on [...]
By now, it's probably becoming clear that I will put pesto in just about anything. So of course, I put a healthy dollop of pesto in this soup recipe. But it is just the flavor punch that a run-of-the-mill chicken soup needs. If you have something against basil, parmesan, or olive oil, don't bother reading [...]
This week, I am featuring a salad that *gasp* was made with a store-bought vinaigrette. To be fair, this is the best one you'll find at a grocery store and unsurprisingly, it came from Trader Joe's. Bright with a tangy zing, their carrot-miso vinaigrette is next level. In the salad pictured above, I paired their vinaigrette [...]
People who know me are well aware that I love salmon like nothing else in life - it's an affinity that borders on weird but has made me a pro - albeit self-proclaimed - at cooking salmon. In all fairness though, salmon is hard to mess up. If you set your oven to 400 degrees [...]
