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Most Popular Posts from 2016

Most Popular Posts from 2016

Proof 2016 went too fast: we’re halfway through January and we’re just posting our top recipes from last year! But better late than never, right? It’s always interesting for us to see what posts were the most popular. Some of these aren’t even from 2016! 

Boise Wedding | #MeetTheSniders

Boise Wedding | #MeetTheSniders

The post everyone has been waiting for…WEDDING PICTURES! Our photographer, Annie, was absolutely amazing and gave us so many pictures, it’s been a daunting task going through and picking our favorites. They’re all our favorites! I apologize in advance for the overload of pictures to come. 

New Orleans/Gulf Coast Bachelorette Party

New Orleans/Gulf Coast Bachelorette Party

If you follow us on social media, you know that we had an LDB wedding recently. Steph and Matt got married in a truly awesome, fun and wonderful wedding weekend in Boise, Idaho, the place they first met 8 years ago! But more on the wedding later… Because a month before the wedding we celebrated with a Bachelorette party New Orleans Style!

New Orleans/Gulf Coast Bachelorette Party | longdistancebaking.com
It’s not a party unless Sugar Cookies are involved!

One night in New Orleans and three nights in a beach house on the Mississippi Gulf made for a truly epic Bachelorette weekend. Here are some highlights from the weekend!

Night 1: We somehow coordinated Kelly’s flight from Sacramento, Steph’s sister Cassie’s from Spokane, Brittney’s from Boise and Steph and Jamie’s drive from Monroe to all coordinate and arrive at the airport at the exact same time! Though the real miracle was getting all our luggage to fit in the car. Our first night in NOLA consisted of charbroiled oysters and fried gator at Drago’s, Popeye’s chicken, Bourbon Street, Hurricane’s at Pat O’Brien’s and lots of dancing, laughter and fun!

Drago's, New Orleans | longdistancebaking.com

Since we had appetizers early, we hit Popeye's down the street from our hotel before hitting Bourbon St.

Since we had appetizers late, we hit Popeye’s down the street from our hotel before hitting Bourbon St. It was absolutely pouring, in true Louisiana fashion, but we bought umbrellas from the corner store and braved the storm!

New Orleans/Gulf Coast Bachelorette Party | longdistancebaking.com
“I belong to Steph’s Bachelorette Party. If found, please buy me a drink”
At Pat O'Brien's- Home of the Hurricane. Also, a really awesome piano bar!
At Pat O’Brien’s- Home of the Hurricane. Also, a really awesome piano bar!

Day 2: We checked out of our hotel and walked around the French Quarter, ate beignets at Cafe du Monde, heard live music at Jackson Square and got brunch at Napolean House. Fun fact: this is the house the mayor of New Orleans at the time was going to give Napoleon, had they been able to “rescue” him. There is just so much history like this in New Orleans! We’ve already decided we need another trip to explore more.

Jackson Square
Jackson Square
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So much history in NOLA!
New Orleans had the coolest buildings and apartments!
New Orleans had the coolest buildings and apartments!

Night 2: After strolling around New Orleans, we checked out of our hotel and picked up Lauren from the airport. We made a pit stop at Costco to stock up on food before driving to our beach house in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The first night we ate pizza, drank plenty of wine and played both Cards Against Humanity and the wedding spin off, Cads About Matrimony.

New Orleans/Gulf Coast Bachelorette Party | longdistancebaking.com
Our weekend attire…Harry Potter themed of course!
A view of the beach house from the water. Super cute, right??
A view of the beach house from the water. Super cute, right??

Day 3: Each morning we relaxed with coffee and Lauren’s amazing scrambled eggs (seriously, she’s a pro), sitting out on the porch watching the ocean. Saturday we then went on a Swamp Tour! While we didn’t see any gators, we had a lot of fun on the boat and learned about the local wildlife. This started a theme for the weekend of sharing interesting animal facts. Turns out we know quite a few! (do not youtube how seahorses give birth. I repeat…do NOT).

New Orleans/Gulf Coast Bachelorette Party | longdistancebaking.com
Gator Watch 2016

New Orleans/Gulf Coast Bachelorette Party | longdistancebaking.comSitting on a boat is pretty demanding, so we’d worked up quite the appetite. Luckily The Shed, a famous BBQ joint, was on our way home. There’s a good reason it’s famous too…everything was amazing!

New Orleans/Gulf Coast Bachelorette Party | longdistancebaking.com
Spicy mac & cheese, brisket and fries
New Orleans/Gulf Coast Bachelorette Party | longdistancebaking.com
These “squad” hats got a lot of questions, like: “are you cheerleaders?”

Day 4: It was so relaxing to end the trip with a day spent doing absolutely nothing. Well…if drinking mimosas, walking the beach, and laying by the pool count as doing nothing.

New Orleans/Gulf Coast Bachelorette Party | longdistancebaking.com
It was hot during the day, but cooled down a lot in the evenings.

New Orleans/Gulf Coast Bachelorette Party | longdistancebaking.comWe did a little research and found out the entire beach we were on was completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. While there are some beautiful new homes, like the one we stayed at, there are obvious remnants of the storm: pillars from docks that were never rebuilt, whole foundations left behind, one lot had just a staircase remaining…it’s hard to imagine the aftermath, and scary to think it could easily happen again.

New Orleans/Gulf Coast Bachelorette Party | longdistancebaking.comOverall it was the perfect weekend. Half of the group hadn’t met before, and it is such a great feeling when friends from different stages of your life get together and magically everyone just clicks. There was so much laughter, some amazing food and even more to drink! We’re already talking about a bachelorette reunion next spring because we had so much fun. That’s a thing, right??

From Steph: throughout this entire wedding process, I realized I have some of the best friends in the entire world. I couldn’t ask for smarter, kinder, more hilarious girls to surround myself with. I’m so grateful for their friendship and their willingness to fly across the country to see me!

New Orleans/Gulf Coast Bachelorette Party | longdistancebaking.comAnd that’s it! If you’re looking to plan the perfect bachelorette party, all you need is a great group of girls, one night of dancing, and three nights of beachside bliss. And taquitos. So many taquitos.

~Kelly & Steph

DIY Wedding Map

DIY Wedding Map

Wedding planning is in full swing here at LDB (let’s be real, we’re almost in panic mode) and I wanted to share some of our projects! Kelly is amazing and designed both our Save The Dates and Invitations. It was so nice to be able to 

Southern Bridal Shower Brunch

Southern Bridal Shower Brunch

After just moving to Louisiana, it only made sense to have a Southern themed bridal shower! The wedding will be in Boise, Idaho (where I lived the last eight years) but I grew up in Colfax, Washington (you didn’t know you were getting a geography 

A Year in Review: 2015

A Year in Review: 2015

It’s hard to believe that 2015 is over and what a year it has been! Here are some highlights of the past year for LDB, starting with the one that will make 2016 even more memorable!

Life Highlights
Post: I’m Engaged!!! Steph gets engaged to the wonderful Matt!! Wedding is in May 2016 and you can bet there will be tons of pics along the way!
I'm Engaged!! | longdistancebaking.com

Post: Welcome to Louisiana: Black Bayou Lake Steph moved across the county to Louisiana this year! Check out the update!
Black Bayou Lake, Monroe, Louisiana | longdistancebaking.com

Top Food Posts
Post: Better Than Sex Cake If you haven’t had this yet, you’re missing out!
Better Than Sex Cake | longdistancebaking.com

Post: Whiskey Chocolate Cupcakes We love all things Irish and whiskey over here! Start prepping for St. Patrick’s Day with this recipe!
Whiskey Chocolate Cupcakes - with Jameson for St. Patrick's Day! | longdistancebaking.com

Post: Pumpkin Ice Cream and Pumpkin Pancakes This year we participated in a food blogger virtual pumpkin party! It seems we aren’t the only ones who love pumpkin! Check out our two recipes!

No Churn Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream - part of the blogger's #VirtualPumpkinParty for fall! | longdistancebaking.com

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Post: Angel Food Cake Cupcakes Does this really require an explanation?! They’re delicious, trust us!
Angel Food Cake Cupcakes | longdistancebaking.com

Post: Lemon Butter Cookies Detox from the heavy winter food and desserts with these light and delicious lemon treats!
Lemon Butter Cookies: Not too sweet, with just a hint of lemon | longdistancebaking.com

Travel Highlights
Post: Ireland, Part 4 Go! Book your ticket and go now! You will not regret it!

Temple Bar in Dublin.
Temple Bar in Dublin.

Post: Ireland, Part 3: Belfast Again, Ireland is calling your name. Trust me!

The Titanic Museum
The Titanic Museum

This has been a great year for Long Distance Baking! We became an LLC in April and have had the awesome opportunity to do some sponsored posts from Blue Diamond Almonds! With a wedding on the way, 2016 is looking even better! We hope you’ll continue to follow along with us here on the blog and on the new LDB Instagram account @longdistancebaking!

Thanks for reading, friends! Hope this new year brings many blessings and joy!

XO,

Steph & Kelly 

Wedding Cake

Wedding Cake

Sophomore year Mrs. Ehresman’s English class, I was randomly paired with a girl named Katie to write a “get to know your neighbor” type poem. That day we both happened to be wearing orange shirts so naturally our poem began with “we’re both wearing orange 

Bridal Shower

Bridal Shower

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know that I am baking a wedding cake for my friend’s wedding this Saturday. You will have also noticed that I hosted my cousin’s bridal shower this past weekend! It was so much fun planning and preparing with my 

A Napa Wedding

A Napa Wedding

Brett is married!! Last weekend we went to the wedding of  our good friend, Brett, in Napa, CA at the beautiful Meritage Resort & Spa. Before the wedding, we met with Julia, our blogging friend from Sprinkled with Jules who also happened to be in the Napa area that day for wedding! Jules posts the most amazing desserts, seriously go check out her blog now! We met up at the Oxbow Public Market for lunch…a must do if you’re in Napa! There were so many cute vendors and such delicious food! We already want to go back.

A Napa Wedding | longdistancebaking.com

Brett, the groom, is a friend of Kelly’s and Stephanie’s boyfriend from high school and is the nicest and most hilarious person you will ever meet! Plus both him AND the bride are aerospace engineers…so yeah. They win.

Before the ceremony we did a wine tasting in the resort;s wine cellar which was so fun! Kelly prefers whites and sweeter wines while Stephanie likes reds, so it was fun to see what they could come up with that we would both like. We ended up buying a bottle of the Mysterium, a blend of four different red grapes. It’s kind of neat because each year they use the winemaker’s favorite grapes from that year, hence the name Mysterium! It’s a mystery every year what it will taste like!

A Napa Wedding | longdistancebaking.com

The wedding ceremony itself was held on the vineyard balcony and it was so simple and peaceful and gorgeous. The perfect location! That was followed by a cocktail hour on the lawn then the dinner and reception. They had an amazing red velvet cake that Kelly is hoping to recreate…and she’s not even a red velvet fan! We could not have asked for better weather this weekend. There was actually rain in the area the few days before (much needed!) but it was sunny and a perfect fall day for Brett and Madeline.

A Napa Wedding | longdistancebaking.com

We ate and drank and danced the night away with old friends and were already reminiscing about it the next morning. Unfortunately it was an early one, seeing as Stephanie and BF Matt had an 11 hour drive ahead of them back to Boise, but it was beyond worth it.

A Napa Wedding | longdistancebaking.com

Congratulations Brett and Madeline! Thanks for letting us be a part of your celebration!

A Napa Wedding | longdistancebaking.com

Together At Last

Together At Last

For the first time since starting this blog…Kelly and I were together! And we’d been practically counting down the days. We had a list a mile long of things to do! Such as: go running, go to hot yoga, shop, bake, maybe do a video