Two friends, miles apart, who love to bake!
You all know what salad I’m talking about. The one that has been served at every potluck and BBQ in the history of ever? Well I have a confession: I’ve never made it before. My family has never made it either. It’s always been a mystery …
Two posts in a row that involve peanut butter… yep, I’m on a PB kick. But then again, when am I not? My cousin is getting married in less than two weeks. We just celebrated her bachelorette party in Vegas at the end of May …
It has been a wet, wet spring and early summer here. I’ve seen the most intense rain, loudest thunder and crazy lightning since moving to Louisiana!
Unfortunately the storms don’t do anything to cool off the temperature though, so we’ve been spending a lot of time indoors. And what better to do when stuck inside than bake!
There’s something almost soothing about baking bread. Baking with yeast and dealing with dough rising used to stress me out a bit. But really, there’s nothing to it! Also it helps that things rise super quick in this warm humidity.
Whenever I want to try a new bread recipe I always go to Girl Versus Dough. Her recipes never fail me! This honey oat bread is soft and sweet pretty much irresistible. My new coworkers were giving me funny looks as I kept pulling out individual slices of bread from my lunch box…but it was that good!
If you want a basic homemade bread recipe, look no further. Perfect for sandwiches, alongside breakfast, or even just for a snack…this honey oat bread is a winner.
~Stephanie
Whole Wheat Honey Oat Bread (recipe from Girl Versus Dough)
What?! I know… just go with me on this. We LOVE peanut butter here on LDB. Whereas my love for Nutella is reserved solely for desserts (for fear I will eat the entire container if I have it around), peanut butter is a staple in …
If you read Kelly’s post on Friday, you’ll have heard about Chobani’s #BreakYouMake campaign. It should come as no surprise that we as Americans have a “go go go” mentality and tend to forget to take some time for ourselves to step back and take …
Have you heard of Chobani’s #BreakYouMake campaign? Turns out we Americans do not take daily breaks, breaks we need to refuel and recharge. Think about it, when was the last time you really stepped away from your desk, turned off your phone, ignored your email and just enjoyed a mini break? I say it’s time we change that! So thank you, Chobani, for introducing the #BreakYouMake. America, let’s take more breaks!
Chobani is challenging everybody to nominate a person in their life for #BreakYouMake Day (which was Wednesday, June 3). You mean, we can’t chose ourselves?! Just kidding…. I think everyone deserves a break when they need one but the one person that immediately comes to mind: my mom <3 Brace yourselves, it’s gonna get sappy…
Bunny
Hi, guys! This is my mom Bunny. Yes, we call her Bunny. Her birth name is Ellen but around family and friends (even all my friends) she has always been Bunny. In fact, my cousin and I have decided that our children will one day call her G-Bunny aka Grandma Bunny.
Anyway, enough about her name. Here is why I nominate my mom for #BreakYouMake:
So, thank you mom for being so awesome! I love you and I hope you enjoy your well deserved break! Now I am going to take one and eat a delicious Chobani Flip… I just need to decide what flavor!
-Kelly
*Check back next week to see who Steph nominates!
Originally I had a road trip planned this spring to travel from Boise to Phoenix for a friend’s wedding, stopping at places like Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and Sedona along the way. Well…then my boyfriend (at the time) got a new job, we got …
This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds. Every year my family (my big family of aunts, uncles, and cousins) rents a beach house for a week in Aptos, CA. It’s amazing and wonderful and fun! Some of my favorite childhood memories are from the beach …
My grandmother once told me that ice cream “is just milk, cream, and sugar- it’s really not that bad for you, Kelly.” I chose to believe her and as a result, I liberally consume ice cream on a regular basis. Thanks, Mimi, for justifying my love of ice cream.
Now, I can’t entirely blame my grandmother for my love of ice cream. I also blame our local, go-to ice cream shop- Leatherby’s. Hands down, they have the best ice cream around the Sacramento area (although, nothing beats Mint Chip from Baskin Robbins in my opinion)! I guess I should clarify, Leatherby’s has the best Toasted Almond ice cream around. Seriously, the best!
That is, however, until I attempted to make it at home using Blue Diamond Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt Almonds. Watch out Leatherby’s, I’m giving you a run for your money!
This month we received some awesome goodies from Blue Diamond and when I saw these almonds were included, I knew exactly what I was going to make. Toasted Almond ice cream seemed like a no-brainer! These almonds are not only perfect for this ice cream and so many other yummy goodies, but I saved a handful to snack on at work this week! Come on, what’s not to like about dark chocolate covered almonds!?!
This ice cream is super simple to make- it only takes 5 minutes! The longest part is the churning and freeze time. I adapted this recipe from David Lebovitz’s Vanilla Ice Cream and what I love about it is that there is no egg tempering happening here- the base really is just milk, cream and sugar! Mimi was right! And although it may not be considered healthy by some (if this is you, please let me continue to believe it’s really not that bad for me), it sure is easy to make! Hope you enjoy 🙂
-Kelly
This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds.
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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 …