Yesterday we skipped our normal workout and hit the outdoors for a hike. Before my hike, I fueled up on some oats and crunchy peanut butter. I had about two bites, left the room, and when I cam back my oatmeal was gone. Grumples... Crowder's mountain is about an hour from where we live. So we took off around 11am. We had a long hike ...
Archives for July 2014
Derby Days Event!
On Saturday, I attended the Derby Day's Event to celebrate the annual running of the Kentucky Derby  at the Mint Museum in Charlotte. I had been preparing for this day all week! I spent a lot of time making my hat and it turned out just the way I hoped. I am about to overload you all with photos! I couldn't help but take a ton. I was obsessed with all of the ...
NYT Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe!
Have you typed in "the best chocolate chip cookies" into Pinterest? I have a numerous of times. I've baked over 20 different chocolate chip cookie recipes from magazines, cook books, blogs, and Pinterest. They have all been alright, but nothing mouthwatering. The recipes I've tried have usually been too flat, too chewy, too hard, not sweet, etc. A couple days ago, I ...
The Voice Tour: Charlotte
I had an amazing opportunity last night that I'll never forget. I was invited to attend the Voice Tour and share it with you all from front row center. If you all follow me on Instagram, you probably got a little taste of it last night. For the past couple of years, I've been a Voice fan. Remember when American Idol was no longer cool? Yeah, that's about the ...
Top 10 of my Favorite Dessert Recipes!
Chocolate Chunk Paleo Cookies There isn’t too many things better than the smell of chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven. It’s such a comforting smell. The aroma brings back the good ole days spent hanging around the kitchen sneaking cookie dough from the mixer when my mom wasn’t paying attention. Don’t act like you’ve never done it! These are by far the best ...