Food
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Showing my Garden
*Disclaimer: I am not a plant expert. Also, a lot of our plants were bought from lowes as baby plants.* *Disclaimer: There might be affiliate links in this post. Affiliate links are links to products that make me a small commission when you click on the link and/or purchase from the link.* Weather: In North Carolina, where I live, It is extremely humid and hot in the summers. The summers equal the hurricane season. Some years it rains like no one’s business and other years we’re in a drought. 2020 is definitely a wet summer! Peppers We have two types of peppers. One is purple bell peppers. The other we…
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Cashew Vanilla Granola Recipe
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. This is 162 degrees Celsius. In a large bowl, 2 cups of old fashioned oats, 1/2 cup of roughly chopped cashews or almonds, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon of salt. In a smaller bowl, 4 tablespoons of melted coconut oil, 1/2 cup of honey or maple syrup, 2 teaspoons of vanilla. Whisk till combined. I chose honey because I prefer the flavor of it. Pour the wet mixture in with the dry. Then stir to combine. On a baking sheet, Place a piece of parchment paper. Then spread the mixture evenly across…
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What to do in Chicago
Things to do: Navy Pier: The navy pier is a beautiful scenic spot for photos of the great lakes. I would suggest coming here at any time during the day unless it’s rainy. Cloud Gate: This one is super touristy. You’ll struggle to get a good photo because it is always crowded there. Sky deck: You can see the entirety of Chicago from here. I would also suggest 360 Chicago. The field museum: This museum was actually sinking slowly before a project in May of 2018 to fix the issues. Chinatown: Places to Eat: Lou Malnati’s Chicago Style Pizza: It is considered one of the best pizza places in Chicago.…
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Coffee Shop Review: Casa Blanca
NOTE: I was not paid to review this coffee shop. Everything that we got at Casa Blanca was paid for by us. We were not compensated in any way! About: Website: www.casablancacoffee.co Instagram: casablancacoffeeroasters Location: 7409 Market St, Wilmington, NC 28411 Ratings: Atmosphere: 10/10 Coffee: 9/10 Food: 9.5/10 Baristas/employees: 10/10 Overview: I can easily get work done here while chatting with Anthony about different topics. The music is more like background sound than noisy music with loud beat and lyrics. The style of the coffee shop is a lot of white and natural colors. Anthony says the outside has a southwestern feel to it. The coffee is always delicious. I…
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Iced Maple Pecan Latte
Iced Maple Pecan Latte Nutrition Facts: (As found on Starbucks website) Calories: 330 Total Fat: 10g Cholesterol: 30mg Sodium: 230mg Total Carbohydrates: 50g Protein: 9g Description: This is an iced espresso drink that has hints of maple, pecan and brown sugar. It is topped with a delicious cold foam. Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars My opinion: It is a basic fall menu item. In really liked the cold foam. It was delicious. It comes with orange sugar dusted on top of it. The sugar helps create a slight sweetness. It is not bitter or overly sweet. It has that slight maple flavor. Thanks for reading my review on the maple…
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CoffeeMate Natural Bliss Almond Milk Creamer
CoffeeMate Natural Bliss Almond Milk Creamer First I will explain how I make my Ice vanilla coffee. I drink this just about every day. It is THAT good! Ingredients: Natural Bliss Almond Milk Creamer (I chose the vanilla but you can choose any flavor) K-cup of your choice (I use Green Mountain Nantucket Blend. We order it on Amazon) Vanilla syrup Simple syrup Ice How to make: I make my coffee in the Keurig. After it is brewed, I let it sit while I do other things like write a blog post or put makeup on. Then I put simple syrup and vanilla syrup in the coffee. I continue to…
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Peppermint Hot Chocolate Recipe
Ingredients: Hot Chocolate Mix (I use swiss miss) Bailey’s Non-alcoholic White Chocolate Peppermint Bark coffee creamer Torani’s Peppermint flavoring Marshmallows (Optional) Peppermints or candy canes (Crushed) (Optional) Whipped Cream (Optional) How to: Step one: First, You place your hot chocolate mix in the mug of your choosing. Then you place hot water into the mug. Stir. I use an Areolatte to stir the hot chocolate. Make sure it is thoroughly stirred into the hot water. Step Two: Stir in your Peppermint flavoring and your white chocolate peppermint bark creamer into the hot chocolate. I usually guesstimate on how much of the two items I use. Some days I like to really taste the peppermint…
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Fun things to do during autumn
Fun things to do during autumn So here are the things that I think would be fun things to do during autumn. The reason for this post is because I was talking to Bradley about things we could do now that it is autumn. The first thing I would want to do is buy a pumpkin or go to a pumpkin patch. That’s so much fun in my opinion. Go apple picking. Where I live you have to go for a little drive to go pick apples. Bake a pie. Bonus points if you make it out of said apples or pumpkin. I love a good apple pie so much.…
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Popsugar Must Have Box
Hey Guys, Long time no see! So incase you are unaware, This post is the Popsugar Must Have Box post and I haven’t been seen on here due to my Great-Grandmother’s death on sunday September 24th. We had her visitation on Tuesday the 27th. Then her funeral was on the 28th. A tribute to her will be going up in the near future. So on with the Popsugar must have Box. So the box is actually really awesome. I was expecting a bunch of sample products but it was ALL full size products. There was six products or items. 1.) The Smith and cult lip gloss in the warning: Beautiful shade of…
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4th of July outfit ideas
*Disclaimer: This post have affiliate links. So if you purchase from any of the websites, I earn a commission off of them.* So these are two 4th of July outfits ideas are something I would wear to a fourth of July party and or BBQ. Therefore I would suggest throwing on a bikini under this and relaxing. The white off-the-shoulder top is from Forever 21. As for the shorts, They are from Charlotte Russe. Finally, The flip flops are from Uggs. The purse is also from Target. The black romper is from target. I got a medium but it’s a little too big for me. As for the hat…
