• Banana Bread with Coconut Brown Sugar Topping

    Banana bread is one of my favorite quick and easy cakes to make when I’m going to have friends over for coffee, brunch or just when I have a bunch of over-ripe bananas. Last week my husband came home with a bag of ripe bananas that the supermarket next door was selling for $2.  So what could I do but bake 3 loaves of banana bread (and still have leftover bananas for banana pancakes for breakfast. Yummy!). Though I usually make my banana bread from scratch, I had bought a box of  Chiquita Banana Bread mix a while back, and this was a perfect opportunity to test it. All you will…

  • Pretty Things: Cake Stands

    Rosanna Bon Bon Stands. Martha Stewart Collection Domed Cake Stands. Martha Stewart White Cake Stands. Green Glass Cake Stands. Etsy Custom Engraved Cake Stand. Mini Cake Stand.

  • Iceland: The List

    Posted by Scott As always, my adventures are best summed up with the list so here it goes…”the list” from Iceland: Scariest moment of the trip: What could be perceived as scary — unlike the USA, Iceland does not appear to have many rest stops or SOS call boxes on the side of the roads. Thus, if you are stranded, ensure you have a cell phone. Best meal of the trip: Chicken risotto and fresh Icelandic spring water. Something I learned about myself: One has to be patient to get the right photo shot. Moment feeling like a local: As Icelanders go to heated pools, I felt like a native…

  • Friday Finds: Sur La Table

    Rösle Dual Stainless-Steel Milk Frother – $38.00 Compagnie de Provence Extra-Pure Marseille Fresh Verbena Liquid Hand Soap – $22.95 Sur La Table Pizza Cone Set – $11.99 Fagor Digital Portable Induction Burner – $149.95 Sur La Table Ceramic Berry Baskets – $2.49 – $5.95 Bodum Bistro Espresso Mugs, Set of 2 – $24.95