September 2011

Fluffy Cake-Like Homemade Cornbread

September 27, 2011 3 comments

Over this past year, my affection for cornbread has grown deeper as the days go by. Like homemade biscuits, a good cornbread can go with just about any meal. And I’ve been trying my fair share of recipes trying to find just the right one. Something that’s not too dry, has nice flavors and isn’t too dense. A lot of the recipes I haven’t even posted here because they were a bust. But this evening [...]

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Essie Nail Polish Giveaway Winner Announced!

September 24, 2011 0 comments

Congratulations to Ashley K, who was randomly chosen as the winner of my Essie nail polish giveaway! I’d like to take a moment and thank all of you who participated. I appreciate you taking the time to leave your entries. Keep your eyes peeled though, another giveaway is coming soon. I’ve got two tubes of Bath and Body Works lip gloss in Halloween flavors to give away to another lucky winner! *Winner was chosen with [...]

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Root Beer Cake

September 23, 2011 0 comments

The idea of putting root beer into cake was something that really intrigued me. I just couldn’t wrap my head around what that would possibly taste like. Could you really taste the root beer at all? Cause I really like root beer so if you can taste it in cake form, that would be just awesome. But alas, after baking this fancy lookin root beer cake, I got my answer. Sadly you cannot really taste [...]

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Fluffy Homemade Biscuits

September 22, 2011 0 comments

Sometimes ya just need a good biscuit to complete a meal. Know what I mean? Talk about versatile. You can pretty much eat a good biscuit at any time of the day. In the morning with a hearty breakfast. Lunchtime with some tea and your favorite jam. Dinner with beef stew and so on. If you think about it, there’s really not much you can’t eat paired with a biscuit. The other day I slapped [...]

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My Fall 2011 Nail Polish Picks

September 19, 2011 1 comment

As I mentioned in my Essie nail polish giveaway post, I’m a tad bit obsessed with nail polish. The trend for fall of 2011 seems to be creamy neutrals, metallics, glitters and rich jewel tones. I went through my nail polish collection and picked out my favorites that I’ll be wearing til Spring 2012. I always like seeing what nail polish looks like out of the bottle before I buy it so I’m sharing my [...]

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Birchbox – September 2011

September 15, 2011 1 comment

My September Birchbox has arrived! This month’s box was neither exciting nor disappointing to me. It contained items I’ll try out but nothing I’d jump at the chance to try. So, here’s what I got: Befine Night Cream Jouer Lip Enhancer (conditioning lip treatment) Jurlique Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer Salvatore Ferragamo Attimo Fragrance Bonus: Birchbox Friendship Bracelet

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