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• Happy Thanksgiving!!

  Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday (birthdays come as a very close second)! It is the one holiday where all of my family comes together and we eat all day, drink all day and have an overall amazing time.         This year we have 16 people coming to my parent’s house! […]

• New York Crumb Cake

  The best way to start off a morning is with a good cup of coffee and a big slice of crumb cake. Growing up my family always had a box (or 2!)  of Entenmann’s Crumb Cake in the house, and my goal with baking today was to create a cake that matched up to my […]

• Baklava

  Coming to my parent’s house for any holiday, event or even a family dinner, it’s going to sound like there are 30 people when there are 10 and there will be enough food to last at least a week. It’s loud, it’s comical and it’s a great time! Some of these characteristics we get from my Mom’s Italian side and […]