COSTCO NYC’s Opening Day!

Thursday, November 12th, was NYC Costco Day (according to me, David, Ariel, and Kristen). You see, I didn’t grow up with Costco, Sam’s Club, or any super large shopping store; the closest I got to a large superstore was a Meijer and Wal-Mart in Champaign, Illinois. Since I’m not used to buying in bulk, going […]

Cupcake Cagematch Results: BEST RED VELVET CUPCAKE in NYC!

Day 3 of our cupcake cagematch results – have you agreed with the results so far? In case you’re joining late, Sweet Revenge won best vanilla cupcake in NYC and Billy’s Bakery won best chocolate cupcake. Today, I’ll reveal the results of the best red velvet cupcake in all of New York (including Westchester!) The […]

Cupcake Cagematch Results: BEST CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE in NYC!

I said I would be back on Wednesday with the best chocolate cupcakes in NYC, but we’ll just forget that I said that and post this entry TODAY. A DAY EARLY! So, have you been wondering who has the BEST chocolate cupcake in all of New York City? Wonder no more because here are the […]

Cupcake Cagematch Results: BEST VANILLA CUPCAKE in NYC!

After sampling over 26 different types of vanilla cupcakes, our judges have come up with the best vanilla cupcake in NYC: SWEET REVENGE! With a nearly perfect score (4.7/5.0), Sweet Revenge beat out 25 other hopefuls. Here are the full results: Now, you may be wondering why Sweet Revenge’s vanilla cupcakes beat out all of […]

Aerogarden: Week 1

One of my favorite things about my mom’s house in North Carolina is her herb garden. She grows rosemary and mint in her little courtyard and there’s always so much of it that we can use them year-round (I love making chai tea with mint, mint chocolate chip truffles, and drinking water with a couple […]