my lavender blues

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Tis the season to be noggin’. You should really chai it. Time to dust off the ol’ dad jokes and get back to posting again…. you know what they say, better late than pregnant! I have so many life updates that you’d likely be pouring alcohol into this mocktail just to keep up with ’em […]

Holiday Chai EggNog

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Gosh Darn, it’s been a little bit since I’ve posted…. but what better to post than boozy ice cream. I mean….. amiright? or amiright? okay okay, I skipped the booze because I have a child and would like to avoid child services, but tomato potato, whatever you prefer. But this post is still boozy ice […]

Boozy Horchata Ice Cream

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It’s hot and it’s cold, it’s yes and it’s no, its wrong and right, some more opposites, some lines from a katy perry song, etc and you’ve got the current forecast… *yay* …… but good thing if you live in missouri the meteorologists legit all year round predict a 50 percent chance of anything you […]

No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream and Waffles

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      Recovery, recovery, recovery. It’s a thing and it’s working. My bellybutton no longer looks as though someone decided to take a drill to it. Okay maybe it still does a lil bit but SO much better. I’ve stopped gagging whenever I look down to take a peek. (yeah that was happening). I’ve […]

Baked Hasselback Pears with Brie & Pistachios

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i’ve really been into eating multiple breakfasts these days. with a full dose of remorse come breakfast numero three. i don’t fully understand WHY i do that to myself. i think it’s actually because my bellyache doesn’t come around until three hours later – post consumptions. which is total poo, my brain & stomach have […]

White Chocolate Creme Fraiche ‘Puddin-Cotta’ with Brandied Blackberry Sauce

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so for those of you reading my blog for the very first time, i did this dinner thing a couple of weeks ago at Eckerts Farm and am now putting up recipes for some of dishes that my brother in law & I created! This particular post is for the brandied peaches that we poured […]

Brandied Peaches // A Film, A First

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life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. or in my case, when you’re busy watching crap hit the fan. mostly because i 100 percent avoid the planning bit and allow my anxiety to build over the lack of control I have (even though it could be a totally controlled situation) and then […]

Vanilla Coconut Sweet Rice with Persimmons

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  Is that a popsicle in your hand or are you just happy to see me? I know, that is not how the saying goes, like at all, but as a female that whole popsicle in pants would 100 percent not work and the latter is just so much more realistic. Okay maybe it wouldn’t […]

Mango Avocado Lassi Breakfast Pops

My Lavender Blues