My latest obsession is s’mores. I can’t get enough of them! I love s’mores cookies, pop tarts, any thing flavored like it is amazing in my book. To day was a cold rainy day and all I wanted to do was a snuggle in a blanket and watch movies.
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Friday Favorites Autumn
Happy Friday!
Wednesday was one of my favorite days of the week because it was the first day of Autumn! Along with winter it is my favorite season. I love the cool weather and the fresh crisp air smell.
I love breaking out my sweaters and riding boots.
Back to Basics: Red Velvet
Back to Basics: Red Velvet
Long time since I posted a recipe or a blog post. I really love blogging but at the end of the day I it is last on my to-do list. I am trying to get better and write posts when I am free.
My favorite all time cupcake has to be Red Velvet. Even though I am from the Northeast and it is a classic southern food I can always find room for a red velvet cupcake. It is my way of telling bakeries apart. A great bakery will have a most and chocolatey cupcake with a cream cheese frosting. Any other type of frosting would mean it is not true red velvet.
Update
Sorry I haven’t posted since Saturday. I planned everything out but I didn’t take in to account how much school work I would have. I really want to post more and consistently. I will now be posting on Friday and Sunday. Friday may not always be Friday favorites. I hope that it’s okay. Last weekend I want to Baltimore to visit my friend at John Hopkins. Tomorrow there will be a post on my trip.
My friend Mira and I
Have a wonderful day!
Love
Katie ❤
Friday Favorites: NYC, Central Park and More
I love living close to the city. I live Long Island about an hour away. It is great because I can go for a day anytime of the year. Last weekend my friends and I went to Central Park. This was my first time there. It is crazy because I have lived here my whole life but I haven’t done tourist stuff. One day I want to be a tourist of my own city. Anyway, we took the train to Penn Station and the 2 Subway to Columbus Circle.
My friend Kasmika took this photo. She is amazing and is starting a blog. Everyone should read it when it goes live.
Back to Basics: Vanilla Cupcakes
Nothing is more classic then a vanilla cake with a buttercream frosting. My favorite is Martha Stewart’s Yellow Buttermilk Cupcakes. What I love about this recipe is it makes a lot. It is perfect for cupcakes or cakes. 
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Friday Favorite: Back to School
I don’t know about you but I love back to school because school supplies are on sale.
Ever since I was little girl I remember getting excited to go school after I got new supplies. I loved getting pens, pencils, crayons, coloring pencils, etc. These days back to school shopping consist of expensive textbooks and lab manuals. No matter how old I still get a thrill of back to school shopping.
I am very pick about what pens, pencils, binders and notebooks I use. Especially since I am a lefty, getting ink on my hand and smudging is the bane of my existence. My current favorite pen is Paper mate inkjoy for color pens and Pentel R.S.V.P. ballpoint pens for black ink. One of my teachers in middle school told me only write in black ink because it is professional. I haven’t taken notes or written essays in blue in since.
For pencils I like mechanical ones because you never need a sharpener.
I will post the photos later. Right now I am in a diner on the way up to Oneonta to drop my sister off.
Have a amazing weekend!
Love,
Katie ❤
Pink Lemonade Jell-O
Happy Monday! Hope you had a fun weekend. This weekend I was at the pool all day for swimming championships.
Summer is almost over but there is still time to make a last-minute treat. This week I was watching Rachel Talbott on YouTube. She made pink lemonade in lemons. I thought it was such a cool idea I would try it and share.
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New Schedule
Happy Friday!
Sorry I haven’t posted in a week. It has been crazy this week because it is the last week of summer school and all my final projects are due. With the school year starting I wanted to make a set schedule that I can commit to. I will be posting every Monday, Friday and one random day. My friend Carissa will be posting every Thursday. So each week there will be two recipes. I have a lot planned that I think you all will love. I will be continuing the Back to Basics series and starting another in the middle of September.
Have an amazing weekend!
Love Katie ❤
Friday Favorites: Weekend in D.C.
Happy Friday! I though I would expand the Friday Favorites to more topics then just baking. Last weekend my family and I went to D.C for vacation. We left Friday and took a walking tour of the National Mall, which was free. I found online a company call free tour by foot. It was a 2-hour tour with a tour guide. We lucked out because there were only 20 people in our group. The tour guide was awesome and knew a lot of the history behind the monuments. Here are some photos.
Washington Monument
Me at the Washington Monument
Word War II Memorial
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