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Sweet Whipped Chantilly Cream {Crème Chantilly}
How was your Easter weekend? Ours was fantastic. We also got a lot done this week. Productivity at its finest. Did you enjoy your spring break? We sure did here at the Lopez-Sarraff residence. I can...
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How to Paint Your Wooden Fence
Are you looking to paint your wooden fence? Don’t know what you are even doing? You’ve come to the right place. This post is a Q&A based on a project that our cousin Cathy and Titi Lisa...
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Hollandaise Sauce
I absolutely love Hollandaise Sauce, always have and always will. For the longest time, I was under the impression that one of the main ingredients in a homemade Hollandaise Sauce was flour. Don’t...
View ArticleFinance Fridays: Obamacare {Healthcare Reform}
After years of not having health insurance, we got Obamacare last year. Thank God for the national healthcare reform! Since the age of 15, I had no health insurance. At 12 years old, I was diagnosed...
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Butterscotch Syrup
Do you remember those little golden yellow candy sat in the small glass tray somewhere at your grandma’s house when you were little? I sure do! I love those little butterscotch candies. I would take...
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Our Family Gallery Wall
Today’s the perfect day to share our new and improved family gallery wall. Since my wife and I are enjoying a week chalk full of family events, I found it fitting to talk about how we created the...
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Spicy Shrimp Fried Rice
I don’t think I will get tired of homemade fried rice any time soon. After we discovered we could bring take-out home without actually leaving the house, we have become totally obsessed with homemade...
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Teeth Whitening Treatment
For a long time, I gagged at the thought of toothpaste early in the morning. I still do, actually. That’s why I don’t use toothpaste anymore! Phew. Getting that out was easier than I thought. Before...
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Spinach & Artichoke Frittata
All this time that I’ve been without cruising, I had imagined a world of never doing it again. Maybe it’s the fact that I suffered internally being without communication to those I love. I missed...
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Toothache Relief
My wisdom teeth have been growing in since I was 17 years old. I grew up in a dentist office because my aunt is a dental hygienist. Through all my time spent there, they had told me from the very...
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The Onceler Cake: Reinvented
Ahhh…the good old trusted and true Onceler Cake REINVENTED! This is one of my very first recipes after going to cold turkey off of sugar and flour. I was learning to cook with new ingredients I...
View ArticleIntermittent Showers
Are you terrified of cold water in the shower? Yeah, so was I. Just like the rest of us, everyone all over the world who has access to good water and a bathroom to bathe in likes to be in warm to hot...
View ArticleLobster Roll Salad
Let me tell you about this wonderful restaurant we encountered when we went to Charleston, South Carolina last year for the first time. We use Yelp! for everything and as an Elite we trust in other...
View ArticleFinance Fridays: Tax Day
It’s that time of the week again and it’s time to cash your checks, kick back and hopefully relax a bit. Plus, it’s Finance Friday! Today is an important day for everyone. Americans, that is. Either...
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Glazed Bacon & Brussel Sprouts
There’s a groovy little tiki bar right off of the New Smyrna Beach Marina called Outriggers Tiki Bar and Grille. They have an amazing, eclectic menu. Good beachy vibes, beautiful scenery, incredible...
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Baby Rose Laundry Detergent
I am back at it again with a new recipe for laundry detergent! This was made specifically targeted for those out there who were concerned about adding fabric softener crystals to their detergent....
View ArticleGnocchi alla Sorrentina
If you’ve never been to Italy before, you have no idea how much we miss it. You would miss it, too. Feels like forever since we were there. It was actually only four months ago and it feels like an...
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Clothespin Car Air Fresheners
I used to spend so much money on those little car air fresheners that you stick inside the vent. They are really expensive as they don’t last nearly as long as they say they will. I have bought just...
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Leave-In Conditioning Hair Oil
I always end up talking about haircare on the blog on my crunchy beauty post days. Ahh, I just can’t help it. And I couldn’t help but hurry to share a new recipe I came up with Leave-In Conditioning...
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Dark Chocolate Fudge
All I can say right now is YAS KWEEN! If you don’t already watch Broad City on Comedy Central, don’t start now because it’s horribly amazing. Or, amazingly horrible? Just watch it. Anyway, yas kween,...
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