*I was gifted La Croix sparkling water in exchange for an honest review. All opinions in this post are 100% my own (and my little guy's). Summertime is synonymous with cold salads and refreshing drinks. A few weekends ago we had some friends over ... Read some More »
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13 Little Known Facts About Cucumbers
I love cucumbers! Whether they are on a sandwich, in a salad, alone with a dash of salt or in my beverage, they are by far my favorite vegetable. I always wondered why people put cucumber slices on their eyes to reduce swelling - what is in the ... Read some More »
How to Make a Delicious Cucumber Cocktail in 5 Easy Steps
Get ready for a refreshing drink! There's something about a drink with cucumber in it. I was first introduced to cucumber water at a spa. It was delicious so I looked into the health benefits of cucumber and there were many! Cucumbers contain: ... Read some More »
HONG KONG: Places to Eat
I could probably write a whole slew of posts on my Hong Kong trip, but I feel that I may lose you somewhere along the way, so I decided to squish all of the food in one post (this one). I'll get to my list of places to see in the next ... Read some More »
Halloween Party Time!
I don't know what we did before Pinterest. This year I was determined to try some of the hundreds of food pins that I have accumulated for this year's Halloween festivities. Since we were going to have about 20 kids, I had to try to make Mummy ... Read some More »
September Ipsy Review!
You know I love me some subscription boxes, so when I stumbled upon Ipsy I just had to try it! It is very similar to Birchbox in that it is a $10 monthly subscription to beauty samples. The biggest difference I feel is that each month you receive ... Read some More »
Fabfitfun Summer VIP Box Review
I was bit apprehensive about receiving another Fabfitfun box (actually not realizing I ordered one...I thought I cancelled but that's OK), because it is $50 a box...but this season's box was a lot of fun! The first thing I saw was the ... Read some More »
Cucumber Drinks
I am a big fan of cucumbers. I never really knew of any beverages that contained cucumber until I visited a spa and they offered complimentary cucumber-infused water. It was very refreshing! All I needed to do to replicate this newfound refresher ... Read some More »
The Best Bloody Mary
There's nothing like a delicious and refreshing Bloody Mary. I believe my husband has perfected it! Here is how we make ours... You will need... 1 tsp horseradish 1 tsp Sriracha 2 dashes worcestershire sauce 1 part Tito's vodka ... Read some More »