Cranberry Coffee Cake

December is my favorite month. My birthday, Christmas, baking, shopping, Santa, snow... it's basically like vacation all month long. The holiday baking is one of my favorite parts. And yes, I preach healthy eating and self care all year long, but holiday baking is one thing I tend to be reallly lenient about! Cookies for example. I do NOT mess with my cookie recipes. Every year we make dozens and dozens of cookies and many of the recipes are old family favorites. Cleaning them up and making a

Sweet and Savory Plantain Cakes

Last month I got to spend 5 incredible, inspiring days in New Orleans. While the friendships I made and the knowledge I gained were amazing, the food was a stand out for sure. Having never visited NOLA (I've actually never been ANYWHERE down south other than Florida, and we all know that doesn't count) I asked friends for all of their recommendations before leaving. I got too many to list, since everyone I know who hung out there is a food lover. Suffice to say I had my work cut out for me. I