Chocolate-Covered Cherry Baked Oatmeal

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Eating breakfast doesn’t have to be a chore! Make it taste like dessert with this chocolate-covered cherry baked oatmeal that can be prepared ahead of time so that it’s ready to go on weekday mornings.

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chocolate-covered cherry baked oatmeal

Breakfast and I are fighting.

Our facebook relationship status has been downgraded from BEST FRIENDS FOREVER (caps lock on) to mere “casual acquaintance”.

Basically, we might say hi if we see each other on the street, but air kisses are out of the question.

For real.

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Wednesday Coffee Talk

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alice's tea cup

1. Pumpkin scones make all days better. Even Mondays.

2. And yes, I know it is still AUGUST and SUMMER and I’m not even trying to suggest that it’s actually time for pumpkin yet. But at Alice’s Tea Cup, it’s always time for pumpkin scones. Always. They’re kind of the best thing since sliced bread.

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Golden Corn Salad with Tomatoes, Mozzarella, and Fresh Basil

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Fresh corn, tomatoes, bell pepper, and potatoes are tossed together with a fresh basil vinagirette and mozzarella cheese in this end-of-summer salad.
golden corn salad with tomatoes, mozzarella, and fresh basil

I have to tell you about my new favorite approach to packing, as much of an oxymoron as having the words “favorite” and “packing” in the same sentence may be.

It involves watching the.boy run around our apartment throwing things into boxes, while I sit at my desk and operate “the command center”.

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Devil’s Food Cake with Angel Frosting

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Deep dark chocolate devil’s food cake is topped with a fluffy marshmallow frosting making for one rich and delicious dessert.
devil's food cake with angel frosting

My latest scheme to beat-the-student-housing system involves a night of dark chocolate, wine, oysters, and fertility shots.

I really can’t understand why the.boy “just isn’t that into it”.

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Fresh Heirloom Tomato Sauce with Burrata

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Simple, quality ingredients make this no cook heirloom tomato sauce with burrata absolutely delicious without being overcomplicated.
fresh heirloom tomato sauce with burrata

If I were writing a self-help book about how to pack up your apartment against your will and move to a thoroughly undesirable, objectively worse living arrangement…

…it would undoubtedly list three straight hours of Kardashian viewing, multiple rounds of tequila shots, and a big plate of cream on cheese on fresh juicy heirloom tomato sauced pasta goodness as moving essentials.

Followed up by a few more rounds of tequila shots. For good measure.

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