In Mary Brickell Village (Miami) the other night, stumbled upon a magical store that I can’t believe I’ve never seen before!  Mr. Ganache Chocolatier has apparently been around for 8 months in his MBV location, and I hope business is doing well – because they officially sell my new favorite desserts!  When you step into the store, you’re greeted by a sweet little puppy (who didn’t love me as much as I wish he did… sad face) and the lovely French owner, Gilles Ghariani.   His handcrafted chocolates are made in New …

Hey everyone!  I know I’ve been seriously missing in action lately.  I’ve been working 100 hour weeks at the job in the last month or so…. and until tonight – I honestly hadn’t eaten a non-ordered or catered meal in almost two months.  I am happy to say that I am back at it in the kitchen!!  LA LA LAAA!
I have a mouth watering blog post all ready for you guys – but first I wanted to take a moment to share with you something I’m really excited about!  A …

Carol Phillips is the President of her consulting firm, Brand Amplitude, LLC, adjunct professor of Marketing at The University of Notre Dame and all around awesome woman for trying to get into our heads and see what makes our generation tick.  She recently wrote a blog post on her website about how millennial woman (Gen Y) are so interactive in social media and web content creation that our recommendations/trendspotting efforts/opinions actually have a disproportionate amount of clout in the blogosphere.  One study by MRI actually says the Gen Y women even …

This fruity pear tart has layers of flavors that all come together beautifully to create a pastry that’s not overpoweringly sweet, but definitely hits the spot!

The other day there was a seafood sale at the grocery store, buy one large bag of shrimp or tilapia and get another large bag for free! Needless to say, my freezer looks like a sad scene from The Little Mermaid. Last night I really really didn’t want to go to the grocery store. It was raining and I was tired, but I had almost nothing in my fridge. Literally – chocolate for breakfast and cheese and crackers for lunch. *blush*
Then I decided to stop whining, …