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  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2025,  christmas,  Cooking,  Holidays,  Lifestyle

    Reminiscing & Wondering Where the Children’s Chocolate Advent Calendars Are Sold Today

    Ever since I was a girl, I loved advent calendars. I usually had the calendars with chocolate in them. Every day in December, I would open a new window, find the chocolate, and eat it. When I had a major…

    By essieofwho December 11, 2025
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Food and Cooking,  Home,  Lifestyle

    Attempting to Make Brioche Bread Again

    Last December, my mixer broke while making a new bread recipe. This recipe was for brioche bread. Today, I have a new mixer that is stronger than my old one. Even though it is stronger and far more reliable than…

    By essieofwho October 17, 2025
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Fashion,  Kate Spade New York,  Lifestyle,  Target

    Kate Spade New York x Target Collection Favorites: Food

    When I found out about the Kate Spade New York x Target collection, I was very surprised by the large amount of items in the collection. Out of all the items in the collection, the items that surprised me was…

    By essieofwho April 9, 2025
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Lifestyle

    Update on Baking Homemade Bread: The Good, The Bad, and The Tasty Mistakes

    A while ago, I talked about my intention to make bread from scratch as well as why I’m doing it in a post. Now that I have had some time to bake bread over and over again, I can honestly…

    By essieofwho November 14, 2023
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Lifestyle,  Personal & Comentary

    A Few More Thoughts on Allergies and Making My Own Food

    Over a week, I wrote a post about making my own bread due to my allergy to an ingredient commonly put into breads I normally eat these days. Since then, I started to wonder if there are other foods with…

    By essieofwho September 19, 2023
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Lifestyle

    Baking My Own Bread and Why I’m Frustrated With Ingredients in Store Bought Bread

    I have realized for the past few years that finding bread made without my allergens is becoming harder to do. This problem has become worse over the past year. I have noticed my favorite place to buy bread at (a…

    By essieofwho September 14, 2023
  • 4th of July,  Blog,  Cooking,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Summertime

    5 Favorite Summertime Treats

    Summer, like the other three seasons of the year, have certain types of foods that are commonly associated with them. One of the most popular types of foods people associate with the summer season are the treats. Treats can mean…

    By essieofwho June 13, 2023
  • 4th of July,  Blog,  Cooking,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Summertime,  Uncategorized

    5 More Favorite Summer Foods

    While I wrote a post about five of my favorite summer foods, I had to leave some of my favorite foods out. This made me sad because I really enjoy eating them and didn’t mind talking about them. Since I…

    By essieofwho June 7, 2023
  • 4th of July,  Blog,  Cooking,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Summertime

    5 Favorite Summer Foods

    Whenever the summer season approaches, I start to change my diet. I know I feel better if I eat certain foods during certain times of the year. During the winter, I eat heavier foods. During the summer, I eat lighter…

    By essieofwho June 6, 2023
  • Blog,  Cooking,  Dillard's Department Store,  Fashion,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Valentines Day

    Favorite High End Candy and Sweets Gift Sets for Valentine’s Day 2023

    I will not lie, I struggled thinking of post ideas for Valentine’s Day. It’s not that I didn’t have ideas. I do. I just couldn’t write them fast enough to post! One of the alternative ideas I had was to…

    By essieofwho February 10, 2023
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