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Back To School Food Fixes with Babble Boxx #BabbleBoxxBTS

September 12, 2016 By Aly Leave a Comment

Here are some delicious new food products and food fixes that will have you back to school ready!

This post has been sponsored by Babble Boxx on behalf of Single Edition Media. My opinion and love for the brands are all my own.

September heralds the arrival many things – the changing of the leaves, football/tailgate season and, of course, it’s back to school time. Lazy quiet summer days are over – it’s all about the go-go-go and if can help y’all with some finds that will make your day a little easier, then I’m totally game.

Babble Boxx knew that September can be a bit crazed between school, after school activities and the day to day so they sent me a box of their latest foodie finds. From the minute I opened the box, I was coming up with fabulous ideas for the products, entertaining must haves and changing the weekly menu plan. This Babble Boxx was packed to the brim with food fixes that will have you ready to face the school year like a boss. Check out what I found and, of course, there are some deals for you too!…

#SpreadCheer with Peppermint Cookie Bark and Snickerdoodle Cookie Bark

December 22, 2015 By Aly

Peppermint Cookie Bark and Snickerdoodle Cookie Bark are sweet treats for the holiday cookie tray. #SpreadCheer this holiday season and bake up a batch to share!

This conversation has been sponsored by ACME Markets, Betty Crocker™ and Hershey’s®. My opinions and love for the brands are my own.

With the holidays, there are often the staple recipes that we all make every year, but sometimes you just need to change it up a bit. In Philly, the holiday cookie tray game is fierce. I have friends that are baking for hours on end just to get the perfect cookie tray and the Facebook feed is filled with the tales of hours of baking, dramatic stories of ovens misbehaving, etc. While I am in awe and applaud their tenacity and patience to achieve the ultimate perfect cookie – this gal doesn’t have time for that. Between work and the day to day, I want something quick and easy but delivers on flavor!

So, with the urge to bake some cookies for friends and neighbors, I decided to look for some recipe inspiration. Holiday cookies are everywhere but it was two words that caught my eye – Cookie Bark. Yes – you read that right – cookie bark. I often make candy bark for the holidays and it’s one of those treats that is always well loved. So – if you tell me I can do something in cookie form – well then, I need to give it a whirl.

I came across this Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bark recipe on the Betty Crocker™ website and headed to my local ACME Market to pick up some supplies. Betty Crocker is a brand I trust and keep in my pantry, especially for those times when I don’t want to break out 20 different ingredients to make a batch of cookies. While I was in the baking aisle, I spied the Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix and added that to the cart. Right nearby was the Snickerdoodle Cookie Mix and I had a delicious idea – I would do a tale of two cookie barks – a little sweet with a Peppermint Cookie Bark and a little spicy with a Snickerdoodle Cookie Bark. I picked up some Hershey’s® Cinnamon Chips to add a bit of an extra cinnamon punch to the snickerdoodles along with some other goodies for baking and raced home to channel my inner baking elf….

Fab Friday – Hello August Edition

August 8, 2015 By Aly Leave a Comment

Ahhhh – it’s August already. Pretty soon it will be fall wardrobe shopping, pumpkin everything, #WaffleWeek and more. However, until then, let’s enjoy the summer and what’s left of it, shall we?

I have something to share – I have launched a second site devoted to my love of Polynesian cooking called Aloha Flavor. Aloha Flavor has been in the works for some time, but after many long talks with some amazingly supportive friends, I decided that it was time that my Polynesian inspired recipes go to a site of their very own. You can visit the site here and make sure to grab my tried and true recipe for Kalua Pork – it’s always a crowd pleaser!

When it comes to Cooking in Stilettos, I put my stiletto down and had a long come to Jesus with myself as I let the schedule get a bit lax and, for that, I apologize. So – going forward, there will be a bit more structure when it comes to my schedule here. I plan to post 2 – 3 recipes here every week along with a bi-weekly Fab Friday and a few other fun things I have planned for you. Over at Aloha Flavor, you will find delicious new recipes on Tuesdays and Thursdays so it’s on the calendar.

So that’s my scoop. Shopping wise, I have to confess, I have been so tied up with everything that I haven’t had much time to do much shopping, either in person or virtual. I know – I’m as shocked as some of you are. If my BFF Meowmix heard this, she’d smack me upside the head, hide my Choos and tell me to get to King of Prussia Mall stat! So – this weekend, I hope to get some visitation time with my favorite marble island, perhaps mull the aisles of Williams Sonoma and Christian Louboutin has some new stilettos at Neimans that need some “perusing.”

Let’s see what I’m obsessed with this week!

Fab Friday – Hello August Edition

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The Return of Fab Friday

July 17, 2015 By Aly 2 Comments

Happy Friday everyone!

It’s been ages since I have had a little Fab Friday fun with y’all and after much thinking, I thought the Fab Friday should return along with some changes. In addition to my spotlighting various things I am obsessed with, sale finds, etc., I’m also going to highlight blog links I’ve perused all week and recipes that are on my “must make” list. .

I joked with a friend today that this month is one of my favorite months of the year because, starting today, is the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. I have to confess, I have not had a seriously good shopping haul in a while. I fell into a shopping funk for a few months but recently, I have gotten my shopping mojo back up so no better way to do a little shopping damage then to visit this year’s sale, right?

First, I had a few things I had to cross off my to-do list before I would allow myself to shop the sale and while I was worried that I might have missed the window with the pre-sale, I found some amazing finds for winter, including some neutral wedge boots perfect for icy winters, a fab Twill Cape, the perfect nude lipstick kit and a couple other things I found.

Let’s get to browsing shall we?

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Shopping In Stilettos – Steals and Deals Edition

October 17, 2014 By Aly Leave a Comment

There are some amazing sales going on at some of my favorite stores, including the much anticipated Friends and Family Sale at both Kate Spade AND Saks so I think some shopping might be on the agenda this weekend. Added bonus, Sur La Table is having an Anniversary Sale so I’ll have to spend some quality time at the King of Prussia location to see what I can find for holiday entertaining. Plus – who knows, they might have a good cooking class or two that I might need to sign up for. Yes, my wallet will be weeping a bit come Monday but, in my opinion, a little retail therapy (even virtual) is good for the soul.

Here are some of my fave finds!

Shopping In Stilettos - Steals and Deals Edition

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