fbs19: the end of a season + tarts
The holiday season is officially over. The last of my lingering gifts have been exchanged with friends who were away during Christmas and the final remains of my tree have […]
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fbs18: champagne kisses and cream puff wishes
Contrary to most, I’ve decided to kick off the the year in the same gluttonous fashion in which I ended the previous one. Of course my health reboot switch has […]
fbs17: christmas dinner 2014…olé
Christmas 2014 has come and gone; my pine garlands have turned a muted shade of brown-green; my Christmas planter is more branch than holly; and the unwrapped gifts under our […]
fbs16: life is like a box of macarons
Drumroll please…check that last item off my Christmas to-do list. My Christmas baking is complete! This holiday, I decided to go full force macarons; no sugar cookies + no mixed […]
fbs15: a condo size christmas
My christmas decorations are now ALL up! It appears as though our 750 sq feet of living space gets more and more festive with each holiday season. It started out […]
fbs14: lasagna + lettering
Our condo is in full force Christmas mode. Though I have a couple more decorations to create + hang, our tree is up, my gifts are wrapped, and our Ram […]
fbs13: presents for everyone
Brown paper packages tied up with string; Frauline Maria loved them and so do I. Wrapping presents is in the top 5 on my list of fave things to do. […]
fbs12: the best steak i’ve ever eaten + sea asparagus
And then it happened, FBS 11 marked the day when Mike ordered Chinese for dinner. Last-last Sunday, both exhausted from the week, Mike and I were lumps. It was an […]
fbs10: tomato soup + toffifee macarons
Some people are avid cupcakers and some are avid cookie bakers. I suppose I am an avid macaron maker; no surprise there. Since my successful Thanksgiving macaron batches, I’ve been […]
fbs9: pastry and pillows
…and the saga continues. With the exception of a couple stuffed shams waiting for extra fluff, the majority of pillows were complete. As the sun set, my Sunday late afternoon […]
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