This carrot cake is soooooo good. It has quickly become my new go-to cake recipe. I baked one this morning to take to my friend A’s holiday party and it was a hit! It’s pretty easy to make and the cake batter produces a really moist and flavorful cake, so it’s hard to screw up. Recipe courtesy of the Rebar cookbook.
I love Maui! We went there for our honeymoon in August right after our wedding. It was so incredibly perfect – it’s romantic, relaxing, and beautiful. We normally do more adventurous travel (last year we went to the Middle East and saw some camels and the Dead Sea, the year before that we were in South East Asia) but for our honeymoon we wanted a slower pace to just enjoy each other’s company, plus the idea of an easy-to-get-to destination from our home base of Vancouver was appealing. If you’re thinking a trip to Hawaii is in your future, here are my Maui tips:
Breakfast: the most important meal of the day. We all know it, but it can be hard to fit in on busy weekday mornings, especially this time of year when it’s so dark outside. I like to plan ahead and get organized for the week on Sunday night. It means the difference between getting an actual breakfast during the week and scrounging through my purse for a granola bar, piece of chocolate (breath mint if I’m desperate!) mid-morning when my tummy is rumbling. This week, I’m adding a new smoothie into the mix (courtesy of Oh She Glows!) and pairing it with an old favorite muffin recipe I got from my mom.
If you know me, you know that I have really thick, curly Italian hair. When I was 13, I thought I was cursed – how could I possibly manage this mane? Would humidity be my enemy forever? Through trial and error and a couple of colossal failures, I got there and at this early thirties stage of my life, I can confidently say I’ve got this hair thing down. I get asked all the time how I do my hair and what my secrets are. Here they are, in a nutshell. My top 5 favorite, can’t-live-without hair products.
Welcome to my blog! This is a project I have wanted to get off the ground for some time now… I think I have a lot to say and share on a range of topics, so why not put that theory to the test?! I’m excited to see where this journey takes me. Follow me in my adventures as a newlywed, reformed shopaholic, amateur cook, and social butterfly.
xoxo
Karine
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