March 2011 – Styled by Jess

Cranberry Orange Scones

I just love dried cranberries in things – chicken salad sandwiches, cookies, salads, etc… And today, I was in the mood to bake so I whipped up a batch of Cranberry Orange Scones. I mostly followed Ina Garten’s recipe below, but changed a few things around… First, what I have below is a half recipeContinue reading “Cranberry Orange Scones”

Lime and Honey Glazed Salmon with Warm Black Bean and Corn Salad

This is a great recipe. Truth be told, I don’t usually like Rachel Ray’s recipes (not very healthy, weird ingredient combinations) but this recipe of hers is just fantastic. The recipe calls for salmon as the protein, but sometimes (like tonight) we substitute chicken when we’re not in the salmon mood. With the beans, spinach,Continue reading “Lime and Honey Glazed Salmon with Warm Black Bean and Corn Salad”

North Conway, NH

Check out my guest post on Wicked Good Travels & Activities about one of my favorite local travel destinations…North Conway, NH!

Cupcake Paper Punch

I just ordered a ton of new crafting supplies (paper, stamps, etc…) and cutest of all…. the Cupcake Punch! You can stamp and then punch all the components of a cupcake (frosting, stump, candles, sprinkles, etc…) and build to assemble an adorable cupcake! I made this cupcake as part of a birthday card for myContinue reading “Cupcake Paper Punch”

Low Fat Cheesecake Ice Cream

There’s nothing better than ice cream. Correction – there’s nothing better than homemade, low fat ice cream! Traditionally, it doesn’t work very well to make a homemade low fat ice cream because it’s not creamy enough and ends up having the consistency of slush. Well, this recipe for low fat Cheesecake Ice Cream solves thatContinue reading “Low Fat Cheesecake Ice Cream”