Charms and Cheesecake

Espresso Yourself Humanity runs on coffee! Period. Even a bad cup of coffee is better than no coffee. Coffee is a liquid hug to my brain. To me the smell of fresh made coffee is one of the greatest inventions. And what goes best with coffee?- Cheesecake How to Make the Internet’s Favorite, Fluffiest Quarantine Drink DALGONA COFFEE : Oh, you sweet, frothy, light, milky perfection! No, wait, reread that one more time. The fact that I can use all those describing words together to try to transfer this heavenly drink through the computer and into your mouth is proof that there is magic involved here. It takes a small space on my kitchen counter and creates a kind of homemade coffee shop fairy tale where *poof* I’m sitting out on the couch with a cute mug of iced coffee complete with striped paper straw and bonus – I am still wearing my ratty high school hoodie and my hair is tied in a bedhead bun. Coffee shop in the house, yo. Holy creamy goodness! This is heaven-sent! ...

Love Bites ;) Quarantine cooking is about more than just feeding yourself. The goal is simply to spread a little joy, perhaps a little cooking know-how, and to ease some anxiety for people at this time of global crisis. I'm also a highly anxious person, and there are a lot of uncertainties with the pandemic, it's easy to start ruminating and go down a panic spiral. Cooking is my escape to stay distracted, serves as a form of mindfulness. It forces me to focus on the task at hand instead of scrolling through an infinite loop of increasingly horrifying posts on social media. It's a lot more pleasent to spend my brain power thinking of what i want to cook later today or tomorrow than to fall into a pit of anxiety and worry. So where my potato lovers at?  Guess how many smiley fritters I had today! No, dont really do that. This is a delicious and mouthwatering recipe that can make anyone smile. So are you ready for this super easy, super crispy and...