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Peanut Butter Cookies and Then Some

When your Mom tells people about the cookies you make and asks for the recipe—you know you’ve found something good. That’s these cookies. Super easy (I first made them when I was 15, people!) and contain few ingredients and you probably already have them in your kitchen (and if you haven’t gathered, I love what […]

Chocolate Boiled Oatmeal Cookies

Chocolate Boiled Oatmeal Cookies Ok, so you want a homemade sweet treat but don’t have an oven? Then try these no-bake cookies, they are delicious, simple, and you can customize them if you want! All you need to make is a stove or hot place and some table space. Ingredients ·         2 cups sugar ·         […]

Saint Malo

There are two sides to Saint Malo, the new and the walled-old town. My experience with the new consists of a Hertz office and the train station so we’ll focus on the part that everyone visits this little town for—the walled one. From the train station we walked nearly a mile,  passing a marina on […]

Creamy Potato Soup

Switching gears for a bit, we’ll leave the traveling alone and talk about some cooking. The weather here in Angers quickly went from comfy, to fall, to it-won’t-stop-raining. Ok, so I’m a bit dramatic but it’s definitely on the colder and wetter side than this Texan is used to, so I wanted to make some […]

Chatsworth House

I’m not sure how many words I’ll put into this post, because honestly it’s just one of those places you need to experience in person. There may be more beautiful pieces of land, or areas that allow you to feel more secluded, but honestly, Colton and I were blown away by the beauty of Chatsworth. […]