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My sister’s engagement party was this past Saturday and it was amazing! It was at a wine bar in Dallas with friends and family and it went perfectly. To go along with the wine, we had a cheese platter that was incredible, pizza and for dessert dark chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting and chocolate…
While texting my sister last night as I packed for my trip, I felt my bag was a little too empty so I asked her what I could possibly be forgetting. She pointed out that as long as I have a dress and shoes for her engagement party this Saturday then I was good to…
Cheesecake and blueberry stuffed strawberries! Kitchen chaos for 4th of July food. Follow me on Twitter @Pilots_Daughter
All states have things that make them unique, from flowers to food. That is one thing that I have grown to love about South Carolina, the southern food. This is evident if you have been an avid follower, from my recent post. Continuing with the trend; Charleston is in the lowcountry. Being a city in…
My sister came to Charleston, for her first time, this weekend to visit and I was so excited to give her the real Charleston experience. That entails drinks on Shem Creek, visist to Sullivan’s Island, the beach, The Battery, Rainbow Row, Broad Street, shrimp and grits and of course pimento cheese. Pimento cheese is a…
When I think of gifts that people receive upon the return of friends and family when they travel I think of the ridiculous shirt that says “When my sister went to Florida all I got was this stupid T-shirt.” It’s weird that I think this because I have never actually seen anyone wearing this shirt….
This wine Wednesday is about drinking with friends. All of my best friends, well most of them, and family live in a different state than I do. Ranging from Colorado to Texas or Ohio to California. Skype has been a great tool for us to us to stay in touch. One of our favorite things…
Lowcountry–is spelled correctly, that is not a typo so ignore the red squiggle under it. It is an actual word down here in South Carolina. It is the region along the coast including the Sea Islands; such as the more well known Sullivan’s Island, Folly Island and James Island. In the lowcountry shrimp and grits…
I found a cool recipe for adding mixers to beer so I thought I would try it out. This one calls for an IPA, campari and fresh orange juice. I chose a Westbrook IPA because it is a local South Carolina brewery and it brews great beers. I had never had campari before this and…
Instead of Wine Wednesday this week I’m having Thirsty Thursday. Stand by for tomorrow’s cool drink that you won’t want to miss!