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Jiselle

Currently residing in Northern Virginia, but a diehard New Yorker at heart! When I'm not swooning and chasing after my 9-month-old, you can catch me in the kitchen trying Pinterest recipes, snuggling with my husband, bingeing Netflix or at the new restaurant in town!

Scallop, Chicken & Broccoli Scampi over Pasta

“Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.”  – Sophia Loren How beautiful was Sophia Loren?? GORGEOUS! And you know what? She wouldn’t be caught dead on a low carb diet. Such an awesome example of a woman who embraced her curves and knew how absolutely beautiful they were. Her confidence in her body is something we […] Read more…

City Lobster & Steak

“Leave the gun. Take the cannolis.” – Clemenza, The Godfather This quote really doesn’t have much significance to today’s post, except that it is one of my favorite lines from this Classic movie, and one of my coworkers said it today, I cracked up, and so I decided to share =) “Food is our common […] Read more…

Penne a la Vodka

So lately I’ve had so many situations that I’ve allowed to bring me down. So many things from the past that have scarred me and caused me to be afraid of living my life and following my own happiness! But I refuse to let outside influences control my happiness and the outcome of MY life! […] Read more…

S’Mac

S’Mac 345 East 12th Street   New York, NY 10003-7238 Courtesy of MentalFloss Remember my last post when I gave a recipe for Baked Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese? Well I was lucky enough to discover this amazing spot in the East Village of NYC that strictly serves nothing but Baked Macaroni & Cheese!!!!! Oh […] Read more…

Monte’s Pizzeria

Monte’s Pizzeria Route 111 Smithtown, NY 11787 Photo Courtesy of Zero Gravity Eats Smithtown I had to spotlight one of my favorite pizzerias today! I don’t really even need to write a long drawn out post about it cause this place really speaks for itself! I work right next door to Monte’s and not only […] Read more…

Bailey’s Raspberry Kiss

OK I’m back with my weekly Wednesday Recipe! This week it’s real simple! I’ve been sooo stressed lately at work, I want to come home everyday and drink an entire bottle of anything with Alcohol by myself!! (of course I don’t really, sheesh) So I found this really simple, easy, hit the spot recipe that […] Read more…

Tullulah’s

The Eatery at Tullulah’s 12 4th Ave Bay Shore, NY 11706   Photo Courtesy of Foodie Girl I first discovered this restaurant earlier this year, when my bf Don Pepe and I were on this whole “we-need-to-eat-at-BYOB-restaurants-all-the-time phase. We had just discovered a great one in the village and were DYING (literally) to find one […] Read more…

Strawberry Crepes

In honor of France’s Bastille Day, today’s recipe will be french themed! STRAWBERRY CREPES [ Photo courtesy of My recipes ] Oddly, my first time eating a crepe was in May on my vacation in the Dominican Republic. I know, French Crepes in DR, weird. But I guess that’s just how they roll. One of my mornings […] Read more…

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