food

PICNIC IDEAS WITH RUNA TEA

Last week, San Francisco had one of the hottest heat waves ever recorded. We are not equipped for scorching weather like that. Most homes here don’t have air conditioning so it’s important to find other ways to cool off. With that heat wave, I thought it would be the best time try these RUNA TEAS. This tea has a beautiful mission. The making of RUNA helps reforest the rainforest. RUNA is made from the guayusa (GWHY-YOU-SA) leaf ...

Life

THE BABY SHOWER

dress: Ingrid and Isabel (officially the best maternity dress ever!) We recently had our baby shower for our little boy. It was exactly what I wanted it to be! We did a woodland themed, co-ed baby shower. I wanted it to be simple, with delicious food and lots of mingling with friends and family. There was a little tree with both daddy and mommy’s baby/kid pictures with an ultrasound photo of our baby boy. I painted a tree and asked ...

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Choux Bakery in San Francisco

I love sweets! I am all about sweets! This adorably cute bakery started following me on instagram, so I had to check this place out. All last week I literally drooled over their yummy pictures of cream puffs and chounuts. Saturday morning could not come fast enough! It is my pleasure to introduce you to Choux Bakery in San Francisco where everything is baked with love. It is cream puff heaven. All the cream puffs have a name and are unique ...

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Disneyland April 2015

shirt: madison & berkeley, jeans: paige, shoes: converse, sunglasses: ray-ban The Carnation Cafe in Disneyland has the best fried pickles I have ever had! They don’t get soggy like some other ones I have had. They maintain that pickle crunch. shirt: stem, jeans: j brand (similar style), shoes: old similar here, sunglasses: wildfox, purse: marc by marc jacobs (This bag is seriously the best! It is small but can hold so much stuff in ...

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Meatloaf For The Pup

Happy Friday! I don’t know about you, but this week was extra busy for me. I have lots of things planned for this weekend including a quick trip to Disneyland with my sister! You can follow me and my adventures at Disneyland on my instagram, @cassiecottura. Today I wanted to do a post about what I like to make for my dog, Jax. I know it’s not stylish or glamorous and not everyone has a dog, but this dog means the world to me. ...