LIFESTYLE

  • LIFESTYLE

    FLOWER FILLED HOME

    before my move to Charleston, i found myself buying tons of vases for my ‘new home’.  i scouted many antique stores & even received some of them as gifts.  i’ve been here for almost 2 weeks now- & i FINALLY…

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    MY FASHION TRENDS OF 1991

    My mother always made sure that I was fashion forward when I was a little girl.  At two years old, I rocked the side pony, the white keds, and work out leggings.. clearly a child of the 80’s.  This morning…

  • RECIPES

    GREEK PIZZA

    Ramadan started yesterday {Ramadan Kareem everyone!} so our house has been extremely peaceful during the day, & feast-filled at night.  This also means that there will be lots of Taita’s Kitchen recipes this month because the best kinds of food…

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    TAITA’S KITCHEN: ARAYES

    I am so happy to share my first recipe under Taita’s Kitchen.  Taita is what I call my grandmother, and she has so many wonderful Middle Eastern recipes to share.  I am using this as a way of collecting all…

  • RECIPES

    KIT KAT M&M CAKE

    Not too long ago, my mother was attending a going away party & wanted to bring something special for her friend that was traveling.  We decided on a chocolate cake with chocolate cream cheese icing, and saw the cutest way…

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    FUTURE ROOM

    Moving to Charleston gives me a great opportunity to pick out my own color palette for my new apartment.  After some thinking, I finally decided on teal, tan, & tangerine and I couldn’t be happier on how well these colors…

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    S’MORES CUPCAKES

    As you can probably tell by now- I love to bake… especially when we are having guests over. The reason is because each one of my family members can never agree on a dessert.  Last weekend, I decided to veer…