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10+ Black Friday Holiday Gifts for the Foodie

November 23, 2018

10+ Black Friday Holiday Gifts for the Foodie

This post contains affiliate links – if you choose to purchase any item via an affiliate link, it will cost the same to you but I will receive a small commission. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Stress Baking! The intention of today’s post is to get you a quick list of holiday…

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Filed Under: Holiday Recipes, Recommendations & Favorites, Resources, Servings of Reality

California Closets Pantry Reveal

August 6, 2018

California Closets White pantry corner with white stool

The reveal of our custom built California Closets walk in pantry in our 1850 farmhouse on the coast on Massachusetts. When we first moved into this house, we struggled with what to do with this long, empty room in the corner of the first floor. We first thought of having it as a mudroom, since…

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Filed Under: Around the House, Kitchen, Life in New England, Servings of Reality

coffee break.

May 21, 2018

Hooks on wall from Home Depot

Things have been C-R-A-Z-Y around here. So crazy, in fact, that I haven’t gotten around to successfully finishing a new recipe to share with you all this week. I had a couple that came close, but they just weren’t good enough. And I refuse to share anything that’s “close, but not quite”. So, next weekend…

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Filed Under: Life in New England, Servings of Reality

11 Spring Cleaning Tips for the Kitchen

March 25, 2018

11 Spring Cleaning Tips for the Kitchen

This page contains affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission if you purchase through one of those links. Thank you for supporting Stress Baking! The calendar might say it’s officially Spring, but evidently Mother Nature didn’t get that memo. Massachusetts, in particular, has evidently taken the definition of “Spring” to mean “Second…

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Filed Under: Around the House, Life in New England, Resources, Servings of Reality, Tips and Tricks

an exciting announcement (and no, it’s not a baby)

March 5, 2018

Kitchen with white subway tile and farmhouse sink

A bunch of people have asked why I’ve been a bit absent and less engaged on social media, and lacking in the new recipe posts department (which is super sweet, by the way – thank you for your concern!), so I figure now is as good a time as any to share what’s been keeping…

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Filed Under: Around the House, Life in New England, Servings of Reality

Top 5 Recipes of 2017 + personal reflections

December 31, 2017

Black eyed peas

It’s legend that black eyed peas eaten on New Year’s Day will bring good luck for the new year. Since I feel like I’m a magnet for bad luck sometimes, I plan to make these cajun black eyed peas and eat the whole damn pot.  2017 was been a really weird year for me. Some good,…

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Filed Under: Food Blogging, Life in New England, Servings of Reality

lazy sundae: laziness and gratitude

October 22, 2017

Pumpkin in a glass pumpkin container

Lazy, indeed. To be honest, that was yesterday. Lazy, lazy, lazy. I’ve had the week from hell and I desperately needed to sleep in ’til 8, eat a lazy breakfast of cinnamon rolls, and take a lazy shower where I just stand there under hot water for ten minutes. You know that thing where you…

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Essentials for Hosting a Stress-Free Thanksgiving

October 20, 2017

A checklist with tips, tricks, and product recommendations for a less stressful Thanksgiving hosting experience! I’m a planner. I have checklists for the things I need to do at work, at home and for my blog, an ongoing grocery list, calendar reminders for paying bills that can’t be automated, a monthly calendar reminder to log…

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Filed Under: (stress)Baking Tips, Recommendations & Favorites, Servings of Reality, Thanksgiving & Fall

lazy sundae: and finally, it’s fall.

September 24, 2017

White pumpkins

These past few weeks have been terrible for the Caribbean and southeastern United States. They haven’t just been hit by a hurricane – they’ve been hit by multiple hurricanes. Families who came out of the first unscathed lost everything after the second. People who were already left homeless after the first natural disaster witnessed the…

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Filed Under: lazy sundae, Life in New England, Servings of Reality

Seabird Coffee: South Shore’s best new coffee shop

September 3, 2017

Seabird Coffee & Co. in Cohasset, Massachusetts

There’s been construction underway for a while at an adorable building across the street from one of my favorite breakfast spots, 5 South Main, in Cohasset. Eventually they put up a sign that said “Seabird Coffee, coming August 2017!” and I was super excited. I’m one of those people who loves a good coffee shop,…

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Filed Under: Life in New England, Servings of Reality

lazy sundae: kthxbye, summer

August 27, 2017

Seagull on a rock

I woke up this morning to the scent of someone’s wood burning stove wafting into our bedroom, accompanying the crisp ocean breeze. It’s one of my favorite smells because it’s a sign of cooler weather, and cooler weather = happy Leslie. Yankee Candle just can’t make that happen. Sorry, but it’s true. Even that seagull up…

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lazy sundae: 11 happy thoughts

August 20, 2017

Things are completely insane in the world right now. Just… insane. I’m having a hard time processing it all, and I can only take so much sadness and anger for so long. So I’ve decided to take a moment and think about 11 happy things – join me, won’t you? Number one is the above…

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Being A Salty Soul

August 13, 2017

A Salty Soul "Stay Salty" tank | stressbaking.com

No, not salt like the mineral with which we love to season our food. This post has nothing to do with food. I wanted to share this post with you all, regardless of being off topic to this blog. Who knows – if you guys are on board, maybe I’ll start incorporating more “lifestyle” posts along…

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Filed Under: Recommendations & Favorites, Servings of Reality

lazy sundae

August 6, 2017

All you need is love and coffee

This morning I woke up at 5:30AM to the sound of waves breaking against the seawall, the scent of salt water, a pastel-colored sunrise behind the lighthouse and a light breeze blowing the bedroom curtains. It’s the first time in weeks that it hasn’t been 80°F and 98% humidity first thing in the morning, and…

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Stress Baking shirt giveaway!

July 27, 2017

Stress Baking

Thank you all so much for entering the giveaway and supporting Stress Baking! The winner is Marty, who loves chocolate-covered bacon ??❤️   I have to tell you guys… I’ve been so touched by those of you who have ordered from my Stress Baking shop ❤ I’ve been trying to come up with the right first giveaway…

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Filed Under: Recommendations & Favorites, Servings of Reality, Try me! Tagged With: giveaway

lazy sundae: cupcakes and kitchens

July 23, 2017

Stress Baking mug

If you follow me on social media, you likely saw that I’m super pumped to have merch now! I also feel super awkward calling it merch. Products? Stuff you can buy?   A post shared by Leslie Haasch | Stress Baking (@stressbaking) on Jul 18, 2017 at 3:03am PDT I suppose it doesn’t matter what…

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Lazy Sundae: Noosa Brunch Recap

July 16, 2017

Noosa Yoghurt Strawberry Rhubarb

As you may have seen on Facebook or Instagram Stories, I went to the best brunch yesterday. A few weeks ago, I received an invite from Holly of Taste and See for a brunch that she was hosting sponsored by Noosa Yoghurt to celebrate their new Noosa Mates product. She said some other Boston-area bloggers were…

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Filed Under: lazy sundae, Servings of Reality Tagged With: noosa

lazy sundae

July 9, 2017

Cafe Heaven in Provincetown, MA

It’s no secret that Nantucket is my favorite place in the country, but Provincetown is right up near the top of the list. When I have a day off from work in the middle of the week, I love to hop on the Provincetown Fast Ferry and spend the day in Ptown. My first stop…

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lazy sundae/life update

June 25, 2017

Stress Baking-colored whisk

Work/Blog/Life Balance People have been sending me messages asking why I’ve only had one post on the blog every week(ish), and while it’s not to know that you care and you’re looking to me for new content because you’re really enjoying it, I feel so badly that it seems like I’ve been slacking. I wanted…

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Cooking with Leslie & Bill

June 9, 2017

Cooking with Leslie & Bill

Happy Friday! I don’t have a new recipe ready for you guys, but I figured I could share this silly video the boyfriend and I put together as a test of my new camera’s video capabilities. We learned a few things: We dance a lot while we cook Our kitchen doesn’t get enough natural light…

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Lazy Sundae: A new camera and #MemorialDayGrillFest

May 21, 2017

Penny

I finally got a new camera! It’s definitely not the latest and greatest, but it’s a major upgrade over my old one and I’m super jazzed about it. I picked up a Nikon D3400 DSLR with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR and 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED lenses. I’ve just barely started messing around with it since I got it…

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lazy sundae thoughts: nantucket dreams

May 7, 2017

On the ferry to Nantucket

I waited my whole life to visit Nantucket. Growing up, I watched the show Wings religiously. The quaint airport, the adorable little capes, the idea that the island is so small that every profession is filled by a single person (the mechanic, the taxi driver, the florist)… it seemed unreal to me. So last November,…

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the last lazy sundae of april

April 30, 2017

Cat photobomb

It’s the last day of April (!) which means, tomorrow it’s gonna be May. Please tell me you laughed at that, because it’s been making me laugh on this day, every year, for years. I make no apologies for where I find my humor. Earlier today while I was making coffee, I looked out the…

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Happy Easter!

April 16, 2017

Sheep cupcake at Baked

Full disclaimer: I was definitely going to title this “Hoppy Easter” and then decided that I didn’t want you to start your day with a giant eye roll ?? Instead of my typical Lazy Sundae post, I’d just like to tell you all to have a happy Easter (if you celebrate it) and that I…

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