Recipes

Breakfast Quesadillas – Tik Tok Style

December 29, 2020

The year is 2020, we’re in the midst of a global pandemic, and people are looking for any way possible to stay entertained. Enter Tik Tok… I saw a few videos about how to make easy breakfast sandwiches and quesadillas on Tik Tok and knew we had to try them! I’ll admit, I was definitely skeptical, but it really is…

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DIY

Gingerbread House Decorating Tips

December 22, 2020

Fun fact: 2020 was the first year that I ever decorated my own gingerbread house! Given that my office couldn’t have an in-person holiday party, we were all given a gingerbread house decorating kit, and we had a decorating competition on Zoom. For those of you that don’t know, I’m competitive….like, reallyyyy competitive. And given that this competition pseudo fell…

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What We're Eating

Trader Joe’s Food Finds – December 2020

December 15, 2020

For those of you that don’t know, Trader Joe’s is one of my all-time favorite stores. It’s not just my favorite grocery store. It goes up against places like Target, Home Goods, etc. I just love that place and am always so excited to peruse the aisles for more delicious goodies! And, when the Fearless Flyer comes in the mail, it’s…

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DIY

Light-Up Sign Restoration

December 8, 2020

Check out this cute DIY sign that I refinished to align with my navy and white decor! One of our very favorite local BBQ places recently closed its Santa Barbara location. Before making their big move out of state, the owner had a warehouse sale to clear out items that they didn’t want to pack up to bring with them.…

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#BeingGarried

The Name Behind the Hashtag…

December 1, 2020

I figured if I’m going to have a whole section about #beinggarried on The Peiffer Palate, I should probably explain what that means! My wonderful husband’s name is Gary, and when we were engaged to be married, I found it extremely important to have a catchy wedding hashtag (can’t wait to look back on that 20 years from now and…

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