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🤩👩‍🍳 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: The LORAfied COOKBOOK 🍽️

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It’s been so hard to keep this a secret, I’ve wanted to tell you SO many times! Quietly working on the book was a trick! Some days I would be so exhausted trying to juggle🤹‍♀️ everything from daily LORAfied obligations to kids, dogs and a traveling husband. I just wanted to call and explain “here’s why I’m tired: I’m writing a cookbook and it turns out, it’s not enough to just say season to taste or measure with your heart!” 😂 It’s amazing how much changed during those two years as I added new recipes to LORAfied.

Continue reading It’s Finally Here: The LORAfied Cookbook! at LORAfied.

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What an honor to be featured on Live With Kelly and Mark! I had the absolute best time sharing a few of my favorite everyday home hacks. Simple, practical tips anyone can use to make life a little easier (and maybe even a little more fun). If you missed it, you can catch the full segment here!

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Continue reading My Segment on Live With Kelly and Mark: Everyday Home Hacks You’ll Actually Use at LORAfied.

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Do you own one of those fancy KitchenAid stand mixers? I’ll be honest, I do but I rarely use it because it’s so heavy and a lot to clean! The vast majority of the time, I use my hand mixer, it’s easy to store, easy to clean and now even easier to use. This trick works especially well when something needs timed mixing AND it creates a built in splash guard 😉

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LIFE HACK: HAND MIXER ➡️ STAND MIXER 🤯

If you’ve got a hand mixer and a cutting board with holes, you basically have a DIY stand mixer.

Continue reading Life Hack: Hand Mixer to Stand Mixer! at LORAfied.

?? DUPE ALERT: LUXURY FASHION COPYCATS ?‍♀️

Still searching for the perfect gift? I’ve got you covered! Who says you can’t have the designer look without the designer price tag? ?? With these prices, you can even treat yourself!

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Let’s start with my favorite find! If you’re a fan of Manolo Blahnik, you need to check out these guys.

Continue reading Affordable Luxury Gift Dupes at LORAfied.

?HOLIDAY HACKS: GIFT WRAPPING ? 

Has one of your kids ever accidentally opened a siblings gift by mistake? It’s happened to me more than once and WOW, the aftermath can be a lot to negotiate, right?! Try my absolute FAVORITE GIFT WRAPPING HACK: Photo Gift Tags ? Not only are they cute, it’s super fun for everyone looking for their gifts. Have everyone laughing by grabbing some older photos of your family ?

Continue reading The Best Holiday Gift-Wrapping Hacks! at LORAfied.

?? SAVE or SPLURGE: PUMPKIN BREAD WARS ??

Have you noticed how many pumpkin bread mixes are out there?! Every store has at least one and the price difference is SHOCKING! From $3 at Walmart all the way to nearly $16 at Williams Sonoma ? So what’s the difference? Is there any? Honestly, they’re all good options, but one is the BEST BUY by far! ?

To find out which mix was really worth it, I taste tested each.

Continue reading Save or Splurge: Pumpkin Bread Wars at LORAfied.

Do you love Costco as much as I do? It seriously has everything you need! Today I am sharing some of my favorite Costco shopping secrets you need to know to save money while shopping.

First things first, walk past the front of the store. This is where the pricey stuff is! The best deals are actually hiding in the middle and back of Costco.

Make sure to skip those tempting samples, as you are 40% more likely to buy the product if you sample it.

Continue reading Money-Saving Grocery Store Hacks: Costco Shopping Secrets: Part 1 at LORAfied.

Do you have the time or energy to bake? And have you noticed how expensive the ingredients have become? Here’s the answer! 3 QUICK + EASY + AFFORDABLE DESSERTS that you don’t need to turn your oven on for, all from Trader Joe’s! NO BAKING SKILLS REQUIRED ?

First stop is Trader Joe’s! We are going to grab their cupcakes, the mini sheet cake (I gabbed their new lemon one, but you can use any flavor you prefer), and their cheesecake.

Continue reading Easy and Affordable Trader Joe’s No Bake Dessert Hacks at LORAfied.

Do you like to clean, do you dread it or are you somewhere in the middle ? I’m one of those people who likes the feeling you get when you make lines in the carpet the vacuum (or as my 93 year old mom, Norma Jean calls it “the sweeper” ?) With that said, I’m not a fan of wasting life minutes on chores, if there’s a faster way to do it, I’m in!

Continue reading Easy and Time Saving Cleaning Hacks: Part 1 at LORAfied.

EASY 1 PAN WONDER ? Does the idea of roasting a whole chicken AND veggies sound daunting? I get you! It’s just so much easier to grab a rotisserie chicken and call it a day, but the thing I was missing from my childhood dinners were the vegetables cooked in the chicken drippings, the only way to get that is to roast them with the actual bird. Here’s the SUPER SIMPLE answer ?

??❤️ BUNDT PAN HACK: ROASTED CHICKEN + VEGGIES???

Continue reading Bundt Pan Hack: Roasted Chicken and Veggies at LORAfied.