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  • Strawberry Cream Cheese Toast is an easy breakfast option that is made with toasted sourdough bread, cream cheese, macerated strawberries, and fresh basil. Try it! simplylakita.com #breakfast #brunch #toast #creamcheesetoast

    Strawberry Cream Cheese Toast

  • Breakfast Bagel Sandwich is a simple option that includes a homemade bagel, bacon, egg, and cheese. Perfect for on the go! simplylakita.com #weightwatchers #breakfast #bagel #sandwich #breakfastbagel

    Breakfast Bagel Sandwich

  • The Croque Monsieur is the French version of a grilled ham and cheese sandwich that includes a creamy cheese sauce and tangy Dijon mustard. Perfect to serve at your next brunch. simplylakita.com #croquemonsieur #sandwich #brunch #easyrecipe

    Croque Monsieur

breads and muffins View All

  • Cinnamon Rolls are sweet, soft, fluffy, and delicious. Loaded with cinnamon flavor and topped with a creamy cream cheese frosting. simplylakita.com #cinnamonrolls #cinnamonrollrecipe #dessert

    Cinnamon Rolls

  • If you love peaches, then you will love Peach Cobbler Muffins. With the flavor of peach cobbler packed into a delicious muffin, you will enjoy for breakfast or brunch. simplylakita.com #muffins #peachcobbler

    Peach Cobbler Muffins

  • White Chocolate Cranberry Muffins - You haven't had a sweet muffin until you try these muffins that combine white chocolate chips and dried cranberries. A must try simple recipe! simplylakita.com #muffins #sweet

    White Chocolate Cranberry Muffins | Domestic Dayz

desserts View All

  • No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake has a graham cracker crust, sweet cream cheese filling, and simple blueberry topping. It comes together in minutes! simplylakita.com #cheesecake #dessert #nobakecheesecake

    No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake

  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup S'mores is a take a new spin on a classic treat by adding a delicious peanut butter cup. What can be better than a graham cracker, marshmallow, chocolate, and peanut butter? simplylakita.com #nationalsmoresday #summer #smores

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup S’mores

  • Pecan Sandies are buttery, nutty, chewy cookies that is anything but basic and loaded with flavor. Simple to make and incredibly delicious. simplylakita.com #cookie #pecansandies #dessert #pecancookie

    Pecan Sandies

main dishes View All

  • One Pot Broccoli Mac and Cheese is a creamy and delicious pasta dish that the whole family is sure to love, cheesy, healthy, and loaded with flavor. simplylakita.com #healthy #macandcheese #30minutemeal

    One Pot Broccoli Mac and Cheese

  • Garlic Butter Shrimp is a flavorful and fast meal solution that is packed with the perfect combo of garlic and butter. Pair this with your favorite side. simplylakita.com #shrimp #easyrecipe

    Garlic Butter Shrimp

  • Sweet Potato Miso Soup is simple to make and is delicious with the addition of sweet potato, miso, ginger, and green onion. Perfect for lunch alone or paired with a salad. simplylakita.com #soup #miso #sweetpotato

    Sweet Potato Miso Soup

drinks and cocktails View All

  • How to Make a Matcha Latte with a few ingredients and simple steps. This recipe is smooth, creamy, delicious, and loaded with healthy additions. simplylakita.com #matcha

    How to Make a Matcha Latte

  • Homemade Cold Brew Coffee is an inexpensive way to enjoy sweet iced coffee during the warmer months. Make this yourself at home with just a few simple ingredients. simplylakita.com #coffee

    Homemade Cold Brew Coffee

  • Dairy-Free Coffee Moments - Enjoy a morning sip of coffee with Silk Dairy-Free Almond Creamer that has a nutty flavor and pairs perfectly with any coffee. simplylakita.com #ad #coffee #silkcreamer

    Dairy-Free Coffee Moments with Silk

snacks and appetizers View All

  • Buffalo Chicken Dip is a spicy, creamy, and cheesy dip recipe that is a definite crowd pleaser. It comes together in minutes and is perfect with veggies. simplylakita.com #dip #summer #buffalocheesedip #entertaining

    Buffalo Chicken Dip Recipe

  • How to Build the Best Cheese Board is the perfect outline to assist you in having an effortless setup for summer entertaining. simplylakita.com #cheeseboard #entertaining #summer #meatboard #charcuterie

    How to Build the Best Cheese Board

  • Trail Mix Bark - Made in 5 minutes, uses simple ingredients and is perfect for when you need an energy boost. Includes coconut oil, nuts/seeds, and dried fruit. www.simplylakita.com #vegan #snack #trailmix

    5 Minute Trail Mix Bark

salads View All

  • This Cilantro Lime Salad Dressing is the perfect way to top a tex-mex salad with baby spring mix, corn, black beans, tomatoes, and avocado. www.simplylakita.com #salad #healthy

    Cilantro Lime Salad Dressing

  • Tomato Peach Salad - A super quick and simple salad made with fresh tomatoes, sliced peaches, mint, a light dressing, and topped with goat cheese. simplylakita.com #peach #healthy #salad

    Tomato Peach Salad

  • Greek Chicken Salad - marinated chicken turns this into a hearty dinner salad with mixed greens, tomatoes, olives, peppers, cucumbers, onion, and feta cheese. simplylakita.com #healthy #salad

    Greek Chicken Salad

side dishes View All

  • Greek Potatoes are loaded with flavor and made with a delicious sauce that includes garlic, parsley, oregano, lemon, and olive oil. The perfect side dish to make and share with your family. simplylakita.com

    Greek Potatoes

  • Garlic Green Beans - Fresh green beans dressed up with sauteed garlic, salt, pepper, and white wine vinegar to make this side dish anything but boring. simplylakita.com #vegan

    Garlic Green Beans

  • Baked Zucchini Fries - a crispy, tender, and healthy alternative to fried potato fries. This recipe is so easy to make and pair with any meal. simplylakita.com #healthyrecipe #zucchini

    Baked Zucchini Fries

vegan View All

  • Tofu Scramble Recipe - Quick and Easy egg substitute for vegans that can be enjoyed as is or rolled into a flour tortilla for a delicious breakfast burrito. simplylakita.com #vegan #tofu

    Tofu Scramble Recipe

  • Instead of heading to Chipotle, make this burrito bowl at home instead. Loaded with Cilantro Lime Rice, sauteed bell peppers, chopped tomatoes, and anything else you want. simplylakita.com #chipotle #burritobowl #vegan

    Burrito Bowl | Fresh From Florida

  • These Vegan Vanilla Donuts are so light, fluffy, and easy to make. Be sure to give them a try with a hot cup of coffee. Perfect for any time of day. simplylakita.com #vegan #donuts

    Vegan Vanilla Donuts

 

 

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I'm LaKita, a food blogger living in Northwest Florida with my husband, teenage son, mini poodle, and cat. I love avocado, pizza, and chocolate cake. Follow me for simple and delicious recipes. Learn More...

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  • It’s pecan season! And although I do have a few trees in my yard the squirrels seem to get to them first leaving me with scraps 🤦🏾‍♀️⠀ ⠀ Growing up I used to hate this time of year because I would have to rake leaves and sort the pecans so my dad could sell them. But I loved leaving the market with money in my pocket from my labor. ⠀ ⠀ This is probably when the entrepreneur in me was born because I was able to see my dad negotiate his pay for the many gallon buckets full of pecans. It was definitely a process from beginning to end. Although my days of pecan harvesting are long gone, I still love these nuts and appreciate them being so plentiful and cheap in my area. ⠀ ⠀ I used some of them in my recipe for Pecan Sandies. Get the recipe by clicking the link in the Bio or go to https://www.simplylakita.com/pecan-sandies/
  • I get a lot of questions and comments about my food photography...So let’s chat a little about that!⠀ ⠀ I started blogging Jan 2013 and I took my photos with an iPhone 4 because it was all I had. My background was my kitchen counter and luckily my kitchen provided a lot of natural light. But I knew nothing about styling or composition. I had no idea what I was doing and most of my photos were zoomed in way too close and awkward angles. ⠀ ⠀ My next camera came a year later when I decided to invest in a Canon PowerShot point and shoot. I began reading any book, blog post, or pdf about food blogging that I could get my hands on. I was finding my way and I would practice, practice, practice. ⠀ ⠀ Another year later I decided to upgrade my camera again and after researching I decided on the Canon T3i. It was deeply discounted at the time because the T4 had just came out. It also came with 2 kit lenses. This camera was a huge learning curve that I had to overcome and I was terrified to shoot in manual. ⠀ ⠀ Later a photographer friend told me that if I wanted to go to the next level I would have to take the training wheels off my camera and learn my settings. So I took the things she showed me, scoured the interwebs for tips, and practiced every chance I could. ⠀ ⠀ Things really took off then. I got into lenses. Found my style. Practiced. Studied the professionals. Tried to copy magazine layouts. Took a few courses. Learned how to edit in Photoshop and Lightroom. Upgraded to a Canon 6d (which I currently use) and still practice. ⠀ ⠀ It took time to get here. I still research, read, and learn as much as I can. I also still practice. None of this is to brag but to let you know that you will get there. It will happen. You will find your way. Remember this is not a competition. One day you will look up and everything will click together and begin to make sense. ⠀ ⠀ The caterpillar 🐛 has to grow wings and turn into a butterfly 🦋 before it can fly...Hang in there 😘
  • A recent trip to the mall had me really wanting a cinnamon roll. I couldn’t help it. The smell coming from the Cinnabon at the mall food court is hard to resist.⠀ ⠀ However there was a long line and I decided not to wait. On this particular day, I guess everyone was thinking the same thing. I figured I would try again later but they were closed 😢⠀ ⠀ Still wanting a soft, fluffy, addictively sweet cinnamon roll...I decided to make my own. You know so I could eat a few and share a few. ⠀ ⠀ Get the recipe by clicking the link in the Bio or go to https://www.simplylakita.com/cinnamon-rolls/⠀ ⠀ Have you ever made homemade Cinnamon Rolls👍🏾 Or ‘heck no’🙅🏾‍♀️ I’m going to the mall for my Cinnamon Roll? Let me know in the comments.
  • Y’all what did we do before Pinterest? Seriously. I checked my account to see what has been pinned recently from my website and was reminded of this Ranch BLT Pasta Salad that I shared on the blog in 2013...typing that makes me realize that if my blog were a kid it would be headed to kindergarten 😂⠀ ⠀ Anywho, the original photos needed some updating because back then I didn’t really know what I was doing. But this is still a great dish. It contains bacon, ranch dressing, and pasta. Save now and make it soon! ⠀ ⠀ Get the recipe by clicking the link in the Bio or go to https://www.simplylakita.com/ranch-blt-pasta-salad/
  • Most mornings I have oatmeal. It’s quick and easy. On the days when I need something different...or fancy...I opt for toast.⠀ ⠀ And while I do love avocado toast, I always seem to have an avocado that is not ripe enough or too ripe because I forgot all about it 🤦🏾‍♀️. ⠀ ⠀ On those days I have #phillycreamcheesetoast instead. I love adding a little olive oil on a few slices of sourdough bread before placing under the broiler. ⠀ ⠀ Once it’s nice and toasty I spread on some creamy @lovemyphilly Cream Cheese and top with fruit. For this toast I used some macerated strawberries, sprinkled with a little fresh basil and fancy breakfast toast is what’s on the menu 😊⠀ ⠀ How do you make breakfast fancy? Be sure to share it with me in the comments. #ad #itmustbethephilly #creamcheesetoast
  • Happy Monday and first day of October! It’s already starting off with a bang because I lost my dog in the house. Yep you read that right 😔 ⠀ ⠀ After searching my house for 30 minutes and running around frantically looking outside, I decided to call my husband and son who are both out of town to help me. Then I enlisted my parents to join the search which ended in me checking under the bed for the 4th time before realizing that he was stuck underneath the bed behind the headboard 🤦🏾‍♀️⠀ ⠀ I swear I can’t make this stuff up. ⠀ ⠀ So now that my dog has been located...let’s focus on more important matters like Fall flavors because today’s cooler temperatures remind me that ‘Yes it is indeed Fall in Florida’. ⠀ ⠀ I’ll start with my easy recipe for Sweet Potato Pie. It’s sweet, full of spice, and delicious! Get the recipe by clicking the link in the Bio or go to https://www.simplylakita.com/easy-sweet-potato-pie/⠀ ⠀ What’s your favorite Fall inspired recipe? Please share it with me in the comments.

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