I am just going to say the unpopular thing. I love winter. Now, I will be the first to admit getting my kid dressed for basketball at 7:30 in the morning when it’s zero degrees leaves a little bit of winter to be desired. But. BUT. I dream of hot chocolate, warm fires, movie night, […]
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On Marriage at Ten Years
Happy New Year! And Merry Last Day of Christmas! For those that have been following along on social media, you may have seen that Chef and I celebrated ten years of marriage this week. Wednesday, to be exact. Anniversaries in our house are often overlooked, a bit of an afterthought. It’s often the last day […]
Christmas Spirit Check In
Hi Friends – Wanted to check in on your Christmas Spirit with 14 days to the big day. It’s December 11th, and I know for many, myself included it feels like there isn’t enough time. Maybe there isn’t. No one but us are non the wiser, so I’m holding onto that and a little lesson […]
English Muffin Bread
Friends, like most people across the US, including the most unusual places such as San Antonio, Atlanta, and Tuscaloosa, we are having a snowy day. There is just something incredibly magical about snow, isn’t there? Today Mother Nature went easy on us, and I am so thankful. Snow + December Saturday = Disaster for Small […]
Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts
It’s the Monday before Thanksgiving. Just typing that particular sentence has about 18,000 things crossing my mind, but ain’t no body got time for that, so let me see if I can break just a few thoughts down. First, I don’t host, so I am not stressing about shopping or cleaning. Second, my kids only […]
Butternut Squash Puree
Hi Friends! It’s finally starting to feel like fall in our neck of the woods, and there is so much cooking and baking to do this time of year. Here is the thing, I need to give you some building blocks. Do you have a favorite cookbook author? I have a bunch, and I own […]
Taco Chili
I got to thinking today how many times have I shared my distaste for leftovers? I have mentioned it just a few times. No big. The thing is leftovers happen. Admittedly, sometimes on purpose. I mean who doesn’t want leftover fried rice or pizza? Sometimes it’s because you make a meal and everyone in your […]
Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuits
Last Sunday, we met up with our usual tailgate. I understand this statement alone can stir up a lot of controversy, and after the week our nation has had, I had no interest in controversy. It took me a bit of time to finally want to sit down and write this because I could easily […]
Shallot Dressing
Well, already I feel like the title is misleading. Yes, it’s a dressing recipe, and it’s really good. I mean really good. I hijacked this from Chef a few summers ago and I have been making it ever since. BUT, what makes this out of the world is the homemade croutons. Yes, all good recipes […]
Summer 2017 – Growing Up
Now with summer officially over, and three weeks of school under our belts, I realized I needed to free up some fridge space for school documents and art work, so the Summer 2017 Wish List had to come down. I wasn’t ready to say good-bye to summer just yet, and was holding out as long […]