I love Ina Garden, aka The Barefoot Contessa. Her food is impeccable, her style is enviable, and she makes cocktails by the pitcher…not the glass! What more could you want from an idol?!? I was thumbing through one of her cookbooks recently- which I do for fun- and discovered an easy recipe I had yet … More Bangers and Mustard Mash
Now that Thanksgiving is over…it’s time to start decorating for Christmas! Usually I am a stickler for waiting until the day after T-Day to decorate, but this year I gave in to Tay’s pleas of decorating a bit early. I figured after surviving 11/12 of 2020- she deserved it! My mom always decorated the house … More TGIF- fun finds
I love the fall flavors- as evident by Thanksgiving dinner being my FAVORITE meal of the season! The stuffing, the creamed corn, the cranberry sauce…it’s just all so good! So, anytime I see something that has a fall-flavor theme to it, I give it a shot. Enter Trader Joe’s… and these amazing pumpkin ravioli. When … More Pumpkin Ravioli
All throughout this crazy year, I have really put in a concerted effort to keep a consistent workout schedule. Without gyms and pools- my workouts have looked a bit different but I am really enjoying what I have found. Greg and I purchased a monthly subscription to glo– a yoga and Pilates streaming service. You … More Winter Workouts
Happy Friday! It’s now the official start of Thanksgiving break and it is so needed this year! I am so looking forward to a week without Zoom meetings, a week to enjoy the new house, and a week of eating incredible food! Speaking of incredible food- I know I have blogged about Chrissy Teigen’s mac’n’cheese … More TGIF- fun finds
When we bought our newest home, Greg and I set out with the express purpose of finding the smallest yard possible. I know this is a crazy foreign idea to most- but, we had been living in a house that had a HUGE yard and we found that we were spending tons of money and … More New Home Tour – Backyard
After the year from hell, from the pandemic to the election, I hope we all take a moment to be thankful for that’s we did learn and what goodness could be found this year. One of my goals is to let my friends know how thankful I am for their special place in my life … More Thankful November
Happy Friday- and happy dawn of a new era! I saw this picture on the Biden IG feed and it made me so excited for what is to come- especially the fact that we have a woman…finally a woman…as VP! The history nerd in me loved the fact that it happened exactly 100 years after … More TGIF- fun finds
*disclaimer: I made a fateful error in making these- and, if you asked my husband, he would say these were no bueno! But, trust me…they were good before the error…* I have started this new tradition in our house. Sunday Family Breakfast. I love it. My family tolerates it. Basically, I make a huge breakfast … More Tall Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
When we moved to the new place, I knew I didn’t want to take with me my super old pots and pans that I have had since we got married- in 2003! After a few weeks of research and reading review after review online, I decided to purchase the Caraway cookware set…and I am so … More My New Pots and Pans
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