Food
Garlic Grater From Kyle Smith Pottery
One of my favorite Christmas season traditions is attending Crafty Feast. I end up with as much stuff for myself as for others, but I swear it’s worth it. As
February 20, 2018
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Life
Blogging Updates From Seven Years In
I’ve been blogging here for seven years this month. In some ways I feel like I’ve come a long way, and others not so much. Last year was a pretty
February 12, 2018
Food
Lightlife’s New Frozen Entrees
When bloggers quit their jobs and go full-time, sometimes they forget about the trivialities of real life, where most of us don’t have time to cook eggs for breakfast or
February 8, 2018
House
Getting Our Hardwood Floors Refinished
It’s been a little over a week since our floor refinishing journey really started and everything is settling back in to place finally as it comes to an end. They
January 23, 2018
House
Home Goals 2018
We are in the midst of one of the most annoying home renovation projects that one can have done — getting the floors refinished in a house we’re currently living
January 16, 2018
Travel
Saluda’s in Five Points
I don’t often go to fancier restaurants because it’s hard to take good food photos when the lighting is set for ambiance. But the ambiance was nice at Saluda’s on
January 11, 2018
Life
Looking Back at 2017
It’s almost time to leave the year 2017. I love looking back at these reflective surveys each each and seeing what I was thinking, feeling, and experiencing at the time.
December 31, 2017
Food
Cooking from the Smitten Kitchen Cookbooks
Sometimes serendipity brings things together to have both books you wanted on similar topics ready at the library at the same time so it only takes one trip there. So
December 27, 2017
House
How Our IKEA Kitchen Is Holding Up, Two Years Later
UPDATE: Check out the backsplash that we finally had installed too! It’s hard to believe that we’ve had our IKEA kitchen for two years now! And on another exciting note,
December 14, 2017
Travel
Tips For Your First Cruise
Every year, my friends and I select a destination and spend several days together on our annual girls trip. Usually these take place in September, but this year we altered
November 13, 2017
Food
How to Instant Pot — The Book!
If you follow the world of trendy food Instagrammers and bloggers you’ve probably seen the humorous works of Daniel Shumski. Will it waffle? Will it skillet? are all questions that
October 25, 2017
Food
Stay Sharp For Butternut Squash Season
It was about ten years ago when I first handled a butternut squash in my own kitchen. I was in my apartment, and was expanding my cooking repertoire when I
October 2, 2017