If you’re like me, in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, you’ve looked at countless table arrangements in stores, magazines, and catalogs, on websites and blogs. You’ve gasped at the price of this candle holder and that set of linen napkins, these place card holders and that table runner. You could easily spend hundreds just…
I’m pulling this recipe out of the archives because I just have to give it to you again. Because Thanksgiving at my house can’t happen without these sweet potatoes. If you’re a sweet potato hater, please just give me a chance, here. I used to be a hater, too, you see. This recipe changed me…
You’ve done it. You’ve decided to host Thanksgiving. At first, it sounds good. You get to decide who’s invited. You get to plan the menu. You get to decorate the Thanksgiving table. You get to decide whether or not the stuffing will be cooked inside the turkey. Then, reality hits you. Panic sets in. What were you thinking? This…
My home is far from perfect. We live in a two-bedroom apartment. We have a lot of hand-me-down furniture and pieces left over from our college days. We have a toddler who is like a tiny hurricane, regularly leaving disaster in her wake. All of these facts together used to discourage and overwhelm me. How…
Here’s my weekly dinner menu, just for you. I hope you find something here to inspire you and make your week simpler! Monday: White Bean and Chicken Chili. I got this recipe from E’s sister Heather when we were first dating, and it’s one of our perennial favorites. It comes together quickly, and is deliciously…
I’ll just tell you right now: this is not a gluten-free, dairy-free, Paleo-friendly, weight loss-inducing recipe. Nope, not today. This is a “Honey, let’s stay in for date night, and I’ll make dinner” recipe, or an invite your best girlfriend over and pour a couple glasses of wine recipe. Or, for that matter, an “I…