I hosted my neighborhood book club for the first time this month after joining last year. The host chooses 3 to 4 options and then the group votes. I was thrilled when The Correspondent by Virginia Evans was picked. It has been at the very top of my to-be-read list for months. Our group almost… Read More
I finally made Ivy Odom’s Best Ever Brownies and I can confidently say the name is not an exaggeration. We enjoyed these during one of our little winter weather weekends, when the house was cozy, the news was dramatic, and the oven was working overtime. These brownies are everything a brownie should be. Deeply chocolaty.… Read More
One of my very favorite kinds of meals is the kind where you open the fridge, see what needs to be used, and turn it into something satisfying without a lot of planning. I mean, who doesn’t love that?! Enter Ivy Odom’s No-Recipe-Needed Chicken Wraps. When I read through her ideas, I was immediately inspired.… Read More
It’s been a minute since I’ve shared a podcast round-up. I’ve had my nose stuck in a book more often than not lately, but I still love a good podcast for driving, cleaning and making dinner. You can find all of my podcast favorites from years past on this running thread. As usual, every single… Read More
January book club brought us Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, and I’m still thinking about it. This is one of those books that sneaks up on you. At first, Eleanor feels… odd. She’s almost uncomfortable to read at times. But as the story unfolds, you begin to realize just how much pain… Read More
Going into this weekend, we were told to prepare for a “crippling” winter storm that would likely leave us without power and creature comforts for at least three days. I’ll be honest. I meal planned… not emergency planned…. and made sure all my clients would be taken care of in the coming days. But as… Read More
A roasted chicken for Sunday Supper on a cold winter day is just the best. It is comforting, simple, and one of those meals that just feels like home. Over the years I have tried a lot of different methods and recipes, but this week I gave Ivy Odom’s Sunday Roasted Chicken a go, and… Read More