Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Top o’ the Morning! If the past year taught us one thing, it’s that you can get anything delivered. Even hot Krispy Kreme! I pulled out all the green, orange and rainbow stops for this easy breezy school morning breakfast treat! I reuse the same decorative items each year, with… Read More
My boys have gone mad for corned beef sandwiches this year! It took me three tries to successfully set up this dinner table, as they kept eating all of the sandwich provisions as soon as they hit the fridge. Does anyone else have midnight snackers?! I don’t ever remember being so ravenous as a teenager… Read More
For years, a favorite party trick of my sister and I has been dressing up a store bought cake! It is so much cheaper than a custom creation and can look just as festive. We do this so often that I have recent examples from Whit’s 12th birthday and CeeCee’s 8th birthday. Gold and White… Read More
Happy Mardi Gras, y’all! At long last, I finally got my hands on a bottle of King Cake vodka on our trip to New Orleans last Mardi Gras! Honey and I tried out two festive cocktails over the last couple of weeks. King Zulu 2 oz king cake vodka 2 oz pineapple joice .5 oz… Read More
John was bummed to miss hosting what would be his fourth annual Super Bowl party, but I tried to keep things festive if just for the four of us!! I put out a full spread for grazing during tonight’s big game and it was a great night. I, for one, particularly enjoyed consuming all the… Read More
We enjoyed our annual Mardi Gras dinner a little early this year!! It was a perfect way to celebrate a chilly Friday night with the family! New Orleans School of Cooking Jambalaya I made jambalaya for our main course using the recipe we learned at the New Orleans School of Cooking last year! That was… Read More
Sister and CeeCee invited me on an absolutely marvelous getaway to Disney for her 8th birthday early last month. I still need to share all of those darling details. I loved every second of our magical, girly time. CeeCee thoughtfully chose a bag full of treats from the Main Street Confectionary to continue the celebration… Read More