There’s something extra special about a cookbook that comes with a memory attached to it. My sweet friend L gifted me the VeryVera cookbook for my birthday after I absolutely fell in love with the strawberry cake she made from it for my surprise mahjong celebration. It was one of those desserts you don’t forget,… Read More
This week’s Sunday Supper is something I should have shared months ago, back when I was making it on repeat and it felt like the perfect fall treat… honey bourbon butter. Fifteen months into my sourdough journey and I am still fully obsessed. I am baking multiple times a week, and this little addition has… Read More
Coming off the flu, my 50th birthday celebrations and an extended family trip to Walt Disney World last week, it has been a minute since I have made a proper meal at home. (Are you tired of hearing about how I had the flu yet? Because whooooole family is. HA!) And if I am honest,… Read More
The other day I went down a rabbit hole flipping through some of my older cookbooks, which is always a dangerous and delightful place to wander. In one that my sweet friend NF gave me at a wedding shower back in 2002, the Junior League of Gwinnett and North Fulton cookbook, I stumbled upon a… Read More
Sunday Supper this week was another winner from Real Food Whole Life. I first discovered her on Instagram and immediately loved her practical approach to feeding a family. She shares weekly meal plans and a whole collection of quick, approachable recipes that feel doable even on the craziest days. This time I tried her Ground… 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