FABULOUS is the best word I can think of to describe the dinner party thrown to celebrate my thirtieth. My mom, Todd, my sister-in-law, and some of my best friends went above and beyond to create a beautiful setting for a delicious dinner with friends and family. My dad and my brother, Patrick, were also […]
Archives for January 2015
Grain-Free Blueberry Muffin Recipe
This post makes me reminisce about blueberry muffins we had when I was younger. My mom may not love that I’m writing this, because most everything else she made was from scratch! I loved when she made the kind from the box with the streusel topping. I’m sure they aren’t very healthy, but they were scrumptious! […]
Football Food: Healthy Chili Recipe
I have 3 great reasons to make chili soon: 1. Frigid temperatures around the U.S. It has dropped into the low teens in Charlotte this week – that’s quite cold for Southerners! 2. Football watching. NFL playoffs this weekend and the college football national championship on Monday all call for comforting, tailgate food such as this recipe. […]
Made with Chobani: Healthy Tropical Dessert Parfait
I was recently invited and inspired by Chobani to come up with a recipe for their Made with Chobani campaign. Flattered?! Oh yes! Thank you for having me, Chobani. I wasn’t sure which direction I wanted to go in when brainstorming a recipe, until perusing the yogurt case at the grocery store. Then I saw […]
Christmas 2014
Happy 2015! I am behind on this post, but I wanted to share a recap of our Christmas holiday. Be prepared for a whole lot of pictures. My granddaddy organized a time to take 3 of his great-grandbabies to ride the country Christmas train (in Denton, NC). We started with the train ride, then walked […]
Five on Friday
Though I’m pretty bummed that this is the start of the last weekend of the holidays, I am feeling abundantly blessed and spoiled. Christmas was extra fun with Davis this year (besides the cutting-two-year-molars and ear infection drama – just keeping it real!), and we spent so much quality time with family and at our […]