If you want a delicious and easy meal, this recipe for slow cooker chicken salsa verde is right up your alley. However, if you want to make your own salsa verde and flour tortillas, there will be a bit more work. But I’m here for you, filling you in on the details, sharing recipes and […]
It seems like it’s been a long while since I shared any projects on here. Well, the first project of the summer is now in the books. Exterior house painting. Check. Why did we have our exterior painted? 1. We never loved our colors that much. The last time we had our house painted, the […]
We did our main grocery shopping this week at Aldi and I thought you might like to see what an Aldi haul for a family of two looks like and how much we spent. I’ll also share the dupes I purchased (and didn’t need) and their costs. Produce The biggest share of our grocery shopping […]
Whether a casual barbeque for neighbors, a girls’ happy hour or dinner with friends, there are several go-to entertaining pieces I find myself using time and time again. You’ve probably seen most of these tried and true pieces over the years (meaning I’m not sharing anything new!). As I was preparing for a small gathering […]
There is nothing more fun than constructing a charcuterie board for guests. And with upcoming patriotic holidays, entertainment might be on the horizon. This time I’m doing something a little different – using charcuterie cups for individual servings instead of a board. Cute disposable cups and picks come in a kit which I purchased from […]
It’s been a while since we talked about this and that. So let’s chat and call this my May 2025 potpourri post. Thank you for joining me, listening to my chatter, giving me advice and taking a peek at my recommendations. May Flowers While many of you are enjoying springtime flowers, I am just sitting […]
If you’ve been on this journey with me for very long, you know there is nothing I love more than tea. Okay, you might also know there are some things I love as much as tea 😉. In fact, almost every time I post a baking recipe, there is a cup of tea along side. […]
Today I’m sharing some successful homemade bread recipes. And the recommendations come from a highly skilled baker – my sister, Monique! Although it took several months of experimentation, I have had pretty good luck baking my own sourdough bread. But the recipe I use is very simple and I in no way am a good […]
This post is inspired by my dear friend Jann. She recently shared a project creating pantry space for back stock items by rehoming some infrequently used stuff. Jann said her hub had a great idea to move her bar stuff out of the pantry and into their dining room buffet. She then gained an entire […]
I was fortunate enough to stumble across the set up for a sunshine themed party this week. It was so cute and the ladies who organized it did such a great job, I wanted to share. Here is what they did. Tablescape The tablescape design was simple, but the bright yellow forsythia and napkins made […]