This post is dedicated to you! Yep, itâs all about you and following up on questions, suggestions and feedback youâve given me over the past year. First of all, thank you so much for being here with me and Iâm looking forward to sharing more with you in 2024. We still havenât come up with […]
Just in case you want to plan your holiday for next year, consider getting new (and expensive) kitchen appliances. Yes, we finally replaced the stainless monster and while we were at it, we ordered a new cooktop too. Now every appliance in our old kitchen has been replaced â at least one time. Our […]
If you saw my last post on two ways to do New Yearâs and youâre picking the option to stay home, skip this post. If youâre hosting a New Yearâs gathering and would like to keep to a reasonable budget, read on! Tip #1 Send an evite â there are tons of free invitations to […]
Sharing two New Year’s Eve playlists. One is if you’re spending the evening alone and one is if you’re hosting a party. Either way, I hope these tunes inspire you to get your groove on and your energy up. If you have Spotify, simply click the song you want to hear, turn up your speakers […]
Do you know that popular song by Walker Hays, Fancy Like? In case you donât, the lyrics go, âFancy like Applebees on a date night.â Heâs a simple guy, but when he and his lady are ready for an upgrade, they go fancy like. I consider myself a simple gal with simple needs, but sometimes, […]
Soup weather! Well, for me all weather is soup weather, but a nice hearty pot of broccoli and cheese soup simmered on my stovetop this week. I’m going to share this dish based on an old Cooking Light magazine (remember them?) recipe, but please don’t judge me. It calls for Velveeta and it is delicious. […]
Hello, November. Where did you come from all of a sudden? Hmmm. Well, November seems like a perfect time to make cinnamon apple bread and get the smell-o-vision going in my kitchen. Ah, sugar and cinnamon in the oven! This bread is super easy and even a non-baker such as myself can make this successfully. […]
October entertaining in Phoenix is so easy. The weather can be nearly perfect, there are activities galore and between stunning natural beauty and so many cute decorations, it really is the most wonderful time of the year. Last week I posted all the activities around getting ready for guests. It has been so long since […]
No, not actual fall-scented October potpourri, but a little this and that news going on around here and how weâve kicked off the month in our house. New Office Now that I no longer have a real job, but just have this job I love chatting with you a couple times a week, I felt […]
(and Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Sandwiches) I know, I couldnât stand to waste that alliteration. So it stands alone. Proudly. And we get a little subtitle here. The things that amuse me. And I really am going to share the faux fall floral around the house and our latest linner (lunch/dinner) for super easy slow […]