simple recipes + simple ingredients
Guess what, guys?! Tyler and I are expecting a sweet baby girl!! We could not be MORE excited!! We found out early in the year – a couple weeks before my 30th birthday. I started to get suspicious around my 3rd week when I started to feel queasy and really fatigued throughout the day (it’s also why there haven’t…
Growing up, I was the slowest eater. I wasn’t good at a lot of things as a kid, like team sports or you know, having fun, but if there were a competition for the slowest eater, I would come out on top of every time (although I can’t imagine many people sticking around to see the winner.) I would…
Granola is something we always keep in our house. We love it with a splash of milk, in smoothies, with Greek yogurt, or in a parfait. And making homemade granola is so easy, cost-efficient, and can be customized to fit your preferences (or in my case, can be customized by whatever I’ve got leftover in my pantry). Want to substitute…
Do you guys ever have those days where you just feel like you’re super productive and on a roll and just know that you’re kickin’ butt and knocking things off that to-do list? Well, today is not that day. But I do have a recipe that I’m extra excited about! This Eggplant Pamesan is a slightly…
In just a few short weeks, I’ll be leaving my twenties behind forever. It has slowly started to become apparent to me that I’m entering a new decade – waiting in line to renew my license or having to scroll a little longer to find the year of my birth or hearing new phrases and acronyms that I now have…
As someone who loves sweet potatoes any which way – fried, baked, or mashed – I am so excited to share this recipe! These Ancho Chili Stuffed Sweet Potatoes are not only healthy and flavorful, but can be on your dinner table in no time at all. Lean ground beef is cooked with onions and garlic, then flavored with…
When I left Texas a few years ago to move to Louisiana, I worked really hard to get acclimated to my new surroundings. I started a book club, volunteered at the Humane Society, and signed up to be a member of a group of esteemed, educated women in a national volunteer organization. Through this organization, I had visions of finding…
