As soon as the first leaf hits the ground, I’m ready to embrace all the “fall y’all” things to do. One of those things is revamping my planters in my container garden. I generally turn to beautiful shades of yellows, oranges, and mauves to invoke autumn on the patio before the leaves officially turn. This
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Main Dishes
Chipotle Chicken Noodle Soup
This post is sponsored by Mueller’s® Pasta. The opinions and text are all mine. There’s nothing like taking leftovers and turning them into soup to make your family (or even yourself) feel like they’re getting something new. That’s what I did here with this Chipotle Chicken Noodle Soup recipe. I love a good chicken noodle
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Our Home Reno
ORC Week 2: Guest Bedroom Textiles and Products
For week two of the One Room Challenge (to see inspiration and read post one, head here), the only thing I did was connect with suppliers and order textiles. The guest bedroom had just been left to be blah and its gray and white color palette wasn’t the most inspiring. For this space, I’m imagining
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Our Home Reno
Creating a Boutique Hotel Worthy Guest Room with the One Room Challenge
This year, I’ve decided to participate in the One Room Challenge. If you aren’t familiar with the One Room Challenge, it’s a virtual design challenge that inspires you to finish that space in your home. We have a lot of spaces that have been left to hemming and hawing after our renovation and it’s time to nip those projects
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Cheater Chicken n Dumplings Soup
I’ve never made Chicken n Dumplins soup at home before. This recipe was an amalgamation of what I had on hand and reminiscing flavors of dishes I’ve eaten once before. While this may be called “Cheater Chicken n Dumplins Soup” the only place we’re cheating on is the dumplings and replacing them with gnocchi. The
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Our Home Reno
Shade Garden Oasis Makeover with The Home Depot x Traeger Grills
It’s been a long 3 months of work, but we couldn’t be more excited to share the final reveal of our outdoor entertaining oasis with the Home Depot and Traeger Grills. Our condo’s courtyard had mainly been left to neglect over the past few years. However, with the help of Home Depot and a little
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Cocktails & Drinks
The Frozen Frenchie
This delightful gin and tonic cocktail is a take on a Frenchie, a cocktail developed by LA-based bartender Somer Perez. We loved the name and decided for summertime it needed a little remix to help you cool off with friends for a long summer of outdoor entertaining. This frozen gin cocktail is a delightful play
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Gin Grapefruit Gimlet
I always love a refreshing gin cocktail for the summer. To me, there is no more perfect cocktail than a gin and tonic. It’s tart and refreshing. This gin grapefruit gimlet is taking the classic gin and tonic and adding a splash of seasonal flavor with the hint of grapefruit. It’s an incredibly easy cocktail
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Travel
Highlands NC Travel Guide
Highlands NC is a beautiful mountain town set at what the founders at the time thought would be the ideal intersection of Midwestern and NorthEastern train travel. Little did they realize that their hamlet of mountain heaven was set between mountains that were difficult to blast through and thus the railroad intersection never came to
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Desserts
Gluten Free Lemon Poppyseed Cake
I’m not here to convince you that gluten-free is better than gluten-full. I don’t think food technology is there yet where a croissant can be replicated with gluten-free flour but if I had to choose whether to eat this cake with gluten or gluten-free flour, I would go gluten-free flour all the way. This gluten
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Cafe du Monde Inspired Beignet Recipe
Beignets- probably the reason why we have the funnel cake. Beignets are a totally acceptable “breakfast treat” to indulge in on the weekend unlike their fair-fodder friend. When our trip to New Orleans was canceled last April thanks to Covid, we decided to make the best of it and recreate our favorite New Orleans recipes