Thank you The Home Depot for sponsoring this post. Although this has a sponsored nature to it, all opinions and recipes are my own. If you’ve got a griller in your life, this is the Christmas recipe they need to have on hand. My friends at Home Depot challenged me to rethink how I cook
Desserts
Homemade Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (Better Than Justin’s!)
I learned the other day that Nutella was a complete accident and it was created during the chocolate rations of World War 2. It’s one of the few products on the market where the inventors were trying to water down chocolate and ended up making a product better than the original. Fast forward to today,
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Appetizers & Sides
How to Host a Holiday Fondue Party
Thank you Decoy and Tillamook for sponsoring this post. Find your perfect pairing this holiday season with Decoy and Tillamook! I have a serious question, why did cheddar fondue go out of fashion? I mean think about it: it’s the year-round, un-themed version of queso, yet you rarely see people fondu-ing at home! This holiday
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Appetizers & Sides
Baked Puff Pastry Havarti Cheese Bites with Castello Cheese
Thank you Castello Cheese for sponsoring this post. Castello Cheese makes entertaining easy with its range of flavors. When it comes to entertaining for the holidays, I love to keep my recipes simple but flavorful. I love serving a cheese plate for my guests as much as the next girl but one way I like
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Main Dishes
8 Soups to Keep you Cozy this Fall
I can’t believe I get to say this, but it’s time to pull out your plaid scarves and riding boots: we finally have some fall in the forecast down south! Cooler temps and lots of rain on the horizon all add up to one cozy thing: soup season. Seriously, is there anything that says “hygge”
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Cocktails & Drinks
Apple Spice Margarita
Hello Fall in the South! You are hot as ever and it’s time to face the music that we must drink for the weather we have, not for the weather we want. But, then again- what if I told you you could have both? This little corner of the world that we publish on is
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Cocktails & Drinks
6 Bubbly Recipes to Help You Ring in the New Year
There seems to be a theme in the Darling recipe reel that says “when in doubt, add champagne!” Which if we’re being honest here, is a pretty great life motto to have. In honor of the impending New Year, we’ve rounded up our 6 favorite champagne recipes for you to recreate for the New Year!
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Main Dishes
Hoppin’ John Stew: Health & Wealth for the New Year
Stew season or as the millennials would say “#StewSZN” is here. As New Years Eve tradition demands, I make a hearty bowl of Hoppin’ John Stew to help bring in good fortune, good luck, and prosperity for the new year. How does a stew do that? Well that’s a fantastic question!
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Cocktails & Drinks
Citrusy Champagne Christmas Punch Recipe
Guys! We are in the thick of Christmas party season and there couldn’t be a more exciting time of year to celebrate with some Champagne! I know everyone thinks that Champagne is for New Years, but I like keeping a bottle (or two) in my fridge at all times to celebrate at will whenever I