This is one of my favorite dessert recipes for summer! It’s easy to make, absolutely delicious, AND the ingredients tastes so fresh and light—despite the fact that it’s pretty decadent. It’s the perfect addition to your Memorial Day festivities and you’ll be all french and fancy with your tart making skills. We’ve got dance dress [...]
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I LOVE making homemade pizza. It’s not just a meal, it’s an event. Everyone participates and adds their own flair. And don’t be afraid of homemade crust. It’s just a blob of dough. There’s nothing to fear! I will show you step by step how to make the perfect pizza crust, everytime. It’s an art, [...]
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When Stevie and I met, he said he didn’t like mushrooms. I set out to the change his mind on that. It was a successful campaign and now he begs for them. Or something like that. If you think you don’t like mushrooms, I urge you to give this jewel a try. I started making [...]
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I ain’t gonna lie, this broccoli soup (with a generous helping of cheese) will knock your socks off and make you take back all the lies you’ve spread about broccoli. 4 tablespoons melted butter 2 T. olive oil 1/2 medium chopped onion 1 stalk celery 1/2 cup flour 2 cups half-and-half cream 4 cups chicken [...]
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I’m making a commitment to myself this year to do things with more purpose. To make a plan for the things in my life that cause me stress and time. I may have tackled the hardest one first—-meal planning. I’ve come up with a way to use some online tools to create a year’s [...]
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This month our theme here is time. How can we better use our time to serve others? This is part one of a three part series on meal planning that will help start your year off right and save you lots of time and stress! At the bottom of this post, I link to a [...]
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This is day 20 in a 31 day series on hospitality. Start from the beginning here. 1. Keep a list of great recipes. The big question is always, “What should I cook?” Isn’t that the bane of the existence of every mother? Don’t you get tired of trying to figure out what to cook? [...]
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This is day 23 in a 31 day series on hospitality. This series has been converted to ebook format and can purchased here. You wanna know what love smells like? You do, don’t you? It’s the smell of homemade bread baking. I don’t know if there’s anyway to love someone more. Unless you add softened butter [...]
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This is day 20 in a 31 day series on hospitality. Start from the beginning here. Since you stocked your pantry and have plenty to drink and all, I figured it was high time we make some food. I’m gonna talk more about my philosophy when it comes to feeding people but suffice it to say, [...]
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It’s football time in Tennessee and I’m gonna make this soup very soon, in honor of all things fall and football! It’s one of my favorite fall soups so it thought it was time to re-share it. When I found out a few months ago that there was gonna be a certain photo shoot at [...]
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and I like cowboy boots, C.S. Lewis, good food, strong coffee, banjo music and books. I am a deeply flawed momma of 4 and grateful receiver of more good gifts than one heart can hold. I fight for joy and find it in the most unexpected places. I make quirky look normal, relish in my small town Southern way of living, and am learning that it's all grace--every last bit of it. Read More Here...
