When Jeremy travels, the first night he’s gone I have to make comfort food. I almost always go to our local meat market and get a filet mignon make drool worthy, buttery steak. Steak is my happy place. If I don’t want to do steak then I almost always default to pasta. All. The. Pasta. […]

I’ve been all over this town telling people I already miss summer. Like some crazed and delusional girlfriend I’ve leeched onto this season and my request is simple, “Summer, stay forever! Or at least take me with you.” But the other day I sat down to think about why fall is going to have to […]

Someone asked me this week why I love my 30s so much. I had a lot to say about that. But I think Ann Quindlen really said it, “Failure is so terrifying to the young. So is unpredictability. They’re afraid they’ll get it wrong. You have to use cookbooks for a long time before you realize that […]

Whew – this post. ALL THE RESEARCH went into this post. All the questions I wanted to know about why and how to make chicken broth is in here. I hope this becomes your one stop guide for broth. Ever since stepping into the kitchen and starting to learn a little bit more about cooking […]

Gosh I want to know you! But I have been a horrible host here on this little blog. I’m still dancing between wanting to get you just a recipe, no strings attached, and also wanting to bring to you my bright, joy dripping self. That’s why I wrote this post about more heart. And then […]

I’m pretty sure I blinked and July found it acceptable to make her way out the door. Where did did you go July?! All of a sudden I’m turning 31 and seeing lots of FB posts about kids going back to school. It feels a little wild and a whole lot rushed. My time in […]

On Sunday I posted this picture: We were headed to the Food Truck Festival and I was beside myself. Stout, as you can see, was already tired. But like I was saying, Food. Trucks. I love them. We were prepared to wait in a long traffic line. Jeremy brought snacks to hold us over. We […]

I’ve been reading Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. How have I not read this book before? I find myself devouring it but, like a good meal that took hours to prepare, I am willing myself to slow down. Take it all in. Appreciate what she has to divulge about writing. My friend Karla is reading […]

I don’t think it’s a secret that my idea of breakfast is a good, strong pour of heavy whipping cream melting into the darkest blend of freshly brewed coffee. My journey to include anything else to my body between the hours of 5:30am and 9:30am have been futile at best. The struggle is real. First […]

Remember? That trip to the Dominican Republic with this beauty, Lisa Leonard. I love my post about her and Elsa because it was such a true account of Lisa’s heart. She is wonderfully humble and incredibly warm. It would be hard to not become instant friends with this fierce lover of people and the Lord. Her smile […]