This past week Jon and I invited some neighborhood friends over for a Best of Locally made dinner party. We wanted this to be fun and simple for everyone so we decided to put a few rules in place to ensure this wasn’t too much trouble for our guests.  First and foremost, everything had to […]

This past week Jon and I invited some neighborhood friends over for a Best of Locally made dinner party. We wanted this to be fun and simple for everyone so we decided to put a few rules in place to ensure this wasn’t too much trouble for our guests.  First and foremost, everything had to […]

I love entertaining and hosting gatherings.  The temptation is sometimes to think you have to spend a fortune decor.  Today’s post shoots down that theory and gives you a little peek  makes the new dining area in the #staggreno. My sweet friend, Stacy from Not Just a Housewife, has a series where she chooses an […]

I don’t get out much.  Between caring for a toddler, blogging, working, running a household, a husband who works crazy hours, and other responsibilities, my idea of relaxing is getting a hot cocoa in the Starbucks drive-thru while running errands.  So sad, but so true.  I’m a sucker for those skinny hot cocoas. So, when […]

At my house, we are grillers.  We grill.  All summer, almost every night.  It’s one of my favorite things about this time of year.  Nothing quite beats sitting out on the deck, and cooking up a feast of fresh food. Grilling is also pretty easy, if you have some great go-to recipes.  Well my friends, […]

This recipe was born in an act of desperation.  I made it up after discovering I had forgotten to buy pasta sauce at the store, and had planned on spaghetti and my homemade french bread for dinner.  After contemplating takeout, I decided to instead scour my food storage and what I came up with is […]

Bread is one of my favorite things to bake.  There is just something about the aroma filling your home and eating a slice of soft, warm bread straight out of oven with butter than is the ultimate comfort food for me. Making bread can be complicated but fear not– this recipe is easy as pie […]

Everyone needs a killer roast recipe in their repertoire to call on for those Sunday dinners and special occasions. Actually it doesn’t have to be a special occasion around our house for a perfectly cooked and seasoned, tender roast with the best gravy around. I learned to cook roast from my mother whose technique included […]