Regardless, this Creamed Corn Skillet Chicken inspired by the Half Baked Harvest recipe was life. I got to cooking (mocktail in hand) while my husband was out, and when he walked in all he said was “holy f*ck that smells good,” so if you’re trying to surprise someone with something delicious, this should be it!

We. Made. Gnocchi. After sitting on my kitchen bucket list for quite some time, me & my kitchen faced the challenge of homemade pasta. In my mind, I chalked it up as a project that would take all day, result in flour all over me + my home, and just be this thing that I needed tackle vs. thoroughly enjoy. Yes - scratch gnocchi hasi been a project I’ve wanted to complete, but

Easter is such a fun holiday to meal plan for because you can drift from the typical “holiday menu” - a big roast + mashed potatoes + all that other bullshit - & have a little fun with it. I always like to do something Spring time appropriate - lots of summer inspired salads and fresh produce to have something on the lighter side that still feels fancy-ish

When we have pasta, I want it to be so good, so irresistible that I can’t help but mop up every last drop of sauce with crispy bread & shove a couple extra forkfuls of the stuff post meal as it makes it’s way to our leftover supply. Sauce-y & meaty & savory - those are the perfect descriptors for a bowl of pasta that’s worth eating. The days of average, under-seasoned red sauce over a heap of overcooked spaghetti are done (or at least should be) when you enter into adulthood. I want something packed with

My husband has more recently talked about the Eggnog Monte Cristos I made last year for Christmas Eve, & as soon as he said the word “Monte Cristo” I think both of our mouths started watering. They were served as a finger food - grilled cheese-esque sandwiches cut into small single serving size bites with a big bowl of warm cranberry sauce for dipped. & oh my god they were so good. Like best holiday appetizer I’ve every made. We’ve had to talk so much lately about planning out the holidays this year, & the topic of “what should we make” seems to be the center of the conversation.

Tomorrow it’ll be one year since I quit my job in Arizona, & walked out the doors of a work-place that was comfortable, and one I came to like very much. I remember walking out the doors, and being really sad to leave my boss & my co-workers, and my team. I specifically remember my work husband, Reg, walking me to

It has been one hell of a weekend…but in a really good way! From a Star Wars Party to a true lazy Sunday that included two afternoon walks around the neighborhood (one with dogs & one without), it’s been a true weekend where we were able to break the “Everday I’m Hustlin’” soundtrack of our lives. & I feel rewarded! Partly because our past few weekends have been filled with yard work & dog watching, both of which aren’t thorns in my side by any means. It’s just I legitimately can’t pinpoint the last time we’ve had nothing to do, or dare I say be bored. \

October & December consist of the same ritual at our house - festive movies every freakin' night! October we get scared, December we get jolly.  So naturally, with December in full swing, we're over here like queue up the Christmas flicks! & Hulu Holiday doesn't disappoint!

He works & I cook.  That truly is not honestly how it works around here - our usual mojo is that if he works, I work, meaning I really make an effort to join in on the current household project.  & today the household chore is installing new flooring, which lord knows is the last thing I thought we'd be DIYing.  I met Jordan at Home Depot to pick out a floor that looked good, which equated to 30 minutes of indecisiveness & waffling between two colors that we'd narrowed it down to.  But we figured it out, bought about 30 boxes of hardwood