A modern Appalachian woman's kitchen adventures
Earlier in the year, I shared some goals for 2020. Obviously, 2020 took a turn that none of us expected. I haven’t updated since February since it seemed somewhat shallow. But as we start creeping back to normalcy, I decided to update. You can see my original goals here and my January recap here. Fitness…
It’s no secret, I LOVED Joanna Gaines’ first cookbook, Magnolia Table. I’ve made tons of stuff from it and am continuing to cook my way through it. (You can read my full review here-recently updated with more pictures.) So you are probably not surprised to hear that I pre-ordered Volume 2 so I’d have it…
Now there’s a blog title that I never thought I’d be writing. Wow. What confusing and scary times we are living in. I’ve been debating whether to blog or not for the past couple of weeks. I decided against my Monthly Goals update because it just felt hollow in light of all that’s going on…
Happy New Year! Are you one of those “new year, new me, new beginnings” enthusiasts or is today just another day for you? I’ll admit I’m a sucker for goals and challenges so I always enjoy the energy that comes with New Year’s Day. My birthday is two week from today so I always feel…
Many years ago, I worked with a woman who called herself a “microwave mom”. How sad! I thought. Her poor kid needs a real meal! Then a weird thing happened. I had a kid. In those blissful days of pregnancy, I swore my child would never eat McDonald’s regularly and would have a balanced, organic…
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links which means purchases made from my direct links could result in a small percentage of sales coming to me at no additional cost to you. My husband and I have always been frequent HGTV viewers but in recent months, I’d say we’ve become avid viewers. We’re always looking for…
When people have asked me how my winter break was, I’ve usually responded by telling them it was awesome “lot of cooking and eating and reading and naps!”. For me, cooking and gifting food is one of my favorite parts of the holiday season. This year, I felt like I did a lot of that…
Summer is coming to an end and it seems to go by faster each year. I work at a university and live in a “college town” so there’s a definite slow down to life in Summer. I’m always sad to see it come to a close. I haven’t blogged much this summer. I have been…
I decided that for 2017 I’d occasionally sprinkle a few updates of my life outside the kitchen into the blog. Here’s my first one. The year started out pretty big for me because I turned 40! It’s still sort of hard to believe. Most days I feel like I’m still that young whippersnapper that I…
Summer lingered on here in Kentucky just as long as it could but Fall has finally nudged the door open enough to take residence. I love this time of year and I fear that due to its late arrival, Fall won’t stick around long. But weather here is crazy so who knows? As homemaking goes,…