summer

The highlights of this weekend…simple pleasures with great friends, the best family, and endless amounts of food. That’s what Independence Day is all about, right? This was the 1st  low key holiday weekend we’ve had in quite some time and it was so nice to be at home sweet home….alas I feel rested. Here’s a short […]

We’ve been baking, cooking, and grilling up a storm lately…for one, trying to save some extra change for other forms of entertainment this summer, and because eating in is SO much healthier for you, too! Though these aren’t “nutritious” persay, here are some new summer-worthy treats for holidays and parties, fun nights in, and just because […]

Holy hotness friends…I know it’s not “officially” summer until June 21st, however, I do believe summer rays of sunshine, humidity, and high temperature indexes have officially bombarded Music City. There is no escaping it, so I’ll have to eat some of these… wear something like this… keep hydrated with these… take a few laps in […]

today there is lots of love going around my blog my dears so i thought i’d hop on the train and talk about the little things that just stand out and make me happy… i love our girl’s book club meetings. we had another rendezvous last night and we’re reading “Same Kind of Different as Me”…i’m already loving […]

I am all about the fruit, especially during the summer when you can take advantage of all the goodness and variety of watermelon, strawberries, canteloupe, raspberries, peaches, and my favorite–blueberries! Fruit has the ability to make any homemade dish more unique, and adds that little bit of nutrition to even the deadliest pleasures… here are […]

In the hopes of meeting one of my monthly goals for June, I am attempting to cook at least twice a week and sample out some new recipes for our table. Not to toot the horn too loudly, but I am happy to say I cooked dinner 4 times last week and am anxious to […]

To me, Memorial Day welcomes all things summer… you can OFFICIALLY wear white–though I think the rules have changed and Easter is the go-to holiday to be able to sport white and seersucker–and it’s when everyone gets their butt in gear to frolic in the pool, bask in the sun, and head to your local […]