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March 29, 2021 · In: Breakfast, Recipes

A Beautiful Brunch Board

What happens when you take your favorite brunch foods, combine them with the ease of a charcuterie ...

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February 22, 2021 · In: Hospitality, Household Management

How To Clean A Very Dirty Pan

Here’s the situation. You decide to fry bacon (or chicken or sausage or pancetta or ground beef) in ...

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September 24, 2020 · In: Podcast

Episode 22: My Meal Planning Method

Do you love meal planning (or the idea of meal planning) but get stuck understanding how to make it ...

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September 4, 2020 · In: Dessert, Recipes

How To Build An Ice Cream Sundae Board

This past week, in celebration of the end of summer, I surprised my kids and a couple of their ...

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August 24, 2020 · In: Cooking, Hospitality

Browning Butter (with video!)

We all know that butter is amazing. It’s the best. Add it to anything, and it instantly ...

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August 3, 2020 · In: Dessert, Recipes, Video

Homemade Pie Dough

Homemade pie dough. Those three words bring to mind visions of flaky layers and buttery goodness. ...

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July 14, 2020 · In: Cooking, Hospitality, Recipes, Sides

Seven Salad Secrets

Can we talk about how salads can be the best but also the worst? They are the best when you find ...

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February 11, 2020 · In: Cooking, Hospitality

Baking With Chocolate 101

When it comes to baking, chocolate is my favorite flavor. A well-executed chocolate cake, frosting, ...

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June 21, 2018 · In: Celebrate, Hospitality

How To Slice Cake

Cake is my favorite way to celebrate an occasion, and yet, there is something a little unnerving ...

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June 18, 2018 · In: Cooking, Hospitality, Video

Egg Wash

Have you ever read a recipe that calls for an egg wash and thought, "Do I really need to do this?" ...

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June 11, 2018 · In: Cooking, Hospitality, Video

Flour

Flour is the most common ingredient used in baking and comes in a variety of types:  all ...

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June 6, 2018 · In: Cooking, Hospitality, Video

Baking With Cold Butter

Everyone wants flaky pie crust and flaky scones, and the secret to flaky results is baking with cold ...

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May 21, 2018 · In: Cooking, Hospitality, Video

How to Make Simple Syrup

Simple syrup is a liquid sweetener that is used to sweeten beverages such as cocktails, lemonade, or ...

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May 14, 2018 · In: Cooking, Hospitality, Main Dish, Recipes

How To Cook Chicken

There are two categories of cooking chicken.   First is when the chicken is the main ...

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May 8, 2018 · In: Beauty, Lovely Living

Manicure Magic

Painting my nails is part of my weekly routine.  Making time to tend to my fingernails is a ...

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April 30, 2018 · In: Hobbies, Lovely Living

Perfect Bows

Learning to tie a perfect bow is something I remember learning as a little girl, but I didn't ...

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See those brass tacks holding my canvas onto that
See those brass tacks holding my canvas onto that wooden frame? 

The wooden frame is made from stretcher bars, and there is a cool little tool I use to install the tacks. The whole set up isn’t complicated, but if you’re a visual learner like me, I made a little video tutorial for you over on the blog!

Elevating the everyday is not about fussy, braggad
Elevating the everyday is not about fussy, braggadocios gestures. It’s about imputing dignity and beauty into otherwise mundane or ordinary occurrences. 

It’s not about perfection. It’s about discovery. 💗

Felt right to wear a dress for Tag Sale Day! Bring
Felt right to wear a dress for Tag Sale Day! Bring on the tablecloths and tea sandwiches…let’s elevate the everyday!

Week Two of the Summer Cookbook Club is complete,
Week Two of the Summer Cookbook Club is complete, and this week was a doozy! Two big recipes with very different results. 

Check out the blog post and video for all the details!

This season’s hottest new accessory is the Ring
This season’s hottest new accessory is the Ring Pop Popsicle! 

Fantastically frosty, subtly sweet, and available in shades sure to make you salivate, this is the seasonal bling you’ve been craving. 😉

Breakfast Salad has become such an integral part o
Breakfast Salad has become such an integral part of my routine that I made it an official blog post, complete with back story, testimonial, and a recipe! Salad for breakfast? Yes please!!


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See those brass tacks holding my canvas onto that See those brass tacks holding my canvas onto that wooden frame? 

The wooden frame is made from stretcher bars, and there is a cool little tool I use to install the tacks. The whole set up isn’t complicated, but if you’re a visual learner like me, I made a little video tutorial for you over on the blog!
Elevating the everyday is not about fussy, braggad Elevating the everyday is not about fussy, braggadocios gestures. It’s about imputing dignity and beauty into otherwise mundane or ordinary occurrences. 

It’s not about perfection. It’s about discovery. 💗
Felt right to wear a dress for Tag Sale Day! Bring Felt right to wear a dress for Tag Sale Day! Bring on the tablecloths and tea sandwiches…let’s elevate the everyday!
Week Two of the Summer Cookbook Club is complete, Week Two of the Summer Cookbook Club is complete, and this week was a doozy! Two big recipes with very different results. 

Check out the blog post and video for all the details!
This season’s hottest new accessory is the Ring This season’s hottest new accessory is the Ring Pop Popsicle! 

Fantastically frosty, subtly sweet, and available in shades sure to make you salivate, this is the seasonal bling you’ve been craving. 😉
Breakfast Salad has become such an integral part o Breakfast Salad has become such an integral part of my routine that I made it an official blog post, complete with back story, testimonial, and a recipe! Salad for breakfast? Yes please!!
Yesterday in The Lovely I wrote about how I am not Yesterday in The Lovely I wrote about how I am not good at what I call summering.

Summering is when we embrace a season of rest. I am good at daily and weekly recharging, but an entire season of rest? Ummm, not my strong suit.

And so, when faced with something I am not yet good at, I approach it the same way I approach anything else I want to learn. I dive in and do the thing!

If you need me, I will be actively summering. Flubbing it up, figuring it out, and knowing that learning by doing is the way forward.
Lillian chose a smoky purple. Norah went with a pu Lillian chose a smoky purple. Norah went with a punchy pink. And I stuck with my favorite red. Let flip flop season begin!

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