cooking, baking, and a home in the making
We decided to stay in West Virginia this year for the holidays and although I definitely missed seeing my family, I think it was the right decision for us. We traveled back to MI so many times these past few months preparing for the wedding …
This spaghetti carbonara recipe is deceptively simple. I make it that way on purpose because sometimes all I want to do is throw something easy together that tastes like I spent hours on it. This recipe has 4 main ingredients. Yes, FOUR ingredients. You will …
I was searching for something to make for lunch this week and realized I hadn’t had shrimp pasta in a while. I was able to whip up this buttery lemon shrimp in less than 30 minutes and use items I already had in my cupboard. …
When I started working from home, I definitely still bought myself Lean Cuisines and other frozen goodies at the store for lunch. Now, 6 months in, I’ve started actually cooking myself lunch because it really (truly!) does not take that much longer. I realize not …
Can I just ask how it is just now Thursday? I don’t know if I’m just excited for the holiday weekend or the fact that Melia is visiting me this weekend (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), but this week has just crawled by. I also noticed just last week …
Ben decided to start eating low carb during our last visit home because my dad and stepmom are trying it and seeing some results! I’ve been eating low carb dinners with him recently, and you’ll probably see some recipes pop up here and there on …
The cold weather finally made an appearance here in WV and I’m sort of okay with it. I wish it had been colder for Christmas, but we had an amazing New Years trip to Canaan Valley and stayed in a cabin with some friends and …
I’ve made pasta with vodka sauce before. It’s something I almost always try at restaurants if they offer it and I love making it at home. Once in a while Ben and I get out to Pittsburgh for a date night to see a ballet …