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Molly Monday: Trying to Nap

Molly Monday: Trying to Nap

Happy Molly Monday! MollyBoo was trying to nap yesterday and I just couldn’t leave her be! I’ve been having a severe lack of blogging motivation lately. Wondering what some of your tips are to battle the urge to slack off when the weather starts warming 

Molly Monday: Frosty Paws Ice Cream!

Molly Monday: Frosty Paws Ice Cream!

It’s warming up! Sure, we go from 60-degrees one day to 28-degrees with another 2 inches of snow the next day, but focus you guys! We have days that are 60-degrees now. How exciting is that? Spring will be in full force before we know 

Comfort Food Bliss

Comfort Food Bliss

I’ve been in desperate need of comfort food lately. Yes, for me that is obviously macaroni and cheese. You may be thinking, “But, you eat mac and cheese every day!” While this is true, I haven’t eaten MY mac and cheese in a long time. 

Andrea + Sangria

Andrea + Sangria

This weekend my friend Andrea came to visit! She has been one of my best friends since FOURTH GRADE and I love that she can come visit and be completely content sitting on my couch eating junk food and watching movies we’ve already seen 948324 

Pasta + White Wine Sauce

Pasta + White Wine Sauce

I was on vacation for a week and then the very next weekend I went back to Michigan AGAIN for a friend’s pool party/pig roast (for which I made some AMAZING no-bake cookies, recipe to come soon!) the very next weekend. That was a lot 

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Happy 2014! I hope your NYE was everything you’d hoped it would be. My plans changed and I ended up being home in West Virginia for the night, but I really can’t complain! I watched Bridesmaids, drank champagne and actually took time to reflect on 

Happy Holidays from Mac + Molly!

Happy Holidays from Mac + Molly!

What an amazing month! I know I can’t be the only one that still thinks the winter holidays are the best time of the entire year. Family, friends, food, drinks, dogs, love, movies, home and everything else in between! Molly sure has been a busy 

Grilled Mac and Cheese

Grilled Mac and Cheese

I had to do it. I HAD to try mac in grilled cheese form. And quite frankly, you can thank me for it later. This was the ultimate so-so-bad but so-so-good recipe I have made to date. If you decide to make this, please do