Hi friends! I have a half-written post Apple Cheesecake Bars slated for the blog today but I have to say… it doesn’t feel quite time yet. The mornings have the tiniest hint of chill in the air and I’ve been coaxed into wearing my new tik-tok-made-me-buy-it-flannel only to be sweating through it come 1pm. Maybe…
Having kids is tricky. You have to feed them every day. Multiple times a day. Then, the more you feed them, the more they grow. The more they grow, the hungrier they get. The hungrier they get, the more opinions they start to have. And that, my friends, is where it gets complicated. We have…
If you were to catch me a few days back on Thursday, you would have found me rather anxiously watching DanDanThe Fireman teach his wife how to ride a motorcycle on YouTube. To be clear, I have my motorcycle license, but boy do I love a pep-talk and a plan. I thought about taking out…
You’ll be making this homemade hamburger helper recipe for dinner at least once a month. It’s a hearty and comforting dish and jam packed with secret veggies. Not that we need to keep veggies a secret but… sometimes we do. Let’s make classic Helper from scratch! Your kids (or the child inside your heart) will…
Hello, friends! Have any of you figured out how to have a healthy relationship with social media? If so, please clue me in. This summer, I started the practice of deleting social apps during the week, which was good for my mental health + productivity. But then I’d hop on social media over the weekend…
I’ve been saving this plum cake recipe for just the right time. I put my finger up to the breeze this morning and we’re here – we’ve reached peak In Between. In Between is that time between summer and fall when I, for one, am changing out my scented candles from fresh and floral and…
Friends, hi hello! If you keep up with me on Instagram, or if you’re my neighbor across the street in New Orleans, you may have noticed that I’ve moved half of my life and all of my heart from New Orleans to Houston. I’m headed back to big city (Houston is huge, y’all – I…
Friends, hello and happy Sunday! I have a feeling the new salvaged wood dining table I put in my new Houston TX living room is going to give me splinters. There is such a thing as toooooo salvaged and this table might walk the line. I’ll make sure my tetanus shot is up to date…
As I settle here in my forties, there is a single truth I’ve solidified: I need a snack. I’ve impulse bought hundreds of dollars at Target enough times to know that if I’m in the world without a snack in my purse, my credit score is in danger. Yes, the stakes are that high. Because…
These perfectly gooey and chewy brownie cookies make for the perfect after school snack or last minute housewarming offering. Grab a box of brownie mix – the road to these delightful chocolate cookies couldn’t be easier. If I were to smack a theme on my kitchen this year it would be this: OK But Can…
Hi friends! We at Team JTB splurge on a few things for ourselves this Back to School season. It’s after Labor Day – there’s no denying we’re back at it and there’s nothing like a new pair of tennies and a fresh backpack, right? Here are our favorite luxuries this September because pencil cases aren’t…
Hello! I hope this post doesn’t find you. I hope you’re on a boat, at a backyard barbecue, curled up on the couch with a good book, or in Houston buying horse art for the apartment you’re decorating to be closer to your boyfriend. Hi, Joy! Wherever you are this holiday weekend, I hope these…
This One-Pot Stovetop Nashville Hot Chicken recipe is an easy and satisfying weeknight meal baked with pickle rice and topped with a sweet heat spice glaze! Grab your Le Creuset and let’s make dinner! If you’ve ever had a plate of Nashville’s original hot chicken, you know what it means to cry at the lunch…
Friends, hello! Welcome to the weird and wonderful month of August. Some of you are sending your littles back to school this month and I still think that’s downright criminal. School is supposed to start the Tuesday after Labor Day and I don’t know why the world changed so cruelly. We’re talking a break this…
Apologies to anyone who thought I wasn’t going to spend 40% of this post talking about The Bear. Listen, here’s what you need to know about me, I love a bandwagon. My love language is hype. It’s the same reason I watch Love Island UK every year. Unrelated to my terrible taste in television, I’m…
